s430,,,Help
 

Just got my car about 3 wks ago...updated the tail lights with LED, DEPO headlights with 12K HID kit, rims/tires.

Had my just bought 2000 S430 towed on a flatbed from AAA. The car shut off twice at a stop light.Car was taken to a idep. German repair in Westminister.

I noticed that the front of the car look much lower than before it was towed. I am concerned since all the pnuematic air suspension was replaced @ Mercedes Benz Downtown LA Motors less than 2500 miles ago. I had the copy of the invoice faxed to me about a 3 wks ago and showed that he (previous one owner)spent over 3K. Since I am the new owner, would I have any problems taking the car back if necessary to the dealer for repair? If anything is wrong, will they fix it under warranty since it was done about 2500 miles ago? Anyone know the warantee on parts and labor at MB dealers? I hope its going to work fine since the battery was probably low since I cranked it so many times.

Anyways, my car is in the shop...its not the crankshadt sensor...it has 2-3 codes the mechanic is diagnosing.

I am disappointed. I owned a Lexus GS and never had a problem...

Any advice will be recommended!!!

RE: s430,,,Help
 

if your car is under warranty then the dealer should repair everything free of charge. regarding the air suspension, most of the times the main problem that causes the suspension to drop is either a leak or a bad relay, and these should be cheap repairs and they also should be covered by the warranty.

RE: s430,,,Help
 

Thanks for your reply!! The car does not have a warranty...I want to know if the service taht was done, the parts and labor at the dealer is warranteed if its less than 2500 miles?

RE: s430,,,Help
 

if thats the case then i have no idea[&:], you should call and ask the dealer but i beleive that if you bought new parts the parts will have at least a 3 month to 1 year warranty on them

RE: Advice of parts/labor for 2000 S430
 

I am new to Mercedes, former Lexus owner. My car was in the shop on Tues. and Wed. I went down to the shop in person on Tuesday and the owner told me that they still couldnt find the problem (Stalled at thestop light 4X and had it towed)I mentioned to him that I read on a forum that it could be a crank position sensor which is typical for this vehicle. He said that they checked it and thats wasnt the problem, aslo there were 3 codes-dont know exactly. Today, he call me and said that there was a short or loose wire in that area from the prev. person that serviced the car. Just to be safe, he said he replaced the crank postion sensor @ $112.00 OEM Mercedes part, installed a new battery (Gotta see the brand/price) since it wouldnt hold the charge. He also said that he cleared over 20 codes??? Charging me $400.00 for labor. Totalbill $740.00. I need to see the price of the battery and other charges. Seems kind of high, I will see the itemized invoicewhen I pick up the car tomorrow..What is the hourly labor rate at the dealer, about $90/hr. This is an idep. German repair shop..please give feedback/advice[:@]