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Originally Posted by CLV
Mercedes has known about this problem since 2007 and has failed to notify any owners of the problem.
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Originally Posted by lkchris
Baloney. They published a DTB.
This is what warranties are for. If it didn't fail in 4 years/50K miles (or 5 years/100K miles if CPO) you got what you contracted for. You are perfectly free to purchase as much extended warranty as you want.
The DTB contains the range of engine serial numbers affected. I suspect this is worldwide production, so if you count the engines and call it the number of cars, it may not be strictly USA cars.
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Originally Posted by lkchris
Pays off for sure if you bought the car from the dealer and had it regularly serviced there. Cheapskates seldom win.
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Your inference that individuals who did not buy their vehicle at a dealer nor paid a dealer 2 prices to service it are somehow to blame or deserve what they get is baffling. These are MB products manufactured for a use and these vehicles are proven defective. Where someone bought it or serviced it should have nothing to do with one's expectation to have it properly taken care of since the failure is an extraordinary catastrophic event that is becoming more commonplace with these models. I certainly hope you don't have to deal with the repair regardless if you have a warranty or not.
Furthermore, a DTB isn't a public notification. So, CLV's claim is valid. They have tried to cover it up and are still stonewalling individuals about it. When I first learned of the issue, MB of Knoxville and MB of Huntsville both acted as if they did not know what I was talking about. Only MB of Nashville immediately came clean about the issue and openly talked about it.