Motoring Discussion > Mercedes injector problem Miscellaneous
Thread Author: movilogo Replies: 5
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New Sun 11 Apr 10 17:49 
 Mercedes injector problem - movilogo
There have been so much news about Toyota accelerator issue even though rarely anyone was affected in UK.

However, Mercedes has a serious fuel injector issue which affected a large number of C and E classes lately.

One of my relatives bought a 2009 E-class (~5k miles) from Mercedes which went to limp mode just after 2 days (after purchase) due to injector problem. When he argued with dealer, they were even ready to refund his money!

Apparently, customers can easily reject the cars under sale of goods act. It's a shame that cars costing £30k+ are actually not fit for sale!

Some reference:
www.carsuk.net/mercedes-blueefficiency-om651-injector-problems/

PS: There is now usually a waiting list if you want to buy new Merc. Apparently, due to reduced demand (as economy plunged), they produced fewer cars. Amazing what you can do with clever marketing strategy.
Last edited by: movilogo on Sun 11 Apr 10 at 17:53
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New Sun 11 Apr 10 21:38 
 Mercedes injector problem - Boxsterboy
The difference is that faulty injectors aren't a safety issue. Defective brakes or sticking acclerators are!
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New Sun 11 Apr 10 21:44 
 Mercedes injector problem - movilogo
It can cause the car to go limp home mode by shutting down 2 cylinders. How funny is that on fast lane of motorway?
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New Mon 12 Apr 10 09:33 
 Mercedes injector problem - Boxsterboy
Cars breaking down on fast roads does and always will happen for various reasons, and is much less of a problem than having no brakes or a run-away car.

There have been numerous injuries and fatalities linked to Toyota's problems. None linked to faulty injectors (Mercedes or otherwise) that I am aware of.
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New Tue 13 Apr 10 07:23 
 Mercedes injector problem - Duncan
>> There have been numerous injuries and fatalities linked to Toyota's problems.
>>

Evidence please?
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New Tue 13 Apr 10 13:04 
 Mercedes injector problem - Londoner
Well, there is the case of Mark Saylor, reported in the Times.
tinyurl.com/ykvhvdx

And Autoblog reports that there may be upwards of 100 cases.
tinyurl.com/y3ccoha

Then, there is US News
tinyurl.com/y5dmuog

And Reuters (no fools they) report this case:
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6183UL20100209

Hope this helps.
Last edited by: Londoner on Tue 13 Apr 10 at 13:04
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