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ML BAS/ETS/ABS Lights and jerking on high speed
I bought a 2000 ML 270 CDI about six months back and have been having problems from the start. The major problem we are battling with is the all time favourite on the forum, ABS/ETS/BAS lights burning all the time. But first some History!
The car that I bought was standing in a barn of a farmer for about a year or more. The car dealer then collected it from the farmer and obviously the battery was stuffed. They then used a smaller battery to get the car going and drive it about 300Km (185 miles) back to town. Needless to say they needed to tow it more than half way.
The vehicle landed up at a local MB garage that started dissecting and fixing problems. As far as I know the turbo and all 5 injectors was replaced. They also replaced all the brake pads.
I then got the car initially and the famous lights were on (ABS/ETS/BAS). Took it back to the dealer and MB reset the error codes only to have the problem again in a day’s time. They told me that the computer gives an error code for the ESP pump being faulty. This is a R25000.00 job ($3125)
Two days ago I decided to take matters in my own hands and found this forum (great by the way). I read up on all the posts I could find on this specific problem. My verdict was to have the Brake light switch replaced, test the battery, reset the error codes by disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes, do the steering reset and clean the ABS sensors on each wheel.
Needless to say after all that I still have the lights on. I start the car up and the lights are off. If I floor the gas, it either hooks in first gear or not, but the lights come on immediately – sometimes with loss of power until I re-start and sometimes just the lights. If I accelerate slowly, the lights stay off and the ABS works fine on gravel, but after about 3 tests the lights come on again. And every time any of these actions happen i need to stop and restart the engine to get the lights off, power back or get it out of first gear. The other thing that happens is that at roughly 120km/h (75mph) it starts jerking if you cruise. It happens on Cruise control and driving by foot.
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08-06-2008, 09:41 AM
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