How did Mercedes cheated you? Can you elaborate?So, you vote for lying and cheating the customer as an nonpunishable norm?
So , what's "copper catalyst" ?
My 2013 had emission issues which cost us almost $5K last year on the route home from the round trip from Oregon to Key West. Upon returning home we realized that we had an active 7/70 California Emission warranty which was not honored by the disingenuous MB dealer in Midland Texas. The chain of letters including Daimler folks in Stuttgart Germany “empowered” US MB to force the Alderson dealer in Midland to return our money in full.Went to dealer today for check engine light. Only want 6800 to fix emissions. If I pay they won’t pay me back under the recall. Reset code told to limit driving so countdown clock doesn’t start. Still have to pay on loan and insurance.....but have to limit van . What a bunch of bs.
My wife talked to service advisor last night and brought up the fact that when we bought van 1.5 tears ago that they replaced def can before we signed. 3000 on that. And we feel MB and dealerships knew about this issue coming back and biting them in the rear and they kept it to themselves.Very disappointing since this is my 3rd MB. Dealer advisor stated to my wife that if countdown clock started he will have van fixed. A stand up thing to do......very disappointed with MB.My 2013 had emission issues which cost us almost $5K last year on the route home from the round trip from Oregon to Key West. Upon returning home we realized that we had an active 7/70 California Emission warranty which was not honored by the disingenuous MB dealer in Midland Texas. The chain of letters including Daimler folks in Stuttgart Germany “empowered” US MB to force the Alderson dealer in Midland to return our money in full.
Another way to look at is with a little patience you’ll save on a expensive repair, get a very good extended warranty on the emissions equipment and $3k cash for your troubles.Went to dealer today for check engine light. Only want 6800 to fix emissions. If I pay they won’t pay me back under the recall. Reset code told to limit driving so countdown clock doesn’t start. Still have to pay on loan and insurance.....but have to limit van . What a bunch of bs.
I don’t trust them at all. They cheated on diesel emissions and got caught as did VAG and several other manufacturers. The origins of the pending MB settlement go back to...”The lawsuit was originally brought against Mercedes in 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by the Hagens Berman, Carella and Seeger firms that helped to achieve the $14.7 billion Volkswagen Dieselgate settlement.”Hard to tell wife to limit starts and try to not use van until this is resolved.Went dealership this AM and they said MB corporate doesn’t tell them everything. My response was that execs knew what they did .Aware of issues and didn’t disclose an emission problem 1.5 years ago. Trust is a big issue here.
The VW warranty was incredible but it looks like the Mercedes warranty won't be as generous. I'll still welcome it though.From my experience with the VAG settlement, warranty, etc I do trust the settlement (once approved) does a decent job compensating owners and covering repairs on expensive emissions equipment in a more comprehensive way for much longer than any original warranty.
The emissions modifications will cause the systems to work harder and do what they were originally supposed to. I see no conceivable way you could expect LESS maintenance or repair. That said I’m 35k into a emissions modified Audi and have not experienced anything out of the ordinary (150k on original DPF, SCR tank, etc).The proffered warranty is just fine, and I'm sure it will be honored. The problem is that it does nothing to prevent the constant spoiled trips. Maybe the associated vehicle updates will do so, but I doubt it.