SLK Issues

[slkr170]

Hi Guys,

I bought an SLK230 Kompressor 98 back from a main dealer in october last year. I have covered 5000 miles in it and the mileage is now 32,000.

It has the tier 1 warranty provided as an approved used vehicle.

I have had a problem with it that on really hot days recently the roof would not recline, so I sent it to the garage for them to check this out.

Whilst they have had the car they have now come back to me with the following problems with it, at a cost of nearly £1800 to fix!

Break Fluid Change ( it's dark ) £95
New Wipers £70
Front Pads & Discs £360
Steering Damper Leaking £70
Brake Flexi's at rear cracking £95
Slight Leak from O/S/R Diff Output Seal £580
G/Box Electrical Plug Damp £165
Vario Roof Switch Replacement £320

A total of £1755....

Should any of this ( apart from fluid and wipers and pads ) be covered under warranty?

Also is it acceptable for such a large amount of things to go wrong so soon after buying the vehicle???

I am certainly not impressed at the number of issues and would have hoped that most of these things would be picked up in the 100 point inspection, a key element of the approved used process.

Any comments or advice on how best to limit the cost to me? Or shall I just call watchdog / oft now????

 

[Blobcat]

Break Fluid Change ( it's dark ) - Should be changed every 2 years as service item
New Wipers £70 - not that much FFS
Front Pads & Discs £360 - Service item, shouldn't be that much though
Steering Damper Leaking £70 - Shouldn't be leaking, take it elsewhere for an opinion
Brake Flexi's at rear cracking £95 - Shouldn't be at that age, take it elsewhere for an opinion
Slight Leak from O/S/R Diff Output Seal £580 - The breather will be blocked, whilst you can drop the diff & replace the breather & seals (I did) you can live with it for years as the amount of oil lost is negligible.
G/Box Electrical Plug Damp £165, - Common fault, although quite easy to fix.
Vario Roof Switch Replacement - Common with the SLK's

All in I would either try & get the garage to pay for some of this or at least give one hell of a discount on the labour prices, or get a decent independant MB specialist to undertake the work.