Hello,

I have a 1998 E320 and a couple of months ago my Check Engine light came on. I took off the battery terminals for 10 minutes ... the light went away. But it surely came back on after 30 minutes or so.

My car has about 80,000 Miles.

A couple of weeks ago, all these warning lights came on:

1. Anti-Lock Braking System - ABS
2. ASR
3. BAS
4. ESP
5. Check Engine (has been on since my car touched 70,000 miles)

I have taken my car to a Mercedes specialist here and he told me to replace the front brake pads ... i did. AND all the lights are still on. He then suggested that the main power line in the car needs to be replaced ... which will cost me $800 !!! I dont think that is the problem though ... and even he will not guarantee that replacing the wire would surely get rid of all the warning lights.

Only thing i changed about 7 months ago was to upgrade my rims to Lorinzer rims. I have slightly bigger tires on the back. But these are 17 size original Lorinser rims !!! All the warning lights came on about 2 months ago. So i doubt the rim size or the tire size have anything to do with the warning lights either.

When the lights started turning on .... i would pull over and turn off the car for like 20 second and restart the car. All the lights would not come back (except for the check engine light). And then slowly the lights started turning on more frequently. And now the lights surely come on as soon as i put the car in Reverse or Drive ... within 5 seconds.

I had added power steering fluid ... which i purchased from Auto Zone. Maybe that has something to do with it. It was the right one ... but obviously not purchased from the dealer.

PLEASE HELP. I am so sick of these warning lights that i feel like getting rid of my car and going back to a Lexus !!!

I have not taken my car to the Mercedes dealership because i think they would charge wayyyy too much to pin point the problem and then they dont guarantee that the work they will be doing is going to correct all the problems. Any suggestions ? I mean ... how much do you think they would charge ? In Houston, Texas ?


THANKS A LOT.