Hi,
I found this summary on Honest John (Telegraph car columnist) web page. It's a good summary of the wallet impacts that the W211 can deliver. There's been a few questions, about W210 vs W211 and this might help.
Enjoy the weekend!
John
High number of electrical and electronic faults reported across the range, spoiling what would otherwise be one of the World's best cars.
The transmission oil cooler of automatics is sited in the radiator matrix, so failure can lead to coolant entering the transmission and destroying it, leaving the owner with a bill of £4k - £6k. Two other well known faults which might cause expensive damage are failure of the oil seals to the wiring looms from the top of the cam cover and to the autobox which is electrically operated. (there's a reference to a Valeo radiator being responsible.
Reports of leaking high pressure diesel pumps on 320CDIs. Fluid leaks onto cooling system pipes which then also need to be replaced.
Also starting problems with 320CDIs. Can suffer battery drain down when left in airport carparks unless upgraded battery pack specified.
Cars fitted with self-levelling suspension are prone to running down their batteries after a long ferry trip or after being left parked for a prolonged period in windy conditions because the system attempts to compensate for movement of the ship or being blown by the wind.
I found this summary on Honest John (Telegraph car columnist) web page. It's a good summary of the wallet impacts that the W211 can deliver. There's been a few questions, about W210 vs W211 and this might help.
Enjoy the weekend!
John
High number of electrical and electronic faults reported across the range, spoiling what would otherwise be one of the World's best cars.
The transmission oil cooler of automatics is sited in the radiator matrix, so failure can lead to coolant entering the transmission and destroying it, leaving the owner with a bill of £4k - £6k. Two other well known faults which might cause expensive damage are failure of the oil seals to the wiring looms from the top of the cam cover and to the autobox which is electrically operated. (there's a reference to a Valeo radiator being responsible.
Reports of leaking high pressure diesel pumps on 320CDIs. Fluid leaks onto cooling system pipes which then also need to be replaced.
Also starting problems with 320CDIs. Can suffer battery drain down when left in airport carparks unless upgraded battery pack specified.
Cars fitted with self-levelling suspension are prone to running down their batteries after a long ferry trip or after being left parked for a prolonged period in windy conditions because the system attempts to compensate for movement of the ship or being blown by the wind.
