Transmission does not downshift when you try to stop, it chokes and dies. Transmission is stuck on the 3 gear and does not downshift.
2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 transmission complaints
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Check engine light came on. Took the vehicle to the local dealer and they found codes 1200, 1208, p0016 and p0017. Worn balance shaft sprocket. Doing research online turns out there are hundreds and hundreds of affected mb customers. Mercedes knew of this problem as early as 2007 but has not publicly addressed this issue or issued a recall. The bill to fix this issue is over $4,000, some people report the dealer quoting them over $10,000. My price to fix this is $5,995. My complaint is that this is a known issue by mercedes. Knowingly they installed, and kept installing, parts that wear out prematurely leaving customers with an unfairly large bill to correct their mistake.
The above date is an estimate: transmission slips causing car to stall and almost got rear-ended. Took car that was under warranty to dealership and they could not find an issue with transmission. Problem have gotten worst. Googled issue and found a lot of complaints about the same issue. The more serious problem is my car reeks with the smell of gasoline. Took car to same dealer and they said they fixed the problem but my car still smell of gasoline. I actually get nausea when driving and eyes began to burn. If I was a smoker, I would be afraid to light a cigarette in my car. My garage also smell of gasoline when I park. Wsbtv in atlanta did a series on this issue last month because of the many complaints. Someone will be injured or killed if these issues is not address. Dealer is mercedes benz of south atlanta.
While entering the freeway, the transmission disengaged and failed. The vehicle was steered to the shoulder. The dash lights all changed to red and the transmission would not engage. After shutting off the engine and restarting the vehicle, it performed normally until last week. The same failure occurred three times last week. After restarting the engine the car was taken to the closest non-dealer service center and a reset of the transmission speed sensor was performed electronically. I was advised that this is a common problem with model and that I would need a new set of valves, sensors, seals etc.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk violently when shifting gears. Also, while driving 20 MPH the vehicle would not shift into second gear and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they provided not assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and filed a complaint and stating that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was 113,000.
I bought this car about 4 months ago. This car has been serviced religiously at the local mercedes dealer and there has been "no know problems". On a thursday I noticed the car shifting a little funny so I had my husband drive it just to be sure. He noticed the same erratic shifting. On saturday I dropped the car off at the mercedes dealer (same dealer it has always been serviced at). When I parked the car I wanted to check each gear just to make sure and what do you know...it would not shift into reverse. Later that day I had to call mercedes to find out what was going on with the car and they proceeded to tell me the car had metal shavings in the transmission pan and would need a new transmission. The quote for a new transmission is $5800!!! I don't understand how the car did not give me any warning nor an indicator light. The car only has 60k miles on it and in no way should need a new transmission. Also, keep in mind the transmission was serviced at this same mercedes dealer at 39k miles. Something is not right and I want answers. I am completely shocked and so upset.
When accelerating from a stop light, the car would not shift gears automatically. The car seems to be stuck in 1st gear or neutral as I could not get past 20mph without maxing out my RPM's. I had to drive 3 miles going 20mph to get somewhere so I could get towed. After towed to the dealership, they could not replicate the situation. This has happened twice within a week's time. This is a mercedes 2007 e350. I have seen other posts about this exact same thing with no solution. The dealership said to pull over and restart the car. What!!! What kind of fix is that? I do that to my home pc...I shouldn't have to do that for my car! I bought this car less than 30 days ago...and the dealership doesn't seem to want any part of it. I haven't even made the first payment or received my permanent tags yet.
The check engine light came on and the engine started making a "clicking" noise. I took the car to the mercedes dealership and they said that the balance shaft gear was completely deteriorated. They described the gear as "chewed up"! I had no choice but to pay $4,000.00 to get the engine removed from my car and have the balance shaft replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. While driving 20 MPH with the gear indicator in drive, the vehicle was moving as if it was in low gear. The contact shut off engine in order to reset the gears. The dealer repaired the electric hydraulic control unit and 10 minor parts in the transmission. When the failure recurred, the dealer was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The failure has occurred 2 times. The manufacturer was contacted and didn't provide a solution to the failure. The failure mileage was 29,700 and the current mileage was 30,100.
No warning of any kind, nor any event of any kind. One minute, everything is fine. The next, the transmission fails. Transmission failure has happened 3 times in the past 10 months. Car is a 2007 mercedes. On all 3 occasions, I was driving on multiple lane interstate. One 2 of the incidents, the car suddenly went out of the drive gear into what felt like neutral. It stayed there for 10 or 15 seconds and then resumed in drive on it's own. Possible consequences of very serious accident. On the 3rd incident, I was at a stoplight and when starting on the green light, the car would not come out of 1st gear. Just dropped car off today for this and don't know results yet. What was done to correct: on both of the first 2 occasions, software was updated. There were other things done which bizarrely somehow relate to the transmission. I have no parts. I believe I do have the service sheet from both of the earlier incidents.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. When attempting to drive the vehicle, it seems as if the transmission does not engage into the proper gear. As a result, the contact is unable to drive the vehicle. When the failure occurs, she usually hears a loud winding noise. She took the vehicle to the dealer on four occasions and they reprogrammed the PCM and added transmission fluid. All the repairs have not sufficiently corrected the failure. The contact is currently waiting for a response from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 600 and current mileage was 8,416. Updated 02/05/09 *bf the transmission jerked into gear at times and other times it would not shift. Updated 02/06/09.
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