Rusrty Water leak under steering wheel

lift the car up by the rear wheels and tow it with the front wheels only on the ground or get a tow in service to put it on a towing dolly.

I have had many water leak problems with my 2005 e320. My first experience with this, after a decent amount of rain, water would begin leaking in from the headliner. Originally when bringing it into the dealer, they said that leaves and debris wash down into the body of the car and block the drain holes which are located under the wheel well covers.

Every year, I have taken off the front wheels, removed the wheel well covers and run a hose on the windshield while using something like a coat hanger to ream the debris from the drain holes. This seemed to work somewhat until this last year when there was no debris in the holes, yet I was still having water leaking from the headliner.



I brought the the car to a knowledgable Mercedes tech and he found a repair notice bulletin in the Mercedes database stating they have found that the gasket sealing the roof has been found to have not been appropriately compressed when the car was manufactured. I took it in to a dealership and shared the bulletin and asked them to verify if this was the problem I had. They said it was and the fix required them to completely removed the headliner and replace the gasket to the tune of $2000.

This being a mini factors defect, I think Mercedes should cover the repair, but have not yet addressed it to the manufacturer.



Shortly after this event, I began receiving an error on the heads up display that was found to be created by a leak from the antenna and third brake light bar located in the trunk. I fixed these myself with $3 of silicon instead of paying the $730 the dealer wanted.

Steering center point (zero point) not recorded completely
Front tires (improperly inflated, unevenly worn)
Front wheel alignment (incorrect)
Front suspension (Lower ball joint)
Steering gear assembly
Torque sensor
Steering column assembly
Power steering motor
Power steering ECU

Often we find that the horn pad becomes loose and requires adjustment, you need to take it to a mechanic to be adjusted, they need to remove the air bag and adjust the spring loaded screws, that should fix your horn, I doubt it has anything to do with your air conditioning repair

If its a standard transmission its likely a bearing called the pilot bearing . Its a needle bearing that fits into the flywheel and the transmission shaft fits into it .If its worn the transmission will jump in reverse move up and down on the rubber mount . Or if its an automatic then its likely the rubber mount it self or a motor mount witch is also a rubber mount there is 2 on the motor and 1 on the trany

Mine did similer there is a small what looks like a shock absorber it tensions the drive belts its a 12 uk pound part if you can find it wiggle it about its normally the rubbers that gone as they perish with age sounds worse when its ideling goes away when you rev it its at the front ofvthe engine near the power steering pump its only about 6 inches long but it makes a right racket when it goes hope this helps ivan

1st starting problem is properly faulty fuel pump 2nd its not the suspension its your shocker absorbers 3rd the air con has an air blockage

You coolant system needs to be pressure tested to determine a possible leak or intake gasket problem. The radiator and reservoir caps as well.
If that all checks out ok...then a cylinder compression leakdown test is advised.
Good luck...i hope this helps..please rate me a fixya

Check for the transmission setting ( around the shifter area "S and W"). Select switch to S. W is only used on wet or snow condition.

sounds like the CD player or sat nav but its not original whatever it is,have a play and see if its got a slide back cover for the CDs