Went to a private school here in the Metropex with my wife to take some pictures. My wife does pen and ink sketches of buildings and homes.
A Maybach 62 pulled up and the owner got out, he was driving it.
Is the quality of the Maybach getting just as bad as Mercedes. When he pulled into his parking spot the rear brakes squealed pretty badly. So he has a $357,000 car that is less than 1 year old and the brakes squeal.
Mercedes is really having some problems.

I read the MBCA magazine article that interviewed the VP of cutomer service, (IIRC) about quality and how they are very focused on improving it. To me the article just reaked of an upper manager who is completely out of touch with what is happening in the dealers, and to the customers. And this is why Mercedes has dropped in the JD Powers and Consumers Reports ratings. They spend to much time in their ivory towers and not enough in the trenches, alot like the Airlines.

Dave

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1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

From what I have been reading its not so much the cars that are problems, but the dealers don't fix them, or can't or make something worse. Good and competent dealers that fix a problem would make this whole thing go away. Somebody has a problem that keeps coming back, its likely not the car or the build, but an improper fix.

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1986 420SEL - retired

You're kidding! Quality problems? It's an MB you know, MB has no quality problems!

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Oh my God!!! An ultra high performance braking system on a vehicle was......squeaking!!! The world has come to an end!

Brakes squeak. Especially higher performing systems on modern cars. Not all, but most do. As a MB service consultant, I get this from almost every customer anytime it is cold, wet, when there is excessive brake dust on the wheels/brakes. This is a normal occurence. There are a few factors that go into the composition of brake pad compound. They can either perform well, be quiet or have minimal amounts of dust. There is a trade off for whatever traits the engineers find most valuable. The Maybach 62 stops better than most sports cars out there while carrying a massive amount of weight. Physics are still physics, no matter how much the car costs. Big cars needs lot of braking power to stop quickly, and oftentimes a bit of noise is part of the equation.

Sorry if I sound a bit harsh. I hear this all day every day and it has become a rather sore subject. They are designed to stop, not to be silent. Now, MB cars have gone downhill in overall quality, this is no secret. They have gotten a bit better in the past two years, and hopefully this trend continues. Rant over.

I know this is probably a sore spot with you, But, I have owned 8 Mercedes over the last 24 years and they don't squeak IF properly repaired. None of my Mercedes squeak. The 300TD did once, and I quickly fixed that, I forgot the anti-squeal paste. None of my Acura cars squeaked and neither has my freinds Porshe, Maserati or Pantera.

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

My W126's rear brakes squeak a bit. I have new ATE's with Textar pads. I even used the offical MB paste. Sometimes brake just make noise.

From what I have read of the Maybach owners seem to think it is one of the best cars ever made. I have never ridden in one but I have looked at a 57 up close. The interior puts the S class to shame.

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