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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:19 PM
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At the end of the line - Need Help

So I have been dealing with a leak in the trunk area of my 2007 SL55. The car has been back to Mercedes of Massapequa 7 time in the last 6 months. I bought the car in October and barely got to drive it. The previous owner must of kept it as a garage queen because the second it was in the rain it resulted in about a 30 oz of water in the trunk.

They have replaced every seal at least 4 times and sealed and resealed. Every time they say its fixed, it still leaks like they forgot something due to the amount of water. I am still amazed by the entire ordeal.

The complicated matter is I purchased the car from Mercedes of Bayside and brought it into Mercedes of Massapequa due to convenience and the fact that the first time I alerted Bayside of the issue they said, "I never heard of an SL leaking". That stopped me in my tracks right there. The first time I brought it in I had to pay since seals arent covered by CPO. I did however get bayside to pay half. I do have to say that Massapequa Mercedes has been doing everything possible to fix it but just cant seen to locate the issue. The one thing I noticed is the leak moved from around the drain pipe from the roof system to the way back of the roof.

I do want to keep the car if it can be fixed but I am at whits end at this point. I am working on filing for lemon law now and will contact bayside tomorrow.

Anyone have any ideas, recommendations or advice to lend????
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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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ya someone needs to get in the trunk and watch for water leaks with a flash light then they will find it.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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Been there. I have a ton of pics. I know exactly where it is coming from as do they. They still can't locate the cause of the leak.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Wow there are just not putting enough effort i have worked in the dealer for ford and it takes time to find a leak and they should may be use some dye to trace the leak
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Been there. I have a ton of pics. I know exactly where it is coming from as do they. They still can't locate the cause of the leak.
So where is it coming from? Have they checked the taillight seals?
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Old May 7, 2013 | 06:52 AM
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I have pics but for some reason I can't upload them to the site. Can someone direct me how to do so?
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show a pic and i can tell ya exactly how it is fastened and what to look for. lol

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