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NevadaJack · 05-23-2007, 04:33 PM

Yes, I cancelled my delivery scheduled for next week due to a technical problem with the GL320CDI engine.

Known as the Intercooler Hose event, the car will make a strange noise and lose power without warning. Several of these have occured, some to the same owner after the car was "repaired" with a newly designed hose and clamp. I received a phone call yesterday at noon from one of these unfortunate owners who had two repairs for the problem. On a trip from Orlando Florida to his home in Gulfport Mississippi the hose again disengaged from the turbo. The car did not go into limp mode so Telaide told him is was okay to drive it as long as it did not start overheating. 400 miles late when he got home the car was to be picked up by the dealer for another repair. He has since filed for a buy-back from MB.

My order for a 26th April build was delayed until May 9th due to a parts hold and it suspected that the third revision of the hose and clamp were the cause. This event by a friend first hand was the clincher for me. I refues to buy a MB for $70K+ and "hope" it doens't quit in the middle of the interstate. So I called my dealer and cancelled the deal. They were understanding and returned my deposit.

So it is the S550 for the near term future and I have no plans for another car of any make or model. I feel MB goofed on this one and handled it badly. The recall should have come in January/February when the problem occurred. Apparently the problem is only with the GL since the intercooler hose on the ML and R diesels are different in location and length of hose. Some more bad PR for MB which they do not need. But exhaustive road testing prior to US introduction in January '07 should have revealed this fault since it has occurred on vehicles with less than a 1000 miles.

Sorry no pics of Jack's GL...

05-23-2007, 04:33 PM	#22 (permalink)
NevadaJack Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV USA Posts: 950 Thanks: 44 Thanked 144 Times in 64 Posts	No Deal Yes, I cancelled my delivery scheduled for next week due to a technical problem with the GL320CDI engine. Known as the Intercooler Hose event, the car will make a strange noise and lose power without warning. Several of these have occured, some to the same owner after the car was "repaired" with a newly designed hose and clamp. I received a phone call yesterday at noon from one of these unfortunate owners who had two repairs for the problem. On a trip from Orlando Florida to his home in Gulfport Mississippi the hose again disengaged from the turbo. The car did not go into limp mode so Telaide told him is was okay to drive it as long as it did not start overheating. 400 miles late when he got home the car was to be picked up by the dealer for another repair. He has since filed for a buy-back from MB. My order for a 26th April build was delayed until May 9th due to a parts hold and it suspected that the third revision of the hose and clamp were the cause. This event by a friend first hand was the clincher for me. I refues to buy a MB for $70K+ and "hope" it doens't quit in the middle of the interstate. So I called my dealer and cancelled the deal. They were understanding and returned my deposit. So it is the S550 for the near term future and I have no plans for another car of any make or model. I feel MB goofed on this one and handled it badly. The recall should have come in January/February when the problem occurred. Apparently the problem is only with the GL since the intercooler hose on the ML and R diesels are different in location and length of hose. Some more bad PR for MB which they do not need. But exhaustive road testing prior to US introduction in January '07 should have revealed this fault since it has occurred on vehicles with less than a 1000 miles. Sorry no pics of Jack's GL...