It was late in the evening when a driver headed toward Perth’s Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel in his Mercedes truck. Everything was going fine… until it wasn’t.
Just as he approached the tunnel, every warning light lit up on the dash — engine fault, ABS, transmission, the works. The truck lost power and wouldn’t go faster than a snail. Not exactly ideal on a major road with two trailers and a delivery still to finish.
He limped it through the tunnel, got the job done, and made it through the night. First thing the next morning, he rolled into Webbie’s Mechanical looking for answers — and hopefully a way to avoid another night like that.
We hooked up the diagnostics and got the full picture. Sure enough, the ECU had corrupted data. Fault codes were everywhere, and nothing was communicating properly. The truck wasn’t just having a tantrum — it was completely confused.
Luckily, this is the kind of thing we deal with all the time. Once we confirmed the issue, we mapped out the next steps to get it sorted — no guesswork, no “maybe it’s this,” just a proper diagnosis and a plan to fix it right.
So if your dash ever lights up like a Christmas tree and your truck starts acting like it’s forgotten how to drive, don’t panic — we’ve got the tools, the team, and the know-how to get you sorted.
