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I have a relatively low mileage w202, I should have foreseen these kinds of issues as it's now about 20 years old. Anyway. Today I got started trying to figure out why the twin electric fans never work for the ac.... I wish I left well enough alone now! I found where the relay lives for...

Sat having a cuppa in my dressing gown and slippers this morning after waving the wife of to work for the day when all of a sudden she re appears at the back door. CAR WONT START!!! Off I go, turn the key, nothing. Out with the jump leads, still nothing. Hmm strange. It was then I...

Hi folks, Happy New Year to all of you. I thought first day back at work, I was very much looking forward to having a bit of fun driving my car this afternoon after leaving my office and wanted to be getting away on the motorway, when suddenly driving on a dual carriage way (A12 towards...

Hello everyone! I have a question about an old Mercedes 230 (year 1975): I was using this car until december 2012, when I stop using it and immobiled it in a parking. Recently I wanted to move it, so I attempted to start it up. Initially the engine slowly tried to start up (sounded like it...

Hello - I'm new to the forum and trying to figure out whether it is worth saving my trusty and much loved 2003 Kompressor Long story short I parked near the river near Richmond and came back to find water in my car. I limped home, let the car dry out, replaced a couple of fuses and...

Hi everybody, can anyone help or advise on my issue, as follows. 2000, 230 CLK Cabriolet W208 When I start up all is well until I switch on the lights then I get a "lamp failure check lights" malfunction displayed. I have checked all lamps & they are all working as they should & all bulbs are...

Hey chaps. My e280 cdi 2007 failed its mot due to the parking brake not working sufficiently. I do have to press the pedal down far for it to grip properly but it does work if pressed hard enough. Do i just need to adjust it or does it sound like shoes or pads are needed. I have never dealt...

Mum warns Mercedes-Benz drivers after seatbelt 'fault' sends child flying into dashboard - Manchester Evening News

Hope some one can help. I have a 2008 vito that went into limp mode 3 months ago. code was a MAF sensor so a new one was fitted from euro car parts. Needed to be reset on star reader to clear but once done all was fine. But.. 3 months later it has gone into limp mode again I have a...

Car fails MOT for most Isle of Wight reason ever

Hi I have a Mercedes 1995 C180 which is giving me a headache. The problem is a recent one, and is basically that the indicators and wipers sometimes fail. The strange thing is that the problem only surfaces when I've been driving the car (for 20mins+), shut it down and then tried to start it...

So this evening got the 3rd brake light failure message accompanied by licence plate lights not working and could not open the boot via remote nor button on the front door. Checked all fuses and all looked ok and iCarsoft picked up no fault! After some research online discovered it could be...

Hi All Just had MOT done on c220 estate(W203) and failed on a few things. Most are sorted just the suspension arms to fit on monday. I have had a sticking handbrake the last 5 or so years. if i pull it up with my feet, the light stays off. This year it stayed on and the rear brakes seem to...

Gents, the 560 sec I've owned for all of 2 weeks has what I believe to be a failed or failing head gasket. Main symptoms are continuos white smoke with a slightly sweet smell to it from cold idle, even when left idling long enough to for temps to reach 60 deg c. Took it on an a-road blast...

Hi I have a 54 reg e320cdi and it has failed mot on the headlights the mot guy showed me there was no pattern to displacement of the light and was just a mass of light no line of light showing like on the other headlight anyone have any ideas what could be causing this any potential little...

Hi, after some advice please on my 2007 w164, 75,000 miles, full MB history. Gearbox has had interment problems recently with revs jumping around 2000 revs, like the gears slipping. Also when a clearing at faster speeds. Had it checked in last month when serviced by MB and no issue found...

Hi All, I've just heard back from my wife and the 124 has failed it's MOT on emissions. She has sent me a photo of the results (attached) and it has failed on the lambda reading. My thought is that the O2 sensor has to be the obvious candidate. What do the more technically astute of you think...

I have a broken head bolt on my 37k mile 2008 SL63. It all started with a "Top up coolant" warning as I was driving up the M1. Thank God for my MB Tier 1 warranty :crazy:

Hi, I was hoping that some budding enthusiasts and general more experienced auto engineers out there might be able to offer some advice or thoughts on a tricky little emissions issue I seem to be having! Having fancied the idea of owning a Mercedes for a number of years (but not having the...

Anyone ever heard of a car failing an MOT because of brakes need cleaning. Daughter car just failed its MOT