faults

Well... As it turns out my newly bought car is in limp mode. I didnt noticed it till I drove friends 320 CDI that drives strong as a bull. Mine doesnt go over 2500rpm and kickdown wont work. When I bought it was smoking like hell. It had fault for heater booster circut but it was disconnected...

1994 w124 e320 coupe headlamp wash wipers dont wipe (they squirt but neither arms move & heater blows luke warm all the time (if on cold or hot temp is always the same) could they be linked? thanks for any help

My 1996 W210 E300D non turbo with 268,000mls has started to give intermittant electrical problems. ABS and ESR lights randomly come on, the radio crackles when brake lamps are on, outside temp sensor has got lower and lower, now reads -38C constantly. The alarm and immobiliser have a mind of...

Neither are severe but just annoying! first is when starting out the car has no oomph! runs fine but no additional power when foot is put down. stop turn off and restart and all is fine ! has happened about 3 times in last month! second is that when starting off sometimes command says "no phone"...

Does the Star Machine find alternator faults? That is the common diode fault were over night there is an excesive 'leak' at the alternator, does it report on the charging status?

Hi Guys Hope someone out there can help! My 2000. ML270 CDI is doing all sorts of weird things at the moment. i.e intermittent faults on wipers, speedo,rear wiper, cental locking rear door,interior rear light command 2.0 radio switches on and off, also Engine start error. Have been told it...

Just bought a bargain price C32 and am playing with it to see what faults I can find. Just found two small ones so far, the drivers electrically operated headrest button doesn't seem to work....should I be able to manually adjust the headrest or will this cause problems? Also my folding wing...

Just wondering if any MBClub members could help me out. I'm going to view a 2002 C220 CDI this evening. What are the common faults or problems that occur with this MB? Benn

Hi all, I'm a newbie so please be nice! I would be sooo grateful for your help as my MB garage seems to be clueless! I bought a used C200K Evo in December 2008 from a private dealer. 2 days later the check engine light came on, so I took it to MB dealer who produced the following code...

can anyone help me out,i'm having problems with my c200 mercedes, fitted new starter motor and car still wont start just getting a click when turning the key. i bridged the solonoid and the engine turned

Has any one had similar problems with an early a-class...the interior light keeps coming on for a 5-10seconds when accelerating after gear changes/pulling away and also all interior switches under radio (rear window demist, rear wiper etc) have stopped working. If i push the end of the stalk...

I Replaced the front wheel bearings yesterday.Whilst wheels were off i removed the plastic arch covers and sprayed some wax protection to the inner wing&wing.On the N/S, i sprayed a large multi wiring plug,near to the screenwash bottle (sorry no photo yet),with WD 40. When driving the car now,i...

Hi I know there have been a few threads on this subject, but none seem to describe my fault. I hadn't used my SLK for about a week - it's not garaged, but it is kept under a big three sided car port which protects it from rain and the worst of the weather. This morning when I started it, a...

Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum so I guess its a chance to say HI!!!, and to ask a couple of questions. I'm in the process of looking for a W208 CLK 230K sport. I Went to see one last night which was on an R plate, with 86K, FSH, it seems to be good, everything seems to work, no warning...

hi i was wondering if anyone has had this problem before when i start my ML the glow plug light goes straight out and then comes back on for a few minutes, no performance problems but it has just started doing this ?:crazy: :crazy: appriciate any ideas ta

Just purchased s320 cdi, and have various problems, initially door controls stopped working and the car showed up abs light, esp, defective display, el.power defective, airmatic, no speedo, no park faults. door controls started working againbut other faults remnained and car was in limp mode. I...

HI Can anyone please help as i have just purchase a s320cdi which has developed a fault. Firstly, all the electric controls on the drivers door stopped working and then the ESP, Airmatic and Display defective malfunctions came on the dash. The Park Distance Control Stopped working and also the...

HI JUST BOUGHT A C220 CDI ON A 02 PLATE THE BOOT WONT OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB, ONLY THE BUTTON INSIDE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. CHECKED THE FUSES BUT ALL INTACT.:crazy: THE OTHER FAULT IS THE RAIN SENSOR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING I PUT THE WIPER TO POSITION 1 AND POURED SOME WATER ON THE TOP OF...

Hi guys, i have a few faults with my air con. I started having ticking noises after upgrading the standard air con control fascia to the AAC digital air con control fascia. Here is the fault list that DAS STAR diagnosis gave me: 1) B1390 COMMUNICATION ERROR OF AC BUS WITH COMPONENT A32M2...

If any members have good knowledge of late model W140 S500's I would be grateful to know what are usual things that routinely fail . I may go and look at one this weekend as I am contemplating letting my W124 go for something slightly larger . The S500L I have seen has all the kit going...