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Locking employees with 3 months notice period at Mercedes Benz R&D India Pvt. Ltd. No one is willing to join this organization from outside due to bad reviews in renowned web sites like Glassdoor. Due to this they are trying to retain employees by locking them with 3 months notice period. Reimburse all expenses incurred during the onsite visit if the employee gives his resignation with in 2 months of onsite return. How foolish

Though this organization mentions that there is a buy out option for notice period, after joining they enforce you to serve 3 months notice period. Many employees after resignation are forced to come to office and do nothing.

Unfortunately this organization has more of factory culture, no proper rating system, no 360 deg feedbacks, no skip level meetings. A bunch of hero's call them selves as LS members and keep enjoying the benefits of Mercedes. Practically no one thinks or speaks about organizational benefits.

All Ex-pats who come here just enjoys the organization benefits and are placed is highly porch localities under the company expenses. So no expat really looks in changing this work culture. Highly german and tends to treat Indian employees as labour, people who grow here have no real skills but tend to manage things and love to play politics.

Please, please do not join this organization mainly into IT departments (Development and Operations)

Mercedes Benz E 270 CDi 2005, Fitted with a defective SBC breaking system on manufacturing of vehicle.
The system allows a certain amount of break times, then "Time Out". Leaving the driver without any breaks to stop the vehicle.
Luckily an accident was avoided.
MBSA refuses to replace the defective part, leaving me with a replacement cost of more than R22000.00 .
After some research on the web, I found proof that Mercedes has been aware of this problem since 2004.
Yet MBSA refuses any assistance regarding this matter.
I Feel this is a life threatening defect that may cost lives and people should be made aware of the risk they take every time they get in their cars.
Contact info: Andre Hugo, [protected], [protected]@statusstones.co.za

My 2007 Mercedes GL450 caught fire under the passenger seat while we were sleeping. It was 2am and the car had not been run since 4pm (10 hours). After a little research, this is not uncommon in GL450s. It nearly caught the house on fire and would have if we hadn't acted quickly. My husband had to drag the car out of the garage with his truck after we got the flames down with a fire extinguisher. The car would not go in neutral as the battery under the passenger seat was charred. From my initial research, this spontaneous fire from under the seat is not uncommon and has spanned several years of this model. It is unbelievable that this problem is out there and MB has done nothing about it! I will never trust MB again. It may take a kid getting charred before they own up to it! All my service was done at the dealership. This could have easily killed my whole family.

It is shame. I was disappointed by the big house mercedes. I bought a mercedes c180 from the house merceds paris longchamp for export in january 21, 2013. After a few km it zqsi shown "topping liquid refroid. Cf. Manuals.' I contacted the seller and he told me sorry we did all the diagnostic and forgot to add water added it and you zill be ok. I thought his words because he works in the big house mercedes. I take my way to marseille to take my boat and 40 km even after, the message still appears therefore I continued my way by adding water at each stop with stress and panic.. When I arrived in tunisia I went straight to the house nearest mercedes"av grand maghreb nabeul 8000."it informed me that the problem is a seal and more worse when he told me that this is a defect in the mercedes c180 and we have not the seal in tunisia. I contacted the seller and I I sent the attached reference"a [protected]", but he sent me another one with another reference"a [protected]." this is not normal at all from a big house and your staff. I'm disappointed with everything around me and my family and children because the car is in the garage. I worked hard to have a nice car and go home but the house mercedes deceived me and betrayed me. Why?
I did not want to buy elsewhere to be sure of the quality and the seller told me that the car is almost new and I thought his words then why?
Sorry I do not have confidence in your company as my car is in the garage and now I can not use it. Every day I am forced to use public transportation I regret having chosen the mercedes. I know that 20 000 euros the price of my car worth nothing to you but for me it is my all money and I spent one year in an unstable country away from my family to have it and I do not wanted to buy a new car from another brand because we are I mean we were fans of the mercedes and I did not want to buy an unknown dealer and I chose the house because I trust, I mean I trusted in this house and its staff. But now I hate it and I will tell my case to all people with facebook twitter and all the web because I wrote a lot of messages to mercedes but they don’t care about us.

I have a E350 Mercedes Benz with less than 75, 000 miles and the transmission has gone out. Customer care in New Jersey, Ray, says basically TOUGH! He offered no help whatsoever. I think it is terrible to have a $50, 000 car and you can not drive it.

We have a Chevrolet with 212, 000 miles How does this compare to Mercedes….sorta puts them to shame?!

A common problem with a design flaw that has been over looked for years and peoples voices have not been heard. Please note a simple water spill from using your cup holder in your Mercedes Benz can completely disable your car while driving and bring it to dangerously sudden stop. I have contacted Mercedes Benz, they will not take any responsibility for this design flaw . I need your help to get the peoples voices heard. All you have to do Google drink spill on the Mercedes shift assembly from a cup holder.

Thank you
Al Nazari

I purchased my Mercedes Benz 220CDI (Chassis No: WDD2040082R033977) in May 2008 from NMI in Pinetown, Durban, South Africa as a new vehicle.
This was my first engagement with Mercedes Benz into what I was hoping would be a long term partnership. Regrettably, I soon experienced that this was not the case, and for my prospective experience this was and remains a relationship where neither the dealer nor Mercedes Benz SA are either willing or capable of resolving the Quality issues on the vehicle.

For your perusal please find attached a summary of the service record on this vehicle. This can easily be verified against your records:
1. First Service
Radiator hoses not secured – the vehicle had to be towed back to NMI Pinetown where I requested the service to be redone.
The Electronic Alarm system work at this stage as it indicated to me that the vehicle was overheating.
The comment from the workshop manager (Trevor Hattingh) was that he has never seen this happen before.
2. Windscreen washer switch
Replaced at 12916km on 02.10.2008.
The vehicle was returned at least twice for this – at some stage we had a discussion as to what window cleaner I used in the water as the contact was reported as corroded.
3. Run flat, coolant light, windscreen washer fluid indicator
Attended to at 33681km on 31.07.2009 (coolant light and windscreen washer had one common fault).
The Run flat indicator was the start of a repetitive issue that was reported on numerous occasions.
The coolant light was a once off, however the windscreen washer fluid indicator was a repetitive problem.
4. Run flat indicator and focus head lamps
Attended to at 39948km on 23.10.2009. Upon testing it was found that the run flat operation was normal.
The Run flat indicator is still a repetitive problem and was part of the previous TIPS case. This is still sporadic as was reported at the last service (80 000 Km).
Some of the corrective action taken by you was
• Reset of the control software
• Reload reset of the control software
• Upgrade of the control software
• This was the start of the headlamp issue as we both got valid and not valid errors as reported to you
5. Air conditioner not working and automatic lock on central locking re-set
Attended to on 15.01.2010 at 45662km.
Air conditioner resolved
central locking re-set once off and resolved
6. Stop lights not working and material sticking at right front door pad and vehicle not starting intermittently,
Attended to at 54468km on 12.04.2010
Rear light failure. This issue is put very lightly this again manifested itself as both valid and not valid error (mostly not valid) – Please read this with point 6
7. Tail lamp not working,
Attended to at 55219km on 26.04.2010.
• Rear light failure. This issue is put very lightly this again manifested itself as both valid and not valid error (mostly not valid)
• cluster was replaced
8. Right Front Park light not working,
Attended to at 80228km on 15.03.2011.
This issue is put very lightly this again manifested itself as both valid and not valid error (mostly invalid)
I asked Pinetown at least twice to record this issue on my vehicle history
9. Alternator replaced
alternator was replaced March 2011.
10. Speedo cruise malfunction,
Attended to at 80310km on 16.03.2011.
Once off failure of the steering column electronics
11. Front light failure
Attended to at 80310km on 26.04.2011.as and emergency call out
12. Front light failure (park beam)
Reported as an invalid failure on 09.05.2011
13. Front light failure (park beam)
Reported as an invalid failure on 09.05.2011
14. Security system failure
Reported on 03.11.2011
15. Clutch and Engine management system failure and poor transmission of phone kit
Reported on 11.01.2012
1 Clutch master and slave cylinders were renewed no external leak.
2 The camshaft hall sensor renewed internal electrical fault as per fault codes
3 No fault with cell phone reception tested on the road at different points and recorded communication.
16. Receive incorrect Service notification
24.01.2012
Received a service notification for an un related vehicle via the dealer SMS system
17. Water pump failure and overheating
18.05.2012
Water pump failed due to impeller blades disintegration. The repairing dealer indicated that the possible cause for this could be a lack of antifreeze. This is concerning as this vehicle has never used water and all services have been done in accordance to the Mercedes Benz’s requirements by an authorized dealer.
The electronic warning system did not indicate that the vehicle was overheating with the temperature gauge well into the red. Surely this is one of the features of this vehicle – please refer to my complaints regarding the electronic warning system, I have expressed my concern on the reliability of this system continuously.
As far the overheating of this vehicle is concerned, there is no indication at this stage what damage this caused. This is both immediate damage and the latent effect of fatigue as a result of the overheating.

My analyses of the above information are as follows:
• The radiator hose that was not secured properly is bad workmanship
• If you look at the light bulb failure there is a direct link between the alternator been changed and this problem not occurring again.
The question that we have to ask here is why the dealer would not have made this suggestion long before we involved Mercedes Benz South Africa. To them this was normal to have these many failures on light bulbs?
• The Electronic warning system features in the above throughout the list of compliants, by example we had inconsistency on
o The Window washer feedback
o Run flat feedback
o Light failure feedback
o Speed cruise failure
o Overheating failure
• I consider the following failures as major and certainly not within the norm, especially when they all happen on the same vehicle
o Alternator replaced
o Speedo cruise malfunction
o Security system failure
o Clutch and Engine management system failure
o Water pump failure and overheating
• One of the principles of manufacturing is surely to produce consistent repeatable levels of quality and reliability. I shudder to think that this vehicle is the benchmark that Mercedes Benz subscribes to.

My expectation of entering into this partnership with Mercedes Benz was certainly not to own a vehicle with these many failures that is inherently unreliable and would have expected a much higher level of support from both the dealer (MNI) and Mercedes Benz to resolve this. The general statements that we should expect failures due to the nature of the product is certainly not what you want to hear after spending close to ZAR 400 000 – 00 on what is perceived as a top end vehicle.
My disappoint is also supported by various comments made by the staff of Mercedes Benz South Africa, your dealer network and private individuals by example:
• Yugen Kistadu - it is uncommon for a vehicle to have these number of failures.
• NMI Pinetown – This must be a Monday car.
• Your dealer in Empangeni - this vehicle has had a lot of problems.
• The reluctance of both Mercedes Benz South Africa and MNI to work together with me to find a resolution to this is unsatisfactory. This I have requested on numerous both verbally and in writing. Surely this is not only my problem.
• The last reasonable recommendation that I made to get this situation resolved was arrogantly dismissed by Mercedes Benz South Africa with a statement that clearly show their lack of willingness to work within a partnership with their client base. For the record this was the last request that was
sent to Mercedes Benz South Africa
This issue must be resolved and for this purpose I want to propose the following options:

• We, both Mercedes Benz South Africa and I, as partners in this dispute, escalate this to Mercedes Benz AG and the Consumer Council; Last Friday I requested Mr Maloi to escalate this to Mercedes Benz AG.
• Mercedes Benz South Africa purchase this vehicle back from me at a fair price to both parties and allow us to end this unsatisfactory relationship
• Mercedes Benz South Africa replace this vehicle with one of their fleet units of a similar specification, in this case both parties will have to ensure that this is done in a fair and transparent way – this will exclude any involvement from NMI.

I purchased a used 2002 ML 320. Recently all of the brake lights came on as my daughter was driving this vehicle on the highway. She said the car jerked and began to quickly reduce speed, a dangerous thing on an interstate highway. I restarted the car later that evening and it seemed fine. I headed for home and after driving for about 7 or 8 minutes all of the brake lights once again came on. I was forced to pull over. I turned the car off for a few minutes, started it up and proceeded home only to have all of the lights come on again after driving approx 7 or 8 minutes. I took the vehicle to the dealer and he said I need a new ESP Control Unit which would run me about $1, 700. With three in college I don't have that kind of money so the car sits in my driveway. I went on line and low and behold it seems a lot of ESP Control Unit complaints were lodged (among many other complaints) about the 2001 and 2002 ML in particular. I think it is clearly a safety issue and the company should be forced to conduct a recall to replace the ESP Control Unit. It seems to be a software problem, more so than a mechanical one and accordingly should not happen. I contacted MB and they said the vehicle was too old. I said given this is a software issue age is not a factor. I asked them to replace the ESP Control unit at their expense and they refused. This is my third MB and it will be my last. Even if I find the part elsewhere, they still soak you because they must "code the part to the vehicle". I am considering filing a class action lawsuit. If anyone is experiencing similar problems please contact me at [protected]@aol.com.

Purchase $40000 vehicle... Had I for 1 hour... Found coolant leak... Broken gas cover
And 1 air bag going bad... Service department said they won't fix it because I did it... I got a coolant leak within 1 hour... This is an outrage... Now have no car because tom masano. Fraud is the word.

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Not buying another Mercedes moving on to a BMW I hear they have amazing customer service. My lord you pay so much money to drive a Mercedes yet when when you go in for service it takes them 2 days I don't hear from them, I had not authorized any work to be done since I was waiting for call first then finally when they decided to return my calls (Derek) explained to me that they had spent 4 hours and still couldn't figure out why I had a battery draining issue. And I would need to authorize another 2 minimum hours at a rate of $170 dollars an hour now totaling just a little over $600 dollars just to diagnose the the problem I later explained to him I was not pleased as he was to call me first. Fine I agreed to continue. Then today I call back and is put on hold for about 17 minutes only to be hung up on. Another adviser decided he would handle it from here on as (Derek) was new and apologized on his behalf So finally they isolate the issue and tell me it would cost another $1500 plus tax. I then again agree. I asked if I am gong to spend 1500 plus tax I would like a guarantee he then said I would not get one. I expect to hear that from no name dealers not Mercedes Benz but in any case I refused the work since the part was not available any where in Canada. To me that was enough hassle and money wasted yet the car is still dying so I guess. Now I am going to challenge them on the labor hours. As I believe fix it and I pay. You don't fix I dont pay. Shame on you Mississauga Mercedes Benz.

NOTE. I was told 2 hours were all the time I needed another bad call.

We intended to purchase a ML350 from the above dealer based on an advert the dealer placed in the Autotrader. Once all paperwork was finalized it was arranged the dealership would deliver the vehicle to us no later than Tuesday 20 March 2012. The vehicle was intended as a gift with various arrangement with the dealership to make sure the delivery did not occur after Tuesday 20th March. Only to be informed at 15:00 that no driver was available to deliver, we were told we can collect it however. Arriving for collection a MORNE communicated to us that we still cannot take delivery as they don't accept delivery / release notes from ABSA (Barclays) Bank where the vehicle would be financed through. They needed their bank namely Nedbank first to vet the document. Needless to say no delivery took place Tuesday and all the effort for arranging the suprize for thus gift car was nipped in the bud by this MORNE. He stood by his story even after senior officials of ABSA bank contacted him & emailed him to enquire why he doesn't accept the industry norm and official paper work from South Africa's largest bank. Absolutely crazy!

very poor after sales service from mercedes benz sa.13 june 2011 -shocks and shock mountings plus bushes replaced after laying complaint to merc sa, dealership at that stage could not find fault.6 months later 12 january 2012 -same problem surfaces again-complained to dealership-said nothing could be done right away-vehicle needs to be booked in which was for a week later.complained to merc sa thereafter, they have asked nmi umhlanga to sort out vehicle.nmi umhlanga asked me to drive car up from stanger to umhlanga approxiamately 70km away inspite of suspension problem on vehicle.notified them that insurance company will not cover vehicle if i had to drive it in that state.still awaiting any sort of response from nmi old fort road, umhlanga and merc sa

I bought a mercedes a170 for it's safety features, trustworthiness and ever thing else that goes along with the merc-name.

My car have broken down five times - leaving me at the side of the road (usually at night). it has been to 3 different dealerships, not one of which was able to fix the problem.

The number of excuses for not wanting to give me roadside assistance are endless and the persons answering the phones at mercedes-sa useless.

I now drive in fear of when my car will break down again, have to limit the areas I go to and can't make appointments in the fear of me not being able to make them on time.

Mercedes benz - trustworthy? definitely not!

Anyone considering buying a mercedes should reconsider. even with my extended motor plan, the service has been nothing more than a great disappointment!

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I asked how I can check them out because they are just a voice on the phone and I have two properties in modification, take care of my 96-year-old mom (praying on the elderly and desperate)…anyway, I am sure it is total #, unfortunately when you try to set up a sting, the cops aren’t willing to do anything unless a crime is actually committed, i.e., you spilled your money…. Same scam but in new york, they were giving 3.8 million and a mercedes, but having you overnight with the u.S. Mail…. Federal crime last I heard.

Called the attorney general, the post office “fbi” - never could get through to them, and the bronx precinct correspondiing to the address given. So two hours later, nada done but sucked up phone time and annoying the police for a “planned” fraud — and I can understand that it is not a blood and guts emergency (except for the victims…their last dollars) thanks for letting me vent. A sting operation would be good.