I am located near Denver, CO. I contacted MBUSA and they told me they aren't going to help with the repair because I am the second owner and I bought it from an independent dealer. THe independent dealer hasn't helped me at all, now my dash board has a life of its own and comes on when the car isn't even on. I am going to prob get the balance shaft fix and trade it in and go back to VW! I can't believe this is happening. The situation is so weird because all of the dealers that have maintained this car (MB dealers) are passing the buck to each other. It was dealer owned for about a yr by one of the dealers that I have been in contact with and then they took it to auction. My gut is telling me that they new something was wrong and that is why they took it to auction----because now everyone is putting their hands up (including MBUSA) If anyone knows of anyone that can help me, please let me know---it's still sitting in the garage.