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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 04:03 PM
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Brake pedal noise

2018 GLS 450 96k
Performed a routine brake flush now the pedal makes a clunk noise after releasing it. slowly releasing the pedal the noise is not there. See video. Any thoughts?
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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 05:18 PM
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The only clunk I hear is the brake pedal contacting the white switch in the return stroke on the left in the video. Normal.
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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 05:28 PM
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the switch is all plastic, this is more of a metal clunk coming from firewall area.
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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 10:07 PM
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I am not hearing abnormal noises in the video.
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update: after bleeding the brakes for the 3rd. time say lots of air bubbles. Now the pedal is back to normal. Thanks All!
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2019 GLS here. I have the same problem. The dealer did an extensive "repair" a year or so ago. Replaced brake cylinder, booster, flushed the line etc. The problem came back after 10k miles. Took it back. and now they are essentially repeating the same repair (replacing cylinder, booster etc.) and expecting different results. They are saying that may be the previous parts could be defective. Only time will tell. This is the 4th time I am at the dealer for this problem. The first time they swapped all the parts, the next time they "could not find an issue". The third time, flushed the lines. Fourth time, they are swapping parts all over again. Getting tired of MB at this point.
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2019 GLS here. I have the same problem. The dealer did an extensive "repair" a year or so ago. Replaced brake cylinder, booster, flushed the line etc. The problem came back after 10k miles. Took it back. and now they are essentially repeating the same repair (replacing cylinder, booster etc.) and expecting different results. They are saying that may be the previous parts could be defective. Only time will tell. This is the 4th time I am at the dealer for this problem. The first time they swapped all the parts, the next time they "could not find an issue". The third time, flushed the lines. Fourth time, they are swapping parts all over again. Getting tired of MB at this point.
Sorry to hear that, fair to say you tried more than 1 MB dealership?
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