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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Smile IM starting to hate my S-class i'm going to trade in
all the time that i drive when i hit a little pot hole the suspension sound terrible and it keeps burring the light eigther the front light or the back ones any suggestion before i go to the stealer and trade it in.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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all the time that i drive when i hit a little pot hole the suspension sound terrible and it keeps burring the light eigther the front light or the back ones any suggestion before i go to the stealer and trade it in.
if it is a squeeking noise, it may be easily fixed by servicing the suspension. Otherwise, I need some more information.

elaborate... burring???
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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He will probably need new ball joints, and I believe he is complaining that his light bulbs burn out frequently.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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yea my lights burn out too fast too but my light sensor always has the lights on
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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yea my lights burn out too fast too but my light sensor always has the lights on
and there's nothing that could be done to fix it because I have taken it to the dealer several times and they just replace the light bul.?
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Dino I
if it is a squeeking noise, it may be easily fixed by servicing the suspension. Otherwise, I need some more information.

elaborate... burring???
no is not that I work in the city NY and there's alot of holes on the street when I hit one I could hear the airmatic goin on it sound like a old car instead of 2006
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He will probably need new ball joints, and I believe he is complaining that his light bulbs burn out frequently.
the car has over 60000 miles
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the car has over 60000 miles
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are the ball joints easily fixed like can the local carX do it or is it something that dealership would need to do?
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