I guess I'm the lucky one with the SC problem. That said, I still love this car. After taking the car to both the Chrysler and Benz dealers and both saying that I needed a new SC, I got a used one that had 18K miles on it and did the install myself. Sad to report that car makes the same top side grinding noise as with the original SC. In my opinion there is A) nothing wrong with either, B) same thing wrong with both or c) something else causing the noise. I have another thread on this problem and will be posting complete details on how to chageout the SC in a future post and on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehxL0JaYM9A . New SC with new Code-3 bearing (same as what I had done previously to my SC) sounds identical to the video. Bummer..... no real bummer. At least I didn't spend the $6000 that the Chrysler dealer wanted or the $3700 the MB dealer wanted.

Even with the SC noise, this car still runs really fast, a bit bumpy on secondary roads. In the 1 year I have had my car, only one tire air pressure sensor needed to be replaced (warranty) and the transmission leak o-ring seal.