Blown Turbo on W164 ML320
Discussion
Hi,
just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. Not necessarily with the same car (the turbo units may be the same of different models).
To the point,
My car has just gone into the local MB garage with a fault.
They have called to say that the turbo has blown and the exhaust manifolds have cracked. Repair bill of £3-3.5k please!!
Now, this is on a W164 ML320 that is 5.5 years old and only has 43k miles on the clock.
To say I'm not happy is an understatement!!!
I just don't get how the manifolds have craked. To add to this the dealer had the turbo out last year for the inlet manifold actuator (think it was) so I just wonder could they have messed something up there?
So has anyone else had a similar issue?
I'm asking the dealer if written to MB is a course of action. Not a happy man here .
just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. Not necessarily with the same car (the turbo units may be the same of different models).
To the point,
My car has just gone into the local MB garage with a fault.
They have called to say that the turbo has blown and the exhaust manifolds have cracked. Repair bill of £3-3.5k please!!
Now, this is on a W164 ML320 that is 5.5 years old and only has 43k miles on the clock.
To say I'm not happy is an understatement!!!
I just don't get how the manifolds have craked. To add to this the dealer had the turbo out last year for the inlet manifold actuator (think it was) so I just wonder could they have messed something up there?
So has anyone else had a similar issue?
I'm asking the dealer if written to MB is a course of action. Not a happy man here .
Spot on. The dealer has said the inner skin has broken up. An engineer is turning up today to look at the parts. Now, he has lied in the past so I have to prepare myself for the same again. It has taken a stupid length of time to get this far (ie, establish the fault and get an engineer to inspect the part). Warranty direct do not move very fast and need constant hounding.
Fingers crossed it's covered. A common fault to me is a design error and one MB should cover. Poor design shouldn't be at the cost of customers.
Fingers crossed it's covered. A common fault to me is a design error and one MB should cover. Poor design shouldn't be at the cost of customers.
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