Transmission slipping in first gear
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2000 C280 Sport
Transmission slipping in first gear
2000 C280 Automatic Tranny.
Recently had an issue wher my car was stuck in first gear. Took it to AAmco (only place around). They checked it and said it needed a Tranny control circuit board. They replaced and said everything else was OK. They did the fluid service also.
Now it works mostly. Car shifts fine beteween gears. When I come to a complete stop and hit the gas again, sometimes the trans. slips for a second. As a workaround, I have just been hitting the gas gradually until I feel the tranny catch, then I can go.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Does anyone know what might cause this?
Recently had an issue wher my car was stuck in first gear. Took it to AAmco (only place around). They checked it and said it needed a Tranny control circuit board. They replaced and said everything else was OK. They did the fluid service also.
Now it works mostly. Car shifts fine beteween gears. When I come to a complete stop and hit the gas again, sometimes the trans. slips for a second. As a workaround, I have just been hitting the gas gradually until I feel the tranny catch, then I can go.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Does anyone know what might cause this?
Last edited by shakescl; Nov 2, 2010 at 04:17 PM. Reason: adding info
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From: Los Angeles, CA
2000 C230 Kompressor Sport
2000 C280 Automatic Tranny.
Recently had an issue wher my car was stuck in first gear. Took it to AAmco (only place around). They checked it and said it needed a Tranny control circuit board. They replaced and said everything else was OK. They did the fluid service also.
Now it works mostly. Car shifts fine beteween gears. When I come to a complete stop and hit the gas again, sometimes the trans. slips for a second. As a workaround, I have just been hitting the gas gradually until I feel the tranny catch, then I can go.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Does anyone know what might cause this?
Recently had an issue wher my car was stuck in first gear. Took it to AAmco (only place around). They checked it and said it needed a Tranny control circuit board. They replaced and said everything else was OK. They did the fluid service also.
Now it works mostly. Car shifts fine beteween gears. When I come to a complete stop and hit the gas again, sometimes the trans. slips for a second. As a workaround, I have just been hitting the gas gradually until I feel the tranny catch, then I can go.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Does anyone know what might cause this?
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AAmco is the worst. I would not be surprised if they put in the wrong type of transmission fluid. They probably used the cheap stuff meant for the pre-facelift w202. Additionally, you could have a totally separate issue from bad fluid. The transmission board may have been a red herring. I would go to a qualified MB transmission expert and stop taking chances.
