Electronics go out after driving in heavy rain
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Glc300
Electronics go out after driving in heavy rain
GLC 300, 2017. This cars electronics have gone out twice after driving in heavy rain. This also happened once, and I took it in to the dealership. There was an empty cooler in my cargo space, and they blamed it on the cooler leaking. I doubt this, as there was no water on the cargo cover. The repair cost me $1600, and I felt like at the very least it was a design flaw that electronics would be located under the cargo space. I had also spent the extra $150 for a Mercedes cargo cover when I purchased the car. Does this seem normal?
Junior Member
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 29
Likes: 3
2018 GLC300
GLC 300, 2017. This cars electronics have gone out twice after driving in heavy rain. This also happened once, and I took it in to the dealership. There was an empty cooler in my cargo space, and they blamed it on the cooler leaking. I doubt this, as there was no water on the cargo cover. The repair cost me $1600, and I felt like at the very least it was a design flaw that electronics would be located under the cargo space. I had also spent the extra $150 for a Mercedes cargo cover when I purchased the car. Does this seem normal?
Last edited by jj31234; Aug 21, 2018 at 12:41 PM. Reason: clarified
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 259
Likes: 44
From: Denver, Colorado
2018 GLC300 4matic SUV
Sounds normal. There are significant electronics under the floors and trunk/cargo area of most cars. As a general thing, it's important that the interior of any vehicle remain as dry as possible.
I used to live in the Pacific Northwest region of the US and you would sometimes see a used car with significant moisture on the inside of the windows. This typically would occur if the sun came out early in the day after a cold overnight. I was told, soon after moving there, to never buy a car with that appearance or with any hint of mold smell. The reason given was that once water gets inside, the resulting steam and water vapor would fry the electronics in ways you could never fully resolve.
I used to live in the Pacific Northwest region of the US and you would sometimes see a used car with significant moisture on the inside of the windows. This typically would occur if the sun came out early in the day after a cold overnight. I was told, soon after moving there, to never buy a car with that appearance or with any hint of mold smell. The reason given was that once water gets inside, the resulting steam and water vapor would fry the electronics in ways you could never fully resolve.
