What is happening is if I am in traffic and I take my foot off the > accelerator and then a few seconds later apply some gas I hear a slight > clunk coming from the rear -

Thanks,>

Jeff>

I purchased a 2001 E320 wagon (non-4Matic) last April from a Mercedes> dealer. It was still under factory warranty with an additional one year > Starmark.>

I literally drove the car off the lot and noted a "clunking" in the > rear. I didn't pay> it too much attention thinking it was a loose car jack or spare tire. > When I got home> (75 miles later) I checked those items and they were not the problem. > After several> more days of clunking I took the car to my local dealer (5 miles away) and they> diagnosed a defective hydropneumatic suspension system. It took 5 days > to get the> parts from Germany and fortunately the parts and labor ($1500) were covered by> warranty. I was quite peaved that a "Starmark certified" car could be > driven off the> dealer lot with a MAJOR suspension defect. I wrote a letter to the > General Manager> of the dealership. Several days later I had a message from a junior > salesman left on> my answering machine. That was the extent of the response from the dealer to my> problem.

Other then fixing it under the warranty. What did you want? and engraved > apology?>