Hi All
Hoping someone can help with advice on a problem I have with my C230 Automatic 2008 W204. I am based in Singapore but from UK with a UK Spec car. As with everything here car costs are horrendous along with repair and even from the main dealer you can't get honest advice.
So my car while driving down a normal road lit up like a Christmas Tree on Saturday with every failure you can imagine on the dash with main message something like your car is Inoperable consult your dealer. The power drained off gradually and the car stopped in the middle of the road. Even after stopping and removing the key it wouldn't crank or restart, all messages remained.
Car was towed to the dealer and they just called me saying the ECU needs replacing as well as the for O2 sensors. I have two issues, I can understand the O2 sensors may have gone but why would this trigger the car to stop? the car has done about 60,000 miles. Also why would the ECU pack up at exactly the same time, just seems too convenient to me.
Does anyone have any ideas so I can look into this. I can't see why an 8 year old car with 60,000 miles would need a new ECU for a start.
Local prices they have quoted are about 3000GBP for a ECU and 2200GBP for the sensors which is crazy pricing.
Any help is much appreciated, Thanks in advance..
Hoping someone can help with advice on a problem I have with my C230 Automatic 2008 W204. I am based in Singapore but from UK with a UK Spec car. As with everything here car costs are horrendous along with repair and even from the main dealer you can't get honest advice.
So my car while driving down a normal road lit up like a Christmas Tree on Saturday with every failure you can imagine on the dash with main message something like your car is Inoperable consult your dealer. The power drained off gradually and the car stopped in the middle of the road. Even after stopping and removing the key it wouldn't crank or restart, all messages remained.
Car was towed to the dealer and they just called me saying the ECU needs replacing as well as the for O2 sensors. I have two issues, I can understand the O2 sensors may have gone but why would this trigger the car to stop? the car has done about 60,000 miles. Also why would the ECU pack up at exactly the same time, just seems too convenient to me.
Does anyone have any ideas so I can look into this. I can't see why an 8 year old car with 60,000 miles would need a new ECU for a start.
Local prices they have quoted are about 3000GBP for a ECU and 2200GBP for the sensors which is crazy pricing.
Any help is much appreciated, Thanks in advance..