E Class Corrosion
Discussion
I have a 2011 E350 estate and gone into Merc for service and MOT and has failed due to sub frame corrosion! Anyone else had similar issues with this? Not a cheap repair, in the region of 3k at least depending on how well the car goes back together. Surely a Merc should last a bit longer than this, it isn't an Alfa or a Lancia after all?
It has FSH with Merc so everything that should have been done has been done. Funny I had an Audi S8 which had more issues than all four TVRs I have owned put together and now a merc with more issues than an old Metro I had as a student. The German build thing is a myth. Whilst I don't like Volvos my father in law swears by them and in fairness he has zero faults with any of the many he has owned.
If the car has full MB service history, I'd see if it can be covered under the corrosion warranty, as an 8 year old car should not have serious rust problems! I'm not sure exactly what is covered by the warranty, but I had a door rust on an A Class from the welding seams and they fixed under a warranty claim with minimal fuss. I think it was a 10 year corrosion warranty on that car, it is not the standard manufacturer warranty.
From what I have heard, subframe corrosion is not that uncommon on many cars, Zafiras, Alfas and Maseratis spring to mind.
Maybe not that surprising that its occurred on a Mercedes really, given their abysmal corrosion problems earlier in the decade.
The slide in quality and longevity on all makes seems inexorable now, its pretty sad really, probably due to weight saving and leasing.
Maybe not that surprising that its occurred on a Mercedes really, given their abysmal corrosion problems earlier in the decade.
The slide in quality and longevity on all makes seems inexorable now, its pretty sad really, probably due to weight saving and leasing.
eybic said:
Merc went through a very bad period of making cars that corroded, I didn't realise it was as recent as 2011 though. People automatically think of Merc as being a high quality brand, perhaps they once were but I don't think they have been for a good few years.
They still do. My w204 from 2009, despite having a full length undertray, was quite rusty in the underside. My S class from 2012 had a few blisters appearing near the wheel arches - this was in 2018. One of the pipes for the power steering was crumbling and this was in 2012 in a 2009 car.
The owners forums will say the newer ones are better, well they will be as they’re newer but all cars rust but Mercedes rust faster than most.
Top tip. Get rid of it and don’t get another.,
YES.......I bought a Certified used 2011 E350 from a dealership in Maryland in 2014 and the car is a lemon. It has been serviced at the same dealership as purchased every 7-10k miles and currently has 80k. My brakes failed and I was just told the Subframe is Rusted Through. The car was serviced in November where the technician supposedly checked the entire car including brake lines and subframe.
They claim that the Rust must have happened in the last 9 months because the tech would have noticed it! REALLY???
We had no snow last year, so no salt on the roads and the car is garage kept. Sounds to me like MB isn't making cars like they used to! I checked my Subaru and they offer a 10-year corrosion warranty STANDARD! And the extended warranty that MB sold me won't cover the brake lines because of rust(sounds like Continental knows more about MB then me) "corrosion warranty"
Now I am stuck with a car that is "too dangerous to drive" and the dealership with its hand in my pocket. Any others out there with a similar problem?
They claim that the Rust must have happened in the last 9 months because the tech would have noticed it! REALLY???
We had no snow last year, so no salt on the roads and the car is garage kept. Sounds to me like MB isn't making cars like they used to! I checked my Subaru and they offer a 10-year corrosion warranty STANDARD! And the extended warranty that MB sold me won't cover the brake lines because of rust(sounds like Continental knows more about MB then me) "corrosion warranty"
Now I am stuck with a car that is "too dangerous to drive" and the dealership with its hand in my pocket. Any others out there with a similar problem?
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