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My ‘21 S580 a/c compressor makes loud buzzing noise

Old Jun 14, 2023 | 05:24 AM
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My ‘21 S580 a/c compressor makes loud buzzing noise

Anyone experiencing a loud a/c compressor buzzing sound when the climate control requires full load (during hot days or when front windshield defrost is set)? Dealership says no fault codes with a/c compressor comes up. I don’t think there’s a fault code for buzzing.
Below is a link to my actual vehicle and how it sounds.

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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 09:30 AM
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Searching on 'buzzing" keyword, I came across your post. Our 2020 GLE580 has started to make the same noise. Did you ever get a resolution? Ours has the hybrid generator mated to the 4.0 bi turbo motor and does not have any drive belts. I am suspicious that it may be the electric AC?
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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 10:28 AM
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I took the car to the stealership after the service advisor told me he had the S class loaner back and the mechanic says it makes the same sound (wait a minute, I’ve been going there for the past 13 years and no one ever offered me the S class loaner! 🤬 wtf!) Anyway, he invited me to come down and take a listen. I went right away. We turned the ac on for both cars and what do you know?! My car sounded like a dying wildebeest calf compare to the other car. The mechanic goes, “We’re replacing the ac compressor!” So it’s scheduled to be replaced on July 5th.

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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 11:43 AM
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AC failures are common on the V167 GLE, at least according to a dealer tech on Reddit. He said the entire dash has to be taken apart to reach it. I’m sure there are similarities in the AC between our cars considering we share engines between the two.

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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 12:03 PM
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See my update!
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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 01:19 PM
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To change an evaporator will be different than changing the AC compressor, correct? This won't be what they're doing to my vehicle at all; everything under the hood.
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Old Jun 20, 2023 | 04:05 PM
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Please do keep us posted in July!
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Old Jun 22, 2023 | 02:40 PM
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This is the airmatic compressor sound as i know. Try to lift the car using the main menu and see what happens.
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Old Jun 24, 2023 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TSA
This is the airmatic compressor sound as i know. Try to lift the car using the main menu and see what happens.
Could check that too but it does too sound like the a/c compressor noise, no?
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Old Jun 24, 2023 | 08:06 AM
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Don’s sound seems too high pitched for the airmaric, at least to me it does. The airmatic sounds like a steady low drone
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Old Jun 24, 2023 | 09:10 AM
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TSA. It’s not the airmatic as the pitch is much lower and the sound goes away. If I turn on windshield defrost the buzzing noise remains. If I turn off climate control (with a/c engaged) the noise stops immediately.
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 08:32 AM
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yeah guys the airmatic system does not sound like that but i also started getting the same sound late in these days. i think my ac also faiiled
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Problem was the a/c compressor. While the compressors do make more of an audible hum in hotter climates, mine was obnoxiously louder than usual. Stealership replaced the compressor. Hum is audible but not that loud by far!

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Originally Posted by DonS550
Problem was the a/c compressor. While the compressors do make more of an audible hum in hotter climates, mine was obnoxiously louder than usual. Steelership replaced the compressor. Hum is audible but not that loud by far!
Glad it is solved.
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Old Jul 26, 2023 | 09:20 AM
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Thanks for updating the thread @DonS550 . Was it covered under warranty? What was the number of labor hours roughly to fix it?
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Old Jul 26, 2023 | 11:27 AM
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The repair took a full day at the stealership. They had to order the part, which took another day, but the wait time for an appointment was 2 weeks! The labor was 5 hours in total.

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