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Nov 4, 2006 | 11:27 PM

MichaelS430

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2001 S430 Black/Charcoal

after-market extended warranty?

Hello,
I'm new to this forum. Have a 2001 S430 with only 26,000 miles. After reading about the Airmatic problems in the other treads, I'm thinking about buy some extended warranty? Did anyone else bought such a warranty? If so, is it from MB or after-market? And how did it work out for you?

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MichaelS430

Nov 5, 2006 | 03:02 AM

fusion2007

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CLS 63 S AMG , s500,clk550

most people that have gotten the extended warrenty have always regret buying it because they say it doesnt pay for anything. i have never bought the extended warranty so i dont know all the details about it but most people in the forum probably would say its not worth it. i wonder if it would even cover the airmatic problem?

Nov 8, 2006 | 09:46 PM

koreanpers

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i have the starmark warranty that came with my benz when i bought it. I am grateful that i have it. Anything that needs fixing on our cars is very expensive. I have had some door switch relay in my door replaced due to moisture, had a new alternator put in, new brake master relay module, and some other minor things that would have cost well over 5K. I recommend buying an extended warranty with this car. I previously owned a Lexus gs400 and never got an extended warranty, and never needed it on that car.

Nov 15, 2006 | 12:27 AM

cdplayer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelS430

My 2001 S500 has 88,000 miles. I bought an extended warrenty (Interstate)
before I drove off the lot. Mercedes are extremely expensive to repair. As I have learned, the computor system in these cars are networked with fiber optics.
Anyway I drove the car 53 miles home. Loved it all the way. Three days later the car was resting on the ground parked in my garage. The air suspension had collapsed.
As it turned out, the pump had fried because one of the struts had a crack in it. This crack caused the air to leak out, which in turn caused the pump to stay on. Too much to handle. It eventually burned out.
As for Interstate, they denied my claim saying the problem was preexisiting.
I have managed to convince them that if the problem was preexisting I could not have driven the car at all. With a collapsed suspension and my 18" AMG wheels, I could not even turn the steering wheel!
Not happy with this company. But their policy is to cover only those parts that have total failure. The battle continues.

Plus while in the shop, I have had the ignition switch replaced and the shifting module too. The terrific cupholders in the arm rest should never be used. As for me, a previous owner spilled something into the shifter housing fouling the circuits. A $400 headache there.
The battle continues. Good luck with yours.