My 2006 ml350 needs a new rear sam unit. Helllppppp
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My 2006 ml350 needs a new rear sam unit. Helllppppp
I purchased the car in August 2009. It had 36,000 miles on it. I brought it in to Mercedes Service and had it inspected for any major defects...none found. A few months later little issues arose here and there. My door locks went crazy while I drove, my trunk would not open or lock, my clock reset itself for no reason, radio would turn back on when I would turn car off and remove the key..Heat stopped working, felt like it was going to stall..I told my service rep that I could hear water coming in through somewhere...all these issues only happened on rainy days...
Well now my warranty is up and my car is back in service for strange activity happening again during rain..except this time they find a $2400 issue..my rear sam unit has water damage and corrosions...can anyone tell me if this is a normal wear and tear thing>? What exactly is a rear sam unit and why isnt it protected from water? How much does this part cost?? and should I be responsible for this when I have brought the car in from the first month of purchase to fix all these issues and they never detected such a big problem?
Well now my warranty is up and my car is back in service for strange activity happening again during rain..except this time they find a $2400 issue..my rear sam unit has water damage and corrosions...can anyone tell me if this is a normal wear and tear thing>? What exactly is a rear sam unit and why isnt it protected from water? How much does this part cost?? and should I be responsible for this when I have brought the car in from the first month of purchase to fix all these issues and they never detected such a big problem?
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I purchased the car in August 2009. It had 36,000 miles on it. I brought it in to Mercedes Service and had it inspected for any major defects...none found. A few months later little issues arose here and there. My door locks went crazy while I drove, my trunk would not open or lock, my clock reset itself for no reason, radio would turn back on when I would turn car off and remove the key..Heat stopped working, felt like it was going to stall..I told my service rep that I could hear water coming in through somewhere...all these issues only happened on rainy days...
Well now my warranty is up and my car is back in service for strange activity happening again during rain..except this time they find a $2400 issue..my rear sam unit has water damage and corrosions...can anyone tell me if this is a normal wear and tear thing>? What exactly is a rear sam unit and why isnt it protected from water? How much does this part cost?? and should I be responsible for this when I have brought the car in from the first month of purchase to fix all these issues and they never detected such a big problem?
Well now my warranty is up and my car is back in service for strange activity happening again during rain..except this time they find a $2400 issue..my rear sam unit has water damage and corrosions...can anyone tell me if this is a normal wear and tear thing>? What exactly is a rear sam unit and why isnt it protected from water? How much does this part cost?? and should I be responsible for this when I have brought the car in from the first month of purchase to fix all these issues and they never detected such a big problem?
How long after the dealer did not find anything that you took it back to get the $2,400 bill? Was it the same dealer? My position is if it was within a reasonable amount of time and the symptoms are identical, they should make an exception and fix it under warranty, period. You may need to escalate the issue and scream and yell a bit, but that would seem to be the right thing to do.
But before you pay to fix anything, you need to find the root cause of the problem and if you do have a bad seal somewhere causing water to enter into the effected area.
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I purchase the car August 14th, 2009 and the first service at the mercedes dealership was on sept 9, 2009. It has been back to them with all the same issues 6 times in the past year and half. The last time being march 2010. I actually just put a claim in with my auto insurance to see if they would cover the water damage? It's worth a try...right? I finally got a call back tonight from the service manager asking me to call her in the morning. I was really upset when I spoke to my service rep. I thought it was really shady that they detected a $2400 bill after my warranty was up. Thanks for the advice...I'll keep you posted as to what happens.
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I purchase the car August 14th, 2009 and the first service at the mercedes dealership was on sept 9, 2009. It has been back to them with all the same issues 6 times in the past year and half. The last time being march 2010. I actually just put a claim in with my auto insurance to see if they would cover the water damage? It's worth a try...right? I finally got a call back tonight from the service manager asking me to call her in the morning. I was really upset when I spoke to my service rep. I thought it was really shady that they detected a $2400 bill after my warranty was up. Thanks for the advice...I'll keep you posted as to what happens.
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ML320 CDI
I have the same problem with my 2007 ML 320 CDI. warranty denied for water damage. They make a faulty light lens, it leaks and they deny warranty. what a rip. anyone know how to fight this ? They want me to make an insurance claim
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How is the water getting in to your sam unit? Did you have body work done outside of mercedes dealership done? Any damage to the car? Yes def put an insurance claim in..mine is covering only the sam unit...not to fix the reason for the problem but anything is better than paying a $2600 bill .
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I got same problem last year. The culprit is the passenger side rear window leaking, soaked the SAM. The dealer replace the glass, rubber joints and the SAM under new car warranty (mine is an 08 ML). They also replace the main battery which was dead by the faulty SAM, making a chain of Christmas lights inside the truck.
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Thanks mb Techman. I gave up the fight and went through insurance and paid my deductable. $500.00. I was at intercar in Newton NJ. I should have fought more but they just wore me out. Had the car back for a week or so. seems ok. the rear hatch does not open with the key. it will unlatch but not go up. it works using the handle. The whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth. I dread ever having to go back. I would have gladly driven to NYC had i known there was a qualified tech there.
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it is a power tailgate. the key will unlatch it but the motor wont come on and push the gate up. it works fine if I lift the latch at the door. could this be a function of the sam ? could I have gotten a bad sam ? Thanks a bunch.
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HI Newbie here. Please check and make sure your battery is good, alot of times the system will not tell you to check the battery etc.....
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I will never buy a mercedes again. I had the same problem with my ml350. If they can't build a car to keep the water out, might as well buy a regular car. When I spend that much for a car I don't want to spend money on needless service.
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ML 350 sam board water damaged
I have experienced same water intrusion into rear SAM board that has caused me much grief and big expense.
Everything electronic in the car shut down.
At first I thought it was the battery but later found out that it was much greater then that.
Mercedes dealer in Palm Beach said that it was caused by a previous accident.
This is so completely false due to the fact that I found a recall inn 2009 for a faulty rear light that allows water to penetrate to SAM board.
This is the second recall I had to remind my service tech about.
They never disclosed it on their own.
PLease contact me if you have further questions.
Mercedes has disappointed!
Everything electronic in the car shut down.
At first I thought it was the battery but later found out that it was much greater then that.
Mercedes dealer in Palm Beach said that it was caused by a previous accident.
This is so completely false due to the fact that I found a recall inn 2009 for a faulty rear light that allows water to penetrate to SAM board.
This is the second recall I had to remind my service tech about.
They never disclosed it on their own.
PLease contact me if you have further questions.
Mercedes has disappointed!
Water damage from rear light on ML 350
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