pumi63
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- A180 CDI (W169) , BMW 535d M SPORT
Hi all,
Parked my wifes A class at my moms place . 4 days later , i started car fine, and decided to hit the motor way and thats when the dash lit up with lights : ABS , ECD, ESP , etc ,etc .
Freaked out !, i drove to my independent merc specialist . He immediately put car on diagnostics and it came up with ESP unit fault. Meanwhile , one of his mechanics pointed me to the engine bay and shouted " rat damage! " . I could not believe it until he showed me the chewed up leads . They did ask if car had been parked near an alley or area frequented by rodents . Yes , it was because my mom had seen rats in the alley periodically .
This is not the first time an A class has come in with rodent damage they said !
A new ESP unit cost a fortune , so i was told a repair was possible ,maybe , and it would save me a fortune over Mercedes .
110 days later ! , the garage rang to tell me that it could not be fixed and they had tried various repair experts , some had tested the unit and it was ok . So i am back to square one ! . The car drives but the lights stay on ! , and it barely passed the MOT ,after which the lights reappeared .
Can anybody help ?????
After 110 days ,we are at our wits end , could it be a cable fault even ?
Regards and thanks ,
PS : Even Mercedes Head Office Amsterdam were no help at all and said rat damage is outside their remit !
Parked my wifes A class at my moms place . 4 days later , i started car fine, and decided to hit the motor way and thats when the dash lit up with lights : ABS , ECD, ESP , etc ,etc .
Freaked out !, i drove to my independent merc specialist . He immediately put car on diagnostics and it came up with ESP unit fault. Meanwhile , one of his mechanics pointed me to the engine bay and shouted " rat damage! " . I could not believe it until he showed me the chewed up leads . They did ask if car had been parked near an alley or area frequented by rodents . Yes , it was because my mom had seen rats in the alley periodically .
This is not the first time an A class has come in with rodent damage they said !
A new ESP unit cost a fortune , so i was told a repair was possible ,maybe , and it would save me a fortune over Mercedes .
110 days later ! , the garage rang to tell me that it could not be fixed and they had tried various repair experts , some had tested the unit and it was ok . So i am back to square one ! . The car drives but the lights stay on ! , and it barely passed the MOT ,after which the lights reappeared .
Can anybody help ?????
After 110 days ,we are at our wits end , could it be a cable fault even ?
Regards and thanks ,
PS : Even Mercedes Head Office Amsterdam were no help at all and said rat damage is outside their remit !