One of the common issues that are present in a range of mercedes vehicles is problems with the vacuum door locks.
Mercedes w211 door lock problem.
Regular maintenance can prevent some problems but servicing your car as soon as a problem surfaces can keep things from escalating.
This thread on the mbworld forums documents every single thing wrong with the car.
This was done on a 2004 mercedes c230 kompressor sport coupe.
Mercedes door lock problems by charles green.
Vacuum door locks were invented decades ago and remain a part of many vehicle designs today.
On those models the door lock actuators may fail causing the door lock to bounce up and down several times.
There have many w211 sbc brake reliability issues.
Several types of door lock problems have been.
However if you have never faced issues with vacuum door locks they can be tricky to diagnose and fix.
This even includes the mercedes benz automobile.
I have a drivers door lock gone bad the usual bouncing lock problem took the lock out today and found a broken spring inside it so i ordered a new one coming in 2 days the dealer tells me it will need programing before it will work now i fell for this the last time one failed and let them fit it but will it really not work until they have worked their magic.
There were many problems.
Age wear and tear can take its toll on even the finest of cars.
Any mercedes benz out of maintenance plan will have problems.
And there were a lot.
From steering controller issues to brake sensitivity issues door locks going and air suspension failing to work.
Needless to say i don t think he ll buy mercedes ever again.
The w211 common problems and reliability issues are listed below.
In uk there were 35 000 mercedes benz cars recalled for faulty electronic sbc brakes.
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