Common ESL (Electric Steering Lock) Failure in W204, W207, W212 and Others

Various Mercs, like my W204 2007 model and also W207, W212, etc. suffer from not starting due to failure of a US$3.57 Chinese motor, which pushes the pin in and out for the lock of the steering. That repair then costs AUS$2,000 plus towing, great! A case of German over-engineering to lock the steering wheel as it is no longer done in later models. Worse, if the rumours are correct, the NEC security chip on the ELS records the number of starting attempts with this slowly dying motor and then... Common ESL (Electric Steering Lock) Failure in W204, W207, W212 and Others

Various Mercs, like my W204 2007 model and also W207, W212, etc. suffer from not starting due to failure of a US$3.57 Chinese motor, which pushes the pin in and out for the lock of the steering. That repair then costs AUS$2,000 plus towing, great! A case of German over-engineering to lock the steering wheel as it is no longer done in later models. Worse, if the rumours are correct, the NEC security chip on the ELS records the number of starting attempts with this slowly dying motor and then...

Common ESL (Electric Steering Lock) Failure in W204, W207, W212 and Others

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