electrical fault

I just purchased a 1985 Mercedes 380sl, the ac is not blowing, non of the buttons on the control units are working. The power window is not working and the blinkers stopped working suddenly and when they stopped working, the speedometer stopped working too. Any ideas on how I can resolve these...

I'm hoping for a miracle. My 2007 CLK Cabrio has a tail light problem. The lights all work, but they dance. For 10 seconds they are normal, then they flick to the backup mode, all bulbs replaced with Bosch bulbs. Inside, the error message has always been the same, even when the lights were fine...

My 2014 E class Cabriolet (A207) had a weird electrical fault today. Started up this morning and the Comand system was dead and I had 13 fault messages, all back lights dead, both front airbags dead, parking assist dead, usb charging port dead etc. Obvious assumption is that these all share a...

Hi everyone, finally signed up been going through these forums offline for so long thought it's about time. I've just bought this mercedes clk320 convertible, with a gearbox issue, which has now been resolved. However, all these electrical issues have come up on their diagnostic which I need...

I have had my C220 for 3 years now it's an early 2012 model and normally a dream to drive. I've had an intermittent issue on start-up where all of the safety/warning systems show a fault. Vehicle locks in park with no function on wipers, indicators, radio, internal lights. Engine fan is...

Looking for some advice guys. C220 D 2014 67k miles Owned for 4 years.- Was on a long drive (150 miles) sensible drive nice and smooth motorway. Suddenly noticed the car was 'loosing power' which I now realise is the limp mode. Nothing else wrong with the car at this point, engine runs fine...

Hi guys would like some assistance . Have a 2007 ML63, which got very wet over the winter of 2014/2105 and subsequently has caused me a few issues. The last but probably the most annoying is the wiper motor... We have replaced it and the new one works perfectly when connected direct to...

Hello there, i am new to this forum, thought it'll be good to pick the brains of the people who know the car well. The issues are, the drivers seat. Basically, i pulled the leaver to let someone in the back, the seat started moving forward, then i pressed on the door card button to pull it...

E class 200 turbo 2002 Persistent message occurs to check for a defective lamp. All lamps checked found to be okay, but warning persists. Switch-off ignition and it indicates 1 malfunction and check lamps. Start engine and depress brake pedal, the ABS & BAS/ESP warning lights illuminate...

The drivers side window has begun to open by itself. It can happen while the car is parked and locked overnight, or sometimes repeatedly when I am driving. Sometimes when I am pressing the button to close the window, it is fighting repeatedly to come down. It never closes automatically, the...

I have strange intermittent (and presumably related) faults on my C200T estate automatic (2000): 1. Sometimes the car works fine. 2. Sometimes the ABS and ESP warning lights come on together, on startup or during journey, but car otherwise works fine. 3. Sometimes this goes on to major...

Morning All, Started the car this morning to discover; no instrucment cluster at all, no background lighting, no speedo, revs, fuel gauge, computer display. No high beams except if I flash stick manually. No indicators at all, not even through parking lights. Radio works but not through...

All, new bod to this but have an electrical fault that is intermittent and goes away for weeks then comes back with a vengeance...multiple times in a day and then nothing again for days or weeks. Before I start on the symptoms and error code it has been electrically check on a number of...

I've got a few problems with some of the convenience features on the car. They only work sometimes! 1 - Seat / Steering column. Although the right option is set on the menu, when I remove the key, only the steering column moves. The electric controls on seat work OK when I adjust them. 2...

Hi all. Im new to the site and have read on here and other forums peoples posts about the same issue I have with my 2007 311cdi sprinter. But nobody has ever posted a solution when they find out what the issue is. It seems a common fault so surely there is a common solution??? ( or am I being...

Hi everyone I'v had an issue with my mercedes today. I drove up to a mate's place today and the car drove fine. While waiting for him on a downhill slope, i had the car running with handbrake engaged. However, when i wanted to move, the car only moved forward slightly but then it wouldnt move...

Hi all, I seem to have lost power to the drivers door, first I thought is was the window switch but when I tried to lock the doors I noticed that the drivers door wouldn't lock also. This leads me to think I have total power loss in the door, any thoughts or suggestions would be...

Hi guys i apologise if this question already has a thread running but i can't find it if thats the case. I have a 2003 E320cdi with fsh and with full command system, I left it at an airport carpark recently and upon my return the command display turned itself off after about 20 minutes of...