Owners' Stories

At 63k, my r350 rear dropped on the tires. Dealer said rear suspension air bags collapsed. Bill=$1555. Same week, camshaft position sensors brought out the dreaded "check engine". Bill=$1175. Power steering pump started leaking. Bill=$450. Never buy a mercedes without a warranty. This r350 is a "German nightmare". Mercedes has lost it's engineering glory of those days at least on this one. Be careful.

I bought this 2006 R-350 with 30,000 miles on it. The car is great to drive and is great looking, the problem is that the car is a money pit! It is now out of warranty and has 60,000 miles on it. I just had it into the dealer to get a once over to 'fix' a variety of leaks and issues for the small price of $1800. Now 6 months later the transmission seems to have failed and now I am being told it will cost between $6000 and $10,000 to fix it!! Take my advice- DO NOT BUY ANY USED MERCEDES!!!!! Unless it is fully covered by a factory warranty. Then make sure you get rid of it BEFORE the warranty expires!!!! I am just absolutely shocked that such a (supposedly) high quality would have a transmission fail at 60,000 miles. Sure,if I was drag racing with the damn thing yes, maybe. But all we do is drive it back and forth to school. Just a shame!!! This is my first and will be my LAST MERCEDES! I have an infiniti FX-35. Guess what, I have driven the hell out of this car and it has needed to go to the 'workshop' how many times??? ZERO!!!!!!!!! Buy a LEXUS, INFINITI, ACURA,even BMW. AVOID any used mercedes like the plague. I'm sorry to say this but your bank account will thank you.

Bought this one used with 18k in 2007 now have 80k miles. Recent intermitent issues of unknown origin result in power loss at low rpms. Air ride susepension leaks on fron driver side. Pano roof rattles incessantly after three attempts to fix at Plaza Motors. Misc trim and window/door gaskets have fallen off. Numerous electrical issues - parking sensors are constantly beeping (stoplights, stop signs) more burned out light bulbs on this car than the previous ten that I have owned. And while my wife disagrees I would say that this 3.5L is not nearly enough engine for this heavy car. Overall a very nice driving vehicle though and a bargain on most used car lots.

This is my wifes car and she loves it, best most user friendly car she has ever driven. Traded in an ML 500. I think I will look for a R63 for myself