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Originally Posted by Diamlerman
Is there no recall or lawsuit to force a recall for the OM642 oil cooler seal leak?
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Really? Lawsuit on a nearly 10 year old car with a defect that shows more often than not after 100K miles?
This IS what Mercedes Benz is about as they age, they're highly engineered and they are prone to failures over time. The only recourse with the dealer seems to be safety items, OTHER than the for instance, the trap oxidizer disaster.
201s and Early 124s EVERYTHING broke, the 603 motors cracked heads like eggshells. Between the trap oxidizer and the poorly engineered cooling system, it was like a train wreck looking for a crossing, not to mentored the evaporator failures, the spring perch failures, the rear suspension link failures, blah blah blah, albeit, my 201s were far better cars than my 87 124, which was a total POS compared to my 1995 124s. It took them 10 model years to get it right. I forgot the head gasket oil seals on the M104s the shot oil out the front corner of the engine like a cow pissing on a flat rock.
The 210s disintegrate in the salt, worse than most chevy Vegas, the power-steering pump reservoir seal lets loose and pisses fluid everywhere, the V6 front case seal pisses oil everywhere. The spring perches rip out of these too, as well as the 124/201 legacy suspension sags.
The early 211s had more electrical issues than I can count, along with the fabled electric brakes.
We won't even begin to get into the W220s. UGH!
On and on and on--where are the suits to cover these disasters?
While the durability and reliability of MB has vastly improved in my lifetime, the underlying issue of an overly engineered expensive product still exudes inherent risks of ownership outside of dealer warranty.
Buyer beware is my take, and good luck on the lawsuit bit.