Mercedes VITO und V-Klasse Forum Re: Jetz isser weg ..
Geschrieben von Günter am 26. Februar 2001 08:40:41:
Als Antwort auf: Re: Jetz isser weg .. geschrieben von Andy Brady am 26. Februar 2001 01:14:33:
>You have my sympathy!
Thank's a lot! But..>My Vito also keeps going into fail safe mode and my dealer has tried many times to fix it without success, and still does not have a clue why it keeps doing this :-(
.. I'm afraid you require more sympathy than I do, because at least I got rid of the problem :-) What I've been told, this problem is not yet fixable and therefore this Vito will definitely not be replaced by another one. In my case the problem usually occured during the first 1 to 2 kilometers, while the engine was still cold and after standing for some time, e.g. at a red traffic light, with the foot on the brake. DC says that my mileage is to low, but IMNSHO they really don't know what's going on. And anyway, how can you get kilometers on the clock, when your car is at least once per month in the garage?
In my opinion this fail safe mode is also quite dangerous. Imagine a situation where you want to turn off at a crossing into a narrow gap, and of your 120 horsepowers suddenly only about 30 are left and the 30 tons truck behind you is closing up. No, better don't think about it.. :-(
When did you get your Vito? Mine was delivered in January 2000.
Greetings,
Günter