2013 G63 owner/nightmare/problems issues/long thread/please read
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The G is not actually bult by Mercedes... I wonder if this has anything to do with the hit or miss reliability. Probably.
The other take-away is that any kinds of mods put you at risk of issues.
I would never mod a car unless it's out of warranty.
(I spent 15 years as an automotive engineer working in Japan and the U.S., for Toyota, and others.). No one can match Toyota for reliability, but then their cars are boring to drive, not well designed aesthetically, and the head office Serivce is terrible (and this is for lexus).
So the last take-away is the risk of problems with the G is the price to pay for how impressive it is!
The other take-away is that any kinds of mods put you at risk of issues.
I would never mod a car unless it's out of warranty.
(I spent 15 years as an automotive engineer working in Japan and the U.S., for Toyota, and others.). No one can match Toyota for reliability, but then their cars are boring to drive, not well designed aesthetically, and the head office Serivce is terrible (and this is for lexus).
So the last take-away is the risk of problems with the G is the price to pay for how impressive it is!
No one can match Toyota for reliability
The G is not actually bult by Mercedes
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The G wagon is built by Magna. While Magna has a good reputation as a parts fabricator, their reputation as a contract assembler is mixed.
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As has been the case since 1979, G-Class assembly occurs within the confines of the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. Save for axles, engines, and transmissions, everything -- including chassis assembly, body construction, and so on -- is performed by hand.
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Additionally, "hand built" is actually not a good thing. It's great for PR, and cool that the AMG engines are built by one person, but it doesn't correlate to better reliability…actually, the opposite is true.
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As has been the case since 1979, G-Class assembly occurs within the confines of the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. Save for axles, engines, and transmissions, everything -- including chassis assembly, body construction, and so on -- is performed by hand.
Read more: http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...#ixzz3H1R2cHbE
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Additionally, "hand built" is actually not a good thing. It's great for PR, and cool that the AMG engines are built by one person, but it doesn't correlate to better reliability…actually, the opposite is true.
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Hello Sr. my name is Marcio and I have a 2013 g63amg that is giving me a lot of electrical problems...the biggest one is that the battery dies every other week... even if I place a new battery on it.
I took many times to a dealership and they can't find the reason for the problems.
Did you fix it yours? Did yours has a similar problems?
I need direction on what to do.
I appreciate your help,
Marcio (prmarcio )
prmarcio@hotmail.com
I took many times to a dealership and they can't find the reason for the problems.
Did you fix it yours? Did yours has a similar problems?
I need direction on what to do.
I appreciate your help,
Marcio (prmarcio )
prmarcio@hotmail.com
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2013 G63 AMG BUTTONS HEATED SEATS,EMERGENCY, ECO,TRACTION
HI EVERYONE , BOUGHT A 2013 G63 AND NOW HAVING AN ISSUE WITH HEATED COOLED SEATS , EMERGENCY , ECO , TRACTION BUTTONS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL . THE WHOLE DASH BOARD IS WORKING EXCEPT THAT ONE LINE , I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND EVEN GOT THE SAME PART FROM MY FRIENDS G63 AND INSTALLED IT THINKING THAT IT COULD BE THE BUTTONS OR THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING . ANY IDEA OR HELP , IM THINKING THAT IT COULD BE SOME KIND OF RELAY ???
