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Originally posted by Norm in FL
Chrysler merged with MB in 1998, and yes my car had the M104 L6 engine I know it well! The V6 came in 1998. Bad karma ? Have you owned a W210 E320?? As for a 123 0r 124 Benz, you tell my wife we are going backwords in years, it is her car!!! Norm in FL
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No,..But we took an 124 E320 on a trip to Williamsburg and had a wiring short causing faulty codes to appear.
The initial diagnosis for this car was a bad air mass sensor. OK, the car nearly got my family KILLED when the engine started to cut in and out in DC traffic. Two days later(one day after we got it back with a $$$ bill and a smile), it did the same damn thing. The tech diagnosis was AGAIN an air mass sensor!
My father was unfamiliar with the M104 engine at the time(it was only 4 years old) disabled the plug connected to the sensor, and we drove it home that way. The experience ruined our vacation, and my mother certainly has never forgotten about it.
Dealer concluded that the battery had leaked acid on the wiring casing underneath the battery tray. The wiring harness and the battery both had to be replaced. WHY THE HECK WOULD MB USE A CLOTH-LIKE SUBSTANCE, BIODEGRADABLE, AND CERTAINLY SUSCEPTABLE TO A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACID LEAKAGE?
Just a poor design. Very poor.
Other than that crap I listed, the I6 is a tough contender.
I've got a '97 E420, though. No broken swaybars after nearly 3 years of ownership.