Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-2008120008 | 12/01/2008 | 10030904 | Mercedes benz: models 203, 209, 211, 219,230, and 463; model years 2005-2007. replace pilot bushing at electrohydraulic unit. daimler ag has determined that on affected vehicles the transmission pilot bushing may leak. dealer will repla | 12/18/2009 | |
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||||
| SC-2007100004 | 02/01/2009 | 10029504 | Mercedes: replace transfer case on affected vehicles optimized transfer cases will reduce vibrations when cornering or when parking. models 203, 211, 220. *pe | 07/10/2009 | |
| 2007100004 | 01/01/2009 | 10023776 | Models e320, e500, e55, e350, e550, e63 and s430 4matic, s500 4matic. my 2005-2006 -- replace transfer case. *nj updated 5/13/09. models c280, c350, c320 and c240. my 2005-2007. *pe | 01/31/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 68000 | ||
| My 18yr old college student was driving back from her summer classes at and the car suddenly lost power and she had to pull over on the side of the road to avoid an car accident ....i'm not sure what to do now cause i can't afford to have this problem fixed according to what i've been reading ...something about trans slipping with faulty 0894 code and a blown k-1 clutch which seems to be a common problem,,,when i got the car home and i drove it the car was losing power for some reason please help....i'm a single retired mother whom is just trying to educate my daughter but without a death...this car is really dangerous what should i do ???????and i just got the car out of the shop two days ago for check engine light just so my daughter can attend summer college classes. | |||
| 02/04/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Driving in to work on the highway i was doing about 70 mph and suddenly i felt hard jolt and the car began to slip and swerve. there had been snow storm the night before and the roads were wet. i manage to control the car and pull over to the emergency lane. the transmission had shifted down for some reason, causing the wheels to slip. shifted the car to p and back to d but the car had no power. shifted a few more times and finally i was able to drive into work but the transmission continued shifting up and down unexpectedly. slipped and swerved a few more times. upon researching this problem online found that this is a repeating issue across multiple mercedes benz models. i am also learning that this problem may cost upwards of $2,000 to repair. this is a very dangerous condition that could have caused an accident. i called mb customer service and they do not admit to any problem with their transmissions despite the multiple instances posted over the net. i am also now seeing that the stability control program is not working nor is the manual shift feature that this car came with that allows me to manually shift the transmission up or down. i put the car in d and cannot shift up or down nor do i see a specific gear selected on the dash board. this leads me to believe that this is either a computer or electronic problem. i first noticed an issue with the transmission about 1 year ago at 60,000 miles when i stopped at a red light and could not get going again once the light turned green. the car was in d but left as if it was in neutral. the engine rpm's ramped up but the car would not move. had to shift to p and back to d to get going again. i did not see this problem again after that which is the reason i did not do anything about it up until now that i almost had an accident. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/26/2008 | |||
| First, my steering wheel wire was replaced from a faulty srs light coming on and the esp light coming on. i had to pay for all of this. next, euromotor cars said the steering wheel collar was broke. i have never had that fixed because they wanted to charge me and i felt they should replace the collar since they replaced the steering wire. now my car does not start and the instrument cluster does not light up. i cannot unlock the doors with the remote key and i cannot unlock the trunk of the car. my car just sits because i feel i should not have to pay for any of this any more. i have put $6,800 in repairs in this car. i do not want to pay for another vehicle. i feel my car is unsafe. my car was first serviced at herb gordon's auto group in silver spring, maryland. i was not happy with the service so i decided to try euromotors and the service was worse. they continue to put in codes so there will not be a recall and the consumer has to pay out of pocket. please help in resolving some of the issues i have had with this 2005 c230 kompressor mercedes benz. i would also like for this car to be entered into the recall for the steering wire repair just as the e320. i purchased the car with 4,000 miles on it in 10/2005. thank you. | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 4405 | 7 | 04/09/2005 |
| My mercedes benz c230 kompressor started having problems at 4400 miles, it has a hesitation problem. it now has 42,000 miles and still has hesitation. its been in the shop 7 times for the same situation. they tried to blame it on water in the fuel, but it continues to have the same issue. over the seven attempts to repair my vehicle, the problems still persists. the hesitation is consisted of stopping and going, jerking the vehicle when transmission from gear to gear. its a fuel related problem. my fiance and i have been in to many close calls with accidents. the scare of my car is if i really need to avoid being in a accident with swerving, will i have the ability to do that? right now i don't. they have replaced the throttle body, fuel sensors, fuel pump, can't use premium gas recommended by germany tac line, a lot of carbon build-up in the fourth cylinder, gas tank and i think that's it. *jb | |||