Faults:

4wd sensor failed, stopping it from going into 4wd.

Spare wheel hoist broke leaving the wheel to become detached from car on motorway, almost causing a serious accident.

Manual transmission selector broke off in my hand while driving.

Large chunk of metal blew out of the side of the turbo intake denting the underside of bonnet.

Steering makes creaking sounds when turned.

Handbrake always comes loose.

Seatbelt buckles don't click properly. Air Conditioning motor broke.

Electric passenger window stopped working, had a faulty connection.

General Comments:

General fitments of panels both interior and exterior is terrible, with uneven placement and weak connections.

This vehicle has cost a fortune to keep up to scratch, and although the vehicles are cheap new, parts are hard to come by, with only one distributor in New Zealand, they are extremely expensive and usually take 10 weeks to arrive from Korea, if at all.

Avoid these vehicles at all cost.

Only good points are that they are strong safe vehicles have a good 4wd system and are cheap to run (Diesel price)

Faults:

Electric windows were inoperable due to the main switch.

Rear left hand door sticks and sometimes does not open.

General Comments:

Very hard to find a reliable mechanic to service due to lack of parts available in Brisbane, Australia.

Unable to track down a cylinder air filter. This vehicle is fitted with 2 air filters and has only 1 listed in the manuals so can't even find a part number. Very frustruting.

Otherwise, great reliable vehicle and very happy with it's performance.

Faults:

Previous owner had some faulty parts replaced under warranty.

Engine misfired badly under load at about 110,000kms, after some trial and error replaced faulty coil-pack.

Central locking mechanism operates by itself (mostly in wet weather-shorting somewhere)

Recently bad oil leak from front area, Mercedes Benz mechanic said that this is quite common for this type of engine and was usually the timing case seal, but in a few instances it has been the head gasket.

The water-pump is now starting to also leak (service agent said this was unusual considering the kilometers).

General Comments:

The car is very quiet on the road (comments from friends who have traveled with me0, with very good power for over-taking and towing.

Considering that this model was sold by Mercedes B, I would have expected a bit more quality control, as the price was in the typical Mercedes range.

Faults:

Rectifier died the day after we bought it. Replaced under warranty by Daewoo.

General Comments:

A love/hate car. Big, comfortable, iffy handling and suspension, brilliant engine, OK gearbox. It's a 96 build, but got its compliance plates in 98; so legally it's a 98 model here in Oz.