I'm in the same boat as you. I just posted a similar reply on the 3page thread "these cars will never be classics" I bet we have alot of the same questions.

 

I just don't want a problem-prone car, but it's really hard for me to abandon German cars.

 

I know what you mean... I grew up riding around in my dad's 190E, and since then I've had japanese, american, volkswagen, and really only find that MB feels like I think a car should feel.

And the way that the values of the high end MB's are plummeting, I am finding a lot of people saying "the value of this car tanked REAL bad" and "i'll never get another MB because of the resale value" etc etc... That's where I step in and buy up one of these amazing machines at a rediculous fraction of the original sticker cost. A $125k 2005 CL 55 AMG is now available for under $30k? If it has low miles, documented history, why not let the uber-rich people take the hit on buying a brand new overpriced car?

Anyway the search continues, I'm going to check out CLK 55's as well, though I think they're too small... and I'm a big guy who like spacious cars.

I believe the CLK 55 did not have the 493hp engine? It had a lower powered supercharged 5.4L though?

 

ABC

I bot a 2000 CL500 with 50k miles and sure enought the ABC light went on. I was bouncing all over the road . I sure didnt want to spend 2k to fix it so i poured in power steering fluid with seal swell. Problem solved done 4 k miles since . Love the car but repairs are way to expensive. so there is my fix and for the money what car can you get that is it's equal ?

 

Was there not a bulletin from MBUSA that the ABC pump now has a lifetime warranty? Would someone please post it again, although it does NOT apply to Canada....

 

Yeah, please find that so I can get my $3,000 back.

 

Interesting that they'd have the decency to extend the electroluminescent instrument cluster warranty to 10 years but can't be bothered about the ABC system. Theories?

 

Cost!

 

You think the German would be able to engineer this issue out with the replacement parts!

 

Hello everyone, i have a problem on my 2001 CL500 the ABC lite comes on I am restarting the engine and it goes for 2 days or shorter when the ABC lite is on and I am driving the car the same time it is very soft ant its like bouncing i just found out that the car was dropped so it has a aftermarket sensors for rear I wont to know can it be from sensors? and one more thing the right side is more dropped then the left one and sometimes the right side is like going down very fast and sometimes it doesn't go up so the ABC lite comes on. Please Help ,Thanks

 

Check for leaks on the system.

You may have blown a seal or have a bad hose or pump.

 

Thank you for replying i checked the oil level everything is ok but it still has the problem

 

ABC Repairs / Computer

I have an '03 CL500. The dual Pump for the ABC System began leaking oil. I took the car to my Local MB Dealer for a quote for the repair. THE BILL New Pump, New Rear Valve Assy, etc. $8,500.00 'That's roughly 1/2 of the value of the car!!!' I took it to a local MB service shop. He said, New Pump... Installed the new pump $1,200, still had a computer failure. replaced the Rear Valve Assy 'New' another $1,200. Still had the computer failure. At this point the ABC seemed to work fine. After many hours of research, our only choice was to replace the computer '032 545 54 32 (09). New at the dealer, $1,200... I got a used one from E-bay. It's working now...

Here's my question: Why could the ABC failure not be erased, reset or remover from the computer? Why did I have to replace the computer? Is this a common occurrence?

Thanks for your time...

Rodgert

 

I have an '03 CL500. The dual Pump for the ABC System began leaking oil. I took the car to my Local MB Dealer for a quote for the repair. THE BILL New Pump, New Rear Valve Assy, etc. $8,500.00 'That's roughly 1/2 of the value of the car!!!' I took it to a local MB service shop. He said, New Pump... Installed the new pump $1,200, still had a computer failure. replaced the Rear Valve Assy 'New' another $1,200. Still had the computer failure. At this point the ABC seemed to work fine. After many hours of research, our only choice was to replace the computer '032 545 54 32 (09). New at the dealer, $1,200... I got a used one from E-bay. It's working now...

Here's my question: Why could the ABC failure not be erased, reset or remover from the computer? Why did I have to replace the computer? Is this a common occurrence?

Thanks for your time...

Rodgert

 

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