PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - 1999 E430 722.6 Transmission Failure:Rebuild, Replace or Part out car...

Rahulio1989300E · #3 01-03-2011, 12:23 PM

Well, if you said you were absolutely in love with the car and wanted to keep it for another few years than I would say go ahead and buy a good used (like M.B. Doc said) or rebuild it, but since you seem to be having a lot of problems with this car and you were getting ready to trade it in for something else anyways I would say that you should just part it out or sell it cheap.

Problems while owning '99 E430
Continual ABS/BAS problems.
P.S. pre-catalytic convert rusted out at 90k
Ignition key actuation problems.
Gear shifter shift gate issue.
Bad antenna amplifier.
CD changer.
Heated seats never worked.
Biannual air conditioning failure.
Power windows and moon roof.
Leaky valve covers.
Rear power window broke.
Poor rear lamp connections due to bi-metal corrosion.
Maybe my spring perches will fail someday!
Engineered like it's not a car

You are not happy with this car!
Why put money into it at all? What happens if the rebuild goes south?
I say part it out or sell it cheap.

Although, it is possible that the most fiscally responsible thing to do is to replace the trans with a good used unit and then immediately trade it in. This would save you the headache of trying to rebuild a different style of trans than you are used to and will get the E430 out of your hands quickly.