R320 with AC issues
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R320 with AC issues
Hello to all,
Just wanted to vent. Bought the wife a 09 R320 2 weeks ago. We LOVED the car. However, this morning, in -17 C temps, the heating/defrost fans just quit. My wife was stuck in traffic taking the kids to school for close to 2 hours. When she got to work after dropping the kids, the damn thing started working again. I went to take her car after lunch to the tire shop for some new winter tires and the heating/defrost worked fine.
This evening, after she left work to go pick up the kids, the damn thing went on the fritz again. I told her to pass by my work because I couldn't believe that the thing wasn't working. I wanted to see for myself. Low and behold, she was right! I drove us and the family to the MB shop and we got a loaner (a damn B200).
I'm hoping that they will fix it fast.
Has anyone experienced this with their R class? Our baby is only 2 weeks old, and barely has 1000 km on the odometer.
Just wanted to vent. Bought the wife a 09 R320 2 weeks ago. We LOVED the car. However, this morning, in -17 C temps, the heating/defrost fans just quit. My wife was stuck in traffic taking the kids to school for close to 2 hours. When she got to work after dropping the kids, the damn thing started working again. I went to take her car after lunch to the tire shop for some new winter tires and the heating/defrost worked fine.
This evening, after she left work to go pick up the kids, the damn thing went on the fritz again. I told her to pass by my work because I couldn't believe that the thing wasn't working. I wanted to see for myself. Low and behold, she was right! I drove us and the family to the MB shop and we got a loaner (a damn B200).
I'm hoping that they will fix it fast.
Has anyone experienced this with their R class? Our baby is only 2 weeks old, and barely has 1000 km on the odometer.
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Well, I received word from the Mercedes advisor. He says the culprit was a defective fan. They have ordered it, and will be receiving it on Monday. He told me the car should be ready Monday afternoon. Oh well, the wife will be stuck driving the POS B200 this weekend.
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We had an 03 ML320 which we picked up used with 60000 km. In the 2 years we had it, the only issues we had were 2 rear coil springs and shocks (changed under waranty), 2 hydraulic lifts for the rear hatch door and the usual oil changes. We put over 60000 km in 2 years that we had it (includes 2trips to Myrtle Beach, SC and a few trips to Eastern Quebec for whale watching will the kids) and all this on the original tires Michelin Crossterrains which were still good after we returned the vehicule at the end of the lease.
I had heard horror stories on the lousy reliability of the old MLs, and I must say this was one of the best cars we ever owned.
I hope the new R320 is just as dependable as the old ML was.
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I have been looking for a used R350 for a little while now. I have checked the carfax of a few in my area that I am interested about. One thing that I have noticed is that a number of R350's had their AC compressor replaced. I wonder if this is an issue that has been resloved with the 08's and 09's. And if so, what was the specific problem. Comments?????
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