I really need advice as I am getting nowhere with Mercedes Dealerships.
I got a SLK 320 on a 2000 (X) plate in May 2005. On the 7th July 2005 a third party drove into the back on the car; he slipped off his clutch while we were in traffic. The accident caused some damage to the rear bumper which was repaired via a nominated repairer chosen by his insurance company.
However, a week after getting the car back from the body shop, the alternator just went. No warning, just stopped working. I was suspicious as the car has been regularly serviced by MB and was also checked prior to my purchase and wondered if there was any link to the accident. I was also advised that alternators going are not a common fault on MBs by a MB technician.
I got the alternator repaired and the day after picking the car up the interior light and central locking switch developed faults AND the alarm became very sensitive and kept going off on slightest contact with the car.
I took the car back to the garage and they determined that the fault was a blown relay and central locking switch. As you can imagine, I was very surprised as none of these faults existed before the accident or before the alternator problem was resolved.
Taking in account all of the above, is there the possibility that the original accident on the 7th July is the cause of these faults as before the accident, the car had been a dream to drive and was very reliable. If not, should I now expect a tirade of problems? Are these common faults with SLK 320s?
Yours, losing faith with my SLK very quickly, Del :-|
I got a SLK 320 on a 2000 (X) plate in May 2005. On the 7th July 2005 a third party drove into the back on the car; he slipped off his clutch while we were in traffic. The accident caused some damage to the rear bumper which was repaired via a nominated repairer chosen by his insurance company.
However, a week after getting the car back from the body shop, the alternator just went. No warning, just stopped working. I was suspicious as the car has been regularly serviced by MB and was also checked prior to my purchase and wondered if there was any link to the accident. I was also advised that alternators going are not a common fault on MBs by a MB technician.
I got the alternator repaired and the day after picking the car up the interior light and central locking switch developed faults AND the alarm became very sensitive and kept going off on slightest contact with the car.
I took the car back to the garage and they determined that the fault was a blown relay and central locking switch. As you can imagine, I was very surprised as none of these faults existed before the accident or before the alternator problem was resolved.
Taking in account all of the above, is there the possibility that the original accident on the 7th July is the cause of these faults as before the accident, the car had been a dream to drive and was very reliable. If not, should I now expect a tirade of problems? Are these common faults with SLK 320s?
Yours, losing faith with my SLK very quickly, Del :-|
