2015 E63 Wagon - Unmodified Engine Failure at 42K
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I consider myself a car enthusiast. I want to be an MB enthusiast but find myself not able to, because of poor medium-long term reliability. Shockingly poor, in fact.
I will never say never, but it's unlikely I will buy another MB because of their atrociously poor reliability, and dealer network which matches the product reliability. My dealer experience has been that they are nearly all atrociously poor. One exception of MB of Tucson, they seem decent. Probably other owners think MB Tucson is a bunch of *****.
Porsche, Audi and BMW are my target brands for the next vehicle. If MB has a reawakening and fixes the V167 GLE somehow (unlikely), I would consider it.
The current GLE looks nice and is the size vehicle my household requires. It's a pile of garbage, however, because of the 48V system and other issues the platform was born with.
I will never say never, but it's unlikely I will buy another MB because of their atrociously poor reliability, and dealer network which matches the product reliability. My dealer experience has been that they are nearly all atrociously poor. One exception of MB of Tucson, they seem decent. Probably other owners think MB Tucson is a bunch of *****.
Porsche, Audi and BMW are my target brands for the next vehicle. If MB has a reawakening and fixes the V167 GLE somehow (unlikely), I would consider it.
The current GLE looks nice and is the size vehicle my household requires. It's a pile of garbage, however, because of the 48V system and other issues the platform was born with.
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What's your view of the Porsche V8 in the Panamera or Cayenne GTS and Turbo models?
Every recent MB V8 has a history of grenading at low or moderate mileage. There isn't a clean one in the bunch. Maybe the M273, but that is on the edge of the "recent" descriptor.
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@PeterUbers Great, that's good info. Goes to show most German brands can't field a good V8. The last V8 I owned was a boat anchor 6.0L Ford PSD. It could pull stumps out of the ground but had a laundry list of problems over 100k miles.
What's your view of the Porsche V8 in the Panamera or Cayenne GTS and Turbo models?
Every recent MB V8 has a history of grenading at low or moderate mileage. There isn't a clean one in the bunch. Maybe the M273, but that is on the edge of the "recent" descriptor.
What's your view of the Porsche V8 in the Panamera or Cayenne GTS and Turbo models?
Every recent MB V8 has a history of grenading at low or moderate mileage. There isn't a clean one in the bunch. Maybe the M273, but that is on the edge of the "recent" descriptor.
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chassis (09-06-2021)
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Another ME here except I work in/on SW.
Really sad to hear that the newer AMG’s are ticking time bombs. Or at least that this is the perception out there. Thought that was only a BMW thing. Which is partially why I went with an AMG vs an M6GC. Want to one day move into a newer AMG (GT63s 😍.
I would assume the percentage of these failures would be pretty small. It’s like bad reviews for a business. I don’t always leave a review for a company/product (good or bad), but I would say I’d be more likely to type up a review if I was PO’d about something. Similar with forums, I would think a good percentage of the people who come here are either facing an issue and looking for help….ie something breaks and google issue xyz and it directs them to a forum where they post a question/comment related to said issue. This may give a perception that certain issues are very common. In no way am I saying there is no such thing as common issues with various products.
Crap happens with the mass production of anything and MB I’m sure has all the processes in place to minimize this as all manufacturers do. There is only so much any manufacturer can do with all the different constraints they have, especially when dealing with such complicated high performance machines. Do I wish there was a better solution from MB for these catastrophic failures tho, of course. Especially when you’ve done everything right (maintenance-wise). I do feel that slight fear of “what if something goes wrong” all the time and hate it (maybe I should see what all those extended warranty calls are all about lol).
Only way around all this i guess is to buy new-ish and sell once the warranty ends(too rich for my blood). But this would apply to any vehicle.
Really sad to hear that the newer AMG’s are ticking time bombs. Or at least that this is the perception out there. Thought that was only a BMW thing. Which is partially why I went with an AMG vs an M6GC. Want to one day move into a newer AMG (GT63s 😍.
I would assume the percentage of these failures would be pretty small. It’s like bad reviews for a business. I don’t always leave a review for a company/product (good or bad), but I would say I’d be more likely to type up a review if I was PO’d about something. Similar with forums, I would think a good percentage of the people who come here are either facing an issue and looking for help….ie something breaks and google issue xyz and it directs them to a forum where they post a question/comment related to said issue. This may give a perception that certain issues are very common. In no way am I saying there is no such thing as common issues with various products.
Crap happens with the mass production of anything and MB I’m sure has all the processes in place to minimize this as all manufacturers do. There is only so much any manufacturer can do with all the different constraints they have, especially when dealing with such complicated high performance machines. Do I wish there was a better solution from MB for these catastrophic failures tho, of course. Especially when you’ve done everything right (maintenance-wise). I do feel that slight fear of “what if something goes wrong” all the time and hate it (maybe I should see what all those extended warranty calls are all about lol).
Only way around all this i guess is to buy new-ish and sell once the warranty ends(too rich for my blood). But this would apply to any vehicle.
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a red 2015 Wagon (Garbage) with 32K miles just sold for 90 + 5% commision on BAT today. If these motors were going BOOM right and left as the thread seems to make it look like, I doubt that wagon would have gone past 40
These are great cars and sometimes things happens. These 2 are the only ones that I have seen out of thousands sold that had engine going bad. One was tuned and the other one bought used so who knows what it went through.
There are many many E63s that are tuned and have done well and people continue to tune them.
These are great cars and sometimes things happens. These 2 are the only ones that I have seen out of thousands sold that had engine going bad. One was tuned and the other one bought used so who knows what it went through.
There are many many E63s that are tuned and have done well and people continue to tune them.
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There's also the chance that if something was better engineered to last longer and to be more reliable that the acquisition price of the new and used product would be significantly higher.... $0.02
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Good discussions:
I have had great experiences over my life with MB.
But what I read scares me.
When OWNERS say it is OK for engines to grenade as it is OK and everyone else has failures too.
To me it is not all right for the engine too fail unless it has over 200K miles or abuse or just plain bad luck and not a common issue.
When owners do not ask for better nor care for better why would MB make it better?
MB seems to be doing too much CUSTOMER ENGINEERING like Chevy/Ford in the past.
These issues seem to skate by the leases and really only hit the used buyers or long term owners which - do not move as much $$$ into MB coffers as LEASORS.
I have had great experiences over my life with MB.
But what I read scares me.
When OWNERS say it is OK for engines to grenade as it is OK and everyone else has failures too.
To me it is not all right for the engine too fail unless it has over 200K miles or abuse or just plain bad luck and not a common issue.
When owners do not ask for better nor care for better why would MB make it better?
MB seems to be doing too much CUSTOMER ENGINEERING like Chevy/Ford in the past.
These issues seem to skate by the leases and really only hit the used buyers or long term owners which - do not move as much $$$ into MB coffers as LEASORS.
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Good discussions:
I have had great experiences over my life with MB.
But what I read scares me.
When OWNERS say it is OK for engines to grenade as it is OK and everyone else has failures too.
To me it is not all right for the engine too fail unless it has over 200K miles or abuse or just plain bad luck and not a common issue.
When owners do not ask for better nor care for better why would MB make it better?
MB seems to be doing too much CUSTOMER ENGINEERING like Chevy/Ford in the past.
These issues seem to skate by the leases and really only hit the used buyers or long term owners which - do not move as much $$$ into MB coffers as LEASORS.
I have had great experiences over my life with MB.
But what I read scares me.
When OWNERS say it is OK for engines to grenade as it is OK and everyone else has failures too.
To me it is not all right for the engine too fail unless it has over 200K miles or abuse or just plain bad luck and not a common issue.
When owners do not ask for better nor care for better why would MB make it better?
MB seems to be doing too much CUSTOMER ENGINEERING like Chevy/Ford in the past.
These issues seem to skate by the leases and really only hit the used buyers or long term owners which - do not move as much $$$ into MB coffers as LEASORS.
some owners are saying it's normal for a small percentage of engines to fail and that's likely within a better smaller percentage than other like manufacturers. Again we don't have actual empiric evidence/data.
is there a way for the following - and how?
a) Benz to make money
b) produce a good quality product according to your standards
c) maintain current or better prices
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I also am an optimistic guy so I don't focus on the bashing threads as I used to. I may have missed some blown engines... most threads I gravitate to find a reasonable solution for m157 repair
Failures usually post 80,000 miles
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Yup- I had a S63 X5M that popped it's engine via spun bearings- warranty approved the fix though! Sold and bought a facelift w212 e63s...
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This is all way overblown. There are exponentially more of these vehicles on the road than owners on forums. Engine failure is not the norm with MB vehicles. Forums have a habit of skewing and speeding falsehoods.
And the guy saying BMW, Audi, Porsche make better V8 engines has no clue what he's talking about.
-Every modern BMW engine in recent production sans the B46, so far, is an oil burning, oil leaking, weak rod bearing, timing chain stretching, turbo blowing piece of ****.
-Porsche V8's scuff the cylinders and burn oil, necessitating a new engine
-Audi V8's carbon up and need expensive "cleaning" procedures
Guarantee if you search forums as your source of info you'll find far more cases of the above than actual MB engine failure that isn't aftermarket/maintenance related.
And the guy saying BMW, Audi, Porsche make better V8 engines has no clue what he's talking about.
-Every modern BMW engine in recent production sans the B46, so far, is an oil burning, oil leaking, weak rod bearing, timing chain stretching, turbo blowing piece of ****.
-Porsche V8's scuff the cylinders and burn oil, necessitating a new engine
-Audi V8's carbon up and need expensive "cleaning" procedures
Guarantee if you search forums as your source of info you'll find far more cases of the above than actual MB engine failure that isn't aftermarket/maintenance related.
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This is all way overblown. There are exponentially more of these vehicles on the road than owners on forums. Engine failure is not the norm with MB vehicles. Forums have a habit of skewing and speeding falsehoods.
And the guy saying BMW, Audi, Porsche make better V8 engines has no clue what he's talking about.
-Every modern BMW engine in recent production sans the B46, so far, is an oil burning, oil leaking, weak rod bearing, timing chain stretching, turbo blowing piece of ****.
-Porsche V8's scuff the cylinders and burn oil, necessitating a new engine
-Audi V8's carbon up and need expensive "cleaning" procedures
Guarantee if you search forums as your source of info you'll find far more cases of the above than actual MB engine failure that isn't aftermarket/maintenance related.
And the guy saying BMW, Audi, Porsche make better V8 engines has no clue what he's talking about.
-Every modern BMW engine in recent production sans the B46, so far, is an oil burning, oil leaking, weak rod bearing, timing chain stretching, turbo blowing piece of ****.
-Porsche V8's scuff the cylinders and burn oil, necessitating a new engine
-Audi V8's carbon up and need expensive "cleaning" procedures
Guarantee if you search forums as your source of info you'll find far more cases of the above than actual MB engine failure that isn't aftermarket/maintenance related.
my point exactly
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TECHNICIAN (09-08-2021)
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Lol @ BMW
I came from an F10 M5 talked to a few shop owners about rebuilding my S63TU down the road and they both told me the motors blow so often than can't keep long blocks in stock.
Once my warranty was up I sold that car.
Haven't heard of too many unmodified m157 cars blowing up, unfortunately the OP is the exception.
I came from an F10 M5 talked to a few shop owners about rebuilding my S63TU down the road and they both told me the motors blow so often than can't keep long blocks in stock.
Once my warranty was up I sold that car.
Haven't heard of too many unmodified m157 cars blowing up, unfortunately the OP is the exception.
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Failures are overblown say the supporters. Where is the data to support the claim? Answer: it doesn't exist except inside MBUSA and Daimler.
Posters post issues and complain about the experience. Zealots respond by saying it's an anomaly, a fluke, and demand data to support the claim.
C'mon folks it can't be both ways. No one knows how widespread cylinder scuffing, or piston cracking, or 48V system failures are, unless you care to take the mask off and disclose your MBUSA or Daimler credentials, and post the warranty reports for all to see.
My view is much of the supporter reaction to reports of failures is driven by fear and remorse of having purchased a potentially very expensive mistake. Very understandable.
Posters post issues and complain about the experience. Zealots respond by saying it's an anomaly, a fluke, and demand data to support the claim.
C'mon folks it can't be both ways. No one knows how widespread cylinder scuffing, or piston cracking, or 48V system failures are, unless you care to take the mask off and disclose your MBUSA or Daimler credentials, and post the warranty reports for all to see.
My view is much of the supporter reaction to reports of failures is driven by fear and remorse of having purchased a potentially very expensive mistake. Very understandable.
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Failures are overblown say the supporters. Where is the data to support the claim? Answer: it doesn't exist except inside MBUSA and Daimler.
Posters post issues and complain about the experience. Zealots respond by saying it's an anomaly, a fluke, and demand data to support the claim.
C'mon folks it can't be both ways. No one knows how widespread cylinder scuffing, or piston cracking, or 48V system failures are, unless you care to take the mask off and disclose your MBUSA or Daimler credentials, and post the warranty reports for all to see.
My view is much of the supporter reaction to reports of failures is driven by fear and remorse of having purchased a potentially very expensive mistake. Very understandable.
Posters post issues and complain about the experience. Zealots respond by saying it's an anomaly, a fluke, and demand data to support the claim.
C'mon folks it can't be both ways. No one knows how widespread cylinder scuffing, or piston cracking, or 48V system failures are, unless you care to take the mask off and disclose your MBUSA or Daimler credentials, and post the warranty reports for all to see.
My view is much of the supporter reaction to reports of failures is driven by fear and remorse of having purchased a potentially very expensive mistake. Very understandable.
everyone's metric may be a bit different.
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I frequent many forums, BMW. Porsche, Audi to name few and it's the first time I am hearing the M157 engine is a tickling time bomb ready to expolde under 40K miles.
Please enlighten us with your data, no pun intended.
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