Mechanical reliability
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2005 C280 W115 220 W115 220 W115 230.4 W115 240D/A W123 230 W123 300D/A W123 300D
Mechanical reliability
I wonder about the reliability and dependability of these in the long run. Tempted, yet wary.
The past month was a hassle for some of my family members with a 7G gearbox that failed and, many weeks later, down to a 1.4 VW Polo for a long distance trip.
We have desert regions with remote destinations and no support in between.
The past month was a hassle for some of my family members with a 7G gearbox that failed and, many weeks later, down to a 1.4 VW Polo for a long distance trip.
We have desert regions with remote destinations and no support in between.
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2015 Ram 2500, former 2013 GL350, 2007 GL450
It's pretty early in the model to formulate much of an opinion on the X166, but based upon what I've seen so far it seems the biggest issue has been the vibrating rotors. There's been a few glitches, but overall there isn't a major thread here on trouble. But we're only about 12 months into the model.
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2005 ML350, 2008 GL320, 2013 Gl350
Defective Rotors and pads are the number one issue so far, second is the power folding second row seats which have caused issues with people who have children and booster seats.
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2014 GL450
The Active Curve System on my '14 failed the 3rd day I had the vehicle, seemingly during the first time I raised the off-road suspension to level 3. I'm chalking it up to some sort of factory production error or a defective part they didn't catch at the factory, but right now it's in the shop and I don't have the final analysis yet.
I heard some people get theirs delivered with around 11 miles, mine had 6, so I'm guessing it wasn't one of the ones they randomly pick to run around the test track at the factory? Too bad, they prob would have caught this.
I heard some people get theirs delivered with around 11 miles, mine had 6, so I'm guessing it wasn't one of the ones they randomly pick to run around the test track at the factory? Too bad, they prob would have caught this.
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2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
It's pretty early in the model to formulate much of an opinion on the X166, but based upon what I've seen so far it seems the biggest issue has been the vibrating rotors. There's been a few glitches, but overall there isn't a major thread here on trouble. But we're only about 12 months into the model.
