After owning 3 E55's and heading towards early retirement I thought I would throttle back and get myself something sensible.

After running a BMW 535d for three months (brilliant engine) I'm yearning to return to the club and I have my eye on a good spec'd late 07 Silver E63, can anyone let me know if there has been any issues with this car.

 

One big major fault, its SLOWER than the 55

 

 

Here we go again!!!!!!!

 

The E63 is extremely reliable. I've taken mine to multiple drag strips and road courses and it only keeps getting stronger . I haven't had any major problems with mine yet. Just make sure you get the latest software updates from the dealer once you do get the car. Also, depending on how late of a build that 2007 E63 is, you may have to go in for a couple of re-calls, but nothing major. The brake squeak issue seems to be affecting all 63 models and is not not exclusive to the E63, but was resolved by Mercedes after issuing "revised" pads. If the car you're looking at never got the upgraded pads, then you may have to apply paste to get rid of the annoying squeals at least until your next brake change is due. Once you are ready to change your brakes, make sure the dealer actually orders the new "revised" pads (new part numbers), as they have a tendency to order the same exact pads using the same old part numbers listed on the parts they're replacing

 

 

I don't know about anyone else, but I was getting pulsation in my front brakes at 7500 miles, they replaced rotors and pads up front under warranty, but now at 23k I'm getting the pulsation again. At 2900 bucks a pop, that's not insignificant. Anyone feel free to PM me if you've found a cheaper solution. I do drive the car hard, though.

 

JK guys, take a chill pill......

 

I have had the driver door keyless go function fail, but it was fixed quick - loose wire.

Mechanical mechanism opening the multi-cd door jamed and also fixed in 2 hrs.

Squeeks more than I would like. Likely the pano roof, but I have not treated the door seals with 303 in a long time.

Makes my cheeks hurt from smiling all the time!!!!!

Truely a sexy beast!

 

i got a 08 e63 and since i have i have had the following issues ,

keyless drivers door ,pano roof switch, passenger seatbelt chime keeps ringing , motor mounts and tranny mounts . and a wierd knock upon cold weather starts until oil temps hit 70 .

car has 24k miles and i also am on my 3rd set of rear wheels . just threw michilen p2's all around and they hook alot better with traction off.

Not faster than a stock 55 on a roll but race from a dead stop and its a different story . for a 4 door car with no blower its very respectful and after u beat your first ferrari you will think the same

 

Have only minor issues with the ride. Steering angle sensor went bad. The stealer washed the car and scratched the hood.

On third set of tires and yes the rears go bad in record time, say 6-7K and that is with taking it easy.

Insurance is high and gas mileage sucks.

Get a radar dector and watch out.

Getting tired of cleaning off brake dust.

 

You didn't say much positive about the car...do you like it & plan to keep it? Seems like you're not happy w/it.

 

Same thing as the E55's he has.

 

about 40k miles so far...

Sometimes the keyless has a delay, like I have to squeeze it again.

I had issues w/ the multi CD door, not jamming, but no longer triggering from the button, it would work sometimes and not other times, I had the whole command unit replaced later, this fixed it.

You will hardly notice the corning lights.

I had a slave cylinder or something in the clutch go bad (4k miles) and it would fall on its face during shifts, fixed now, no problems since.

I had the Command system shut down on a road trip once when I needed the nav. parked, turned car off, back on, waited 5, that whole thing and it didn't work. about 40min+ later, I hit the power button while driving and it finally came back on.

Nav is same old lameo nav from the 55

voice command kinda sucks

ipod intigration doesn't work w/ 3g iphone (not using the phone at the same time) They came out with some stupid *** cradle that didn't really solve the problem, I just leave iphone in pocket and hook up another ipod

pano roof does make noises, not too bad, I still love it. It does NOT auto close, you have to hold the button, this is because it doesn't have pinch guard and it doesn't have it because there is no room to put the mechanics up there. (or so I have been told)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE DISTRONIC!!! Sometimes it goes inoperable during the rain or when it gets stuff on it, stop, wipe the shield, wipe the unit (open hood) hop back on the road, keep the party goin'

SRS logo came off the back door, from the leather... need to get this fixed this, unlike the other issues may be because I had a boo boo and those airbags blew, have been replace since, maybe not properly.

GET A P30 with DISTRONIC!!! (cause they grow on trees, haha, good luck getting one with just distronic)

All this being said, I love it, its a good car, its costly upkeep, I am not sure the differences between this and an E55.

 

Thanks Guys, appreciate you all taking the time to respond.....Collect the E63 next week from the dealers, post some pics...

 

IT'S TRUE!

 

The E63 looks much slick than the E55 for sure.

That is alot of problems for an 08 E63! Did the dealer took care of all the problems and costs? Mine is only 14k miles all options include the performance package except disctronic and I hope it will not have that much problems.

 

It's not that bad really, I am getting into the nitty gritty, dealership has covered everything, yea.

The slave cylinder or what ever it was, in the clutch going bad (4k miles) was really the worst and most upsetting. Dealership said they couldn't fix it until it gave an error!!! I was like WTF! It took 2 weeks before it gave me an error. I raced a stock STR-8 and lost because of this, can jumpped him off the line, first shift, the car **** its self and took forever to shift each gear, we are talking 5 full seconds here, while my car is not getting any power to the wheels, just coasting and thinking or what ever it was doing. Well, it was more negative than that, because it would pull back actually, not coast, it would fall on its nose, really unpleasantly. No problems since then.

 

Come to think of it, its good to have them break down early then after the warranty expires.

Glad to hear all your car problems was properly taken care of, but aren't all E63 autos, clutch sounds like a manual term?

My car looks just like yours everything! except I have "lame" parktronics (I don't need it, but it came with it when bought used).
The changing text and picture display looks really cool on your CP, how do you do that? I have not been able to even post a full size pic on my threads, only thumbnails.

 

Had mine for 2 mos. & love it. No issues; however the Harmon Kardon sound system is woefully weak on bass. My wife's Lexus LS460L sound system blows the MB away. Even my Tundra pickup stereo sounds better.

 

I agree. It is one of the worst sounding systems I've heard. The Mark Levenson system in our Lexus is awesome.

 

My 2008 sounds really good on the low octaves, especially the Pirates of the Caribbean sountrack of the Kraken. Could it be the 09 are different? I noticed the command is different, it looks like the new c class command.

 

No, the 2003 to 2009 sound system in the E-Class with all its variations just flat out terrible. It is average at best. The system in my Acura TL destroys it in quality and cleanliness of sound.

 

Not sure about sound quality, but 2009s definitely are a new style/different look.....

 

There is an easy fix for sound. Upgrade your sub and its all good