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Old Oct 19, 2019 | 09:01 PM
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When I had my C6 and spent most of my time on the C6 forum, I often read about HB problems. Fortunately, I never experienced any issues. But my question is...on the C7 forum, I RARELY hear of anyone having a problem with a HB. Was this issue resolved going from the C6 to the C7? What was the fix?
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GM replaced the (C6) HB problem with the (C7) belt tensioner problem.


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Hahaha .... lol.
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Ha ha. Good one Lisa.
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going back to 2001 the MB V6 which was in all of their 320 cars so e320 c320 slk320,etc had a HB issue. I had to get mine done under my own dime - about 700 bucks but about a year later MB was made to have a recall. I had to show the recall letter to my local MB dealer and about 2 week later had a check in the mail for the cost of the work.

Not sure what was the C6 issue.
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I'm betting the belt tensioner problem costs a loss less than replacing the HB.
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