S-Class Corrosion
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Sounds bad, not the same car but my parents E 320 (2001) are also suffering off corrosion, not on the front bumpers and not on the doors but the trunk lid though.
Doesnt Mercedes-Benz provide full corrosion guarantee for about 30 year? Anyway thats pretty bad.
Gl & HF Andrée
Doesnt Mercedes-Benz provide full corrosion guarantee for about 30 year? Anyway thats pretty bad.
Gl & HF Andrée
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AMG GTC Roadster, E63s Ed.1, M8 Comp. Coupe
Originally Posted by traffic jack
My 2000 S-430 has significant corrosion on both front fenders, all four doors and my trunk lid. Mercedes position: "Too Bad"! Anyone else have trouble? 
Unless the corrosion is the result of an accident or true mistreatment, Mercedes will cover 90% of the repair costs as a courtesy (after warranty), but the decision is up to the Bodyshop manager. So go to the bodyshop, not the service department for that and be a reasonable person. If you have bad luck, you may want to escalate that to the MB area manager (don't recall the exact title; it's the MB contact for the Dealer).
The locations of this corrosion due to these issues are: the bottom panel of the doors, usually the edge, front fenders: in front of the wheels between the bumper and the fender; same on the rear; behind the wheel between panel and bumper and the roof (usually the front edge around the sunroof).
Good luck...
Wolfman
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From: Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN
2008 E350 4Matic
Corrosion
Mine 2000 S5000 has the same corrosion as you discribe:
the bottom panel of the doors, usually the edge, front fenders: in front of the wheels between the bumper and the fender; same on the rear; behind the wheel between panel and bumper and the roof (usually the front edge around the sunroof)
I wonder if MB would do some thing about it if I contact. It is 13 years old car now. Is there any one out there had successful when contact MB about warranty repair on this issue?
the bottom panel of the doors, usually the edge, front fenders: in front of the wheels between the bumper and the fender; same on the rear; behind the wheel between panel and bumper and the roof (usually the front edge around the sunroof)
I wonder if MB would do some thing about it if I contact. It is 13 years old car now. Is there any one out there had successful when contact MB about warranty repair on this issue?
