does anyone else have this problem? my car is a 2003 with ~50k miles

 

same problem.... i just deal with it..... i dont even know if it can be fixed ....

 

Mine is MY'06 and it does same thing since day 1.

 

Do you have the Pano roof? If so, my guess is that's the cause; mine does it as well. I did not have any issue with my E320 CDI with a standard roof & I'm fairly sure that's the only real structural difference between the two models.

 

My SA told me it was caused by the Pano roof and there was nothing they can do about it

 

i hear some lite cracking noise from the dash when i go over some hard bumps here and there.

 

I heard my 06 doing it as it was getting pulled out of HMS for some work.

Blue Monster told me that there was a service bulletin on it, so I complained to my service advisor, and they replaced some steering components. I havent been outside of the car yet, so I dont know if its still there.

edit: I just re-read hepost, I thought it was going on outside, not inside. Mine doesnt make noise on the inside

 

FWIW my C63 did it since day 1.

 

you guys are right about the pano roof, thats it! its so obvious!

 

Mine do it also, in panoroof, seats and rear mirror cover. This only thing I hate with my car...

 

I've been trying to find a DIY to remove the headliner for this reason. I want to check the pano roof myself. The dealer had it tiwce for this issue and its rather annoying. AMGfan should be posting some pics of his headliner removed, so I can get an idea at what I need to do. I put felt pieces on the tabs for the mirror and dome light which made those quiet.

 

07 pano roof. Checked into the fix and just not worth the effort for a temp fix.

 

I have pano and only get some clicks in the roof when the cabin is really hot. Goes away when it cools down.

 

They reworked mine and it's been fine