2007 Mercedes-Benz E350: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jan 10, 2017 · Transmission · 104,000 miles · VA

The automatic transmission would not shift properly. Very dangerous. It is a seven speed automatic transmission but seemed to stay in a high gear so the vehicle did not accelerate. It would not go into reverse. It occurred on a major highway. The me dealer said the repair will be about $2300 this should be a recall. Safety hazard.

Filed Oct 2, 2012 · Transmission · 113,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Feb 6, 2012 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · MS

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.

Filed Mar 22, 2011 · Transmission · 55,900 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jan 8, 2009 · Transmission · 600 miles · CA

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.