Mercedes Recall

akkshole · Feb 10, 2016

Saw on the news there is a recall on Mercedes that includes freightliner and mercedes sprinters, precautionary due to Takata airbags (inflators)

705,000 Mercedes-Benzes Recalled in U.S. Over Takata Air Bags

ysracer · Feb 10, 2016

Involves '07 - '14 model years.

geo · Feb 11, 2016

just called my service rep at tysingers and he ran vin and no recall on mind

Windsor · Feb 17, 2016

akkshole said:
Saw on the news there is a recall on Mercedes that includes freightliner and mercedes sprinters, precautionary due to Takata airbags (inflators)

705,000 Mercedes-Benzes Recalled in U.S. Over Takata Air Bags

They should be recalling them for they're DEF system. Airbags are useless if your broke down all the time.

FlyingVan · Feb 17, 2016

Def is not a Mercedes only problem. All manufacturers have issues with it, including big rigs. My belief is that the technology hasn't caught up with the regulations.

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OntarioVanMan · Feb 17, 2016

FlyingVan said:
Def is not a Mercedes only problem. All manufacturers have issues with it, including big rigs. My belief is that the technology hasn't caught up with the regulations.

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and the cheap dirty diesel we have over here doesn't help either....50 cetane should be the standard and scrap the bio crap.....

Treadmill · Feb 17, 2016

OntarioVanMan said:
and the cheap dirty diesel we have over here doesn't help either....50 cetane should be the standard and scrap the bio crap.....

Big time LIKE.

Treadmill · Feb 17, 2016

Just finished up at the dealer in Daytona. Had service rep. check to see if I was included in recall and he said I was not part of the recall.

OntarioVanMan · Feb 17, 2016

Treadmill said:
Just finished up at the dealer in Daytona. Had service rep. check to see if I was included in recall and he said I was not part of the recall.

I think its more of a CYA issue...since nearly almost every auto maker is involved to some degree....

OntarioVanMan · Feb 17, 2016

Treadmill said:
Big time LIKE.

I tell ya when I went to my sons way up in Alberta and I got rid of all this US crap and ran on pure 50 cetane and NO bio...this thing ran like a sewing machine....engine was soooooo smooth and no knock nor shivering or studdering AND a steady 24 mpg at 105 Kmph

Treadmill · Feb 17, 2016

OntarioVanMan said:
I tell ya when I went to my sons way up in Alberta and I got rid of all this US crap and ran on pure 50 cetane and NO bio...this thing ran like a sewing machine....engine was soooooo smooth and no knock nor shivering or studdering AND a steady 24 mpg at 105 Kmph

That's how mine runs when and if I need to buy Canadian fuel. Purrs just like a kitten.

xmudman · Feb 17, 2016

Did the math, tho. Diesel at the Pilot in Lethbridge, AB is $2.29 (converted to USD and gallons), vs $1.69 in Shelby, MT. If you want Chivas Regal, ya gotta pay for it

scottm4211 · Feb 17, 2016

Diesel over the bridge from Detroit is the equivalent of 2 USD per gallon so pretty much a wash if you're using Greenback's. That's mainly due to the Canadian dollar being so weak right now.

Windsor · Feb 17, 2016

FlyingVan said:
Def is not a Mercedes only problem. All manufacturers have issues with it, including big rigs. My belief is that the technology hasn't caught up with the regulations.

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You are correct but the system that's on the sprinters seems to be more problematic than other manufacturers. A friend has a dodge with DEF and has had no issues that I'm aware of with over 200k on it.

scottm4211 · Feb 17, 2016

Plenty of faulty sensors and other nonsense reported on promaster forums

westmicher · Feb 17, 2016

My entire fleet of Promasters have not had even one sensor go bad and not one nonsense has happened. Our biggest problem is the headlight bulbs are very difficult to replace and they go bad too often, probably because they are so difficult to replace that the installers probably are touching the glass, causing premature failure.

We are very happy we settled on Promasters for our fleet standard!

Maybe having 70 MPH limiters is keeping hotrod drivers from killing them?

OntarioVanMan · Feb 17, 2016

scottm4211 said:
Diesel over the bridge from Detroit is the equivalent of 2 USD per gallon so pretty much a wash if you're using Greenback's. That's mainly due to the Canadian dollar being so weak right now.

And the Canadian gallon is bigger... By almost 25%
A US quart is only 32 oz's compared to 40 oz's

scottm4211 · Feb 17, 2016

westmicher said:
My entire fleet of Promasters have not had even one sensor go bad and not one nonsense has happened. Our biggest problem is the headlight bulbs are very difficult to replace and they go bad too often, probably because they are so difficult to replace that the installers probably are touching the glass, causing premature failure.

We are very happy we settled on Promasters for our fleet standard!

Maybe having 70 MPH limiters is keeping hotrod drivers from killing them?

Sorry I meant for the Diesel's

Windsor · Feb 17, 2016

westmicher said:
My entire fleet of Promasters have not had even one sensor go bad and not one nonsense has happened. Our biggest problem is the headlight bulbs are very difficult to replace and they go bad too often, probably because they are so difficult to replace that the installers probably are touching the glass, causing premature failure.

We are very happy we settled on Promasters for our fleet standard!

Maybe having 70 MPH limiters is keeping hotrod drivers from killing them?

I just wish they would make a longer pro master or transit. Once you get used to the length of a sprinter it's hard to down size.

Treadmill · Feb 18, 2016

I drove a Promaster for about 2 days about 3 weeks ago. Kinda liked the way it rode and and handled the road. The only thing I did not like and probably would hinder me from buying one is the drop down from the drivers compartment to the cargo hold area.