Transmission issues scaring me off

Jul 30, 2020 | 03:47 PM

#126

AMGiggity

Senior Member

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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL

Thanks for the video, do you still have the one that records the odd downshift and upshift on the highway (basically quickly skipping multiple gears downshifting and then suddenly upshifting)

I don't have a cam pointed at my instrument cluster, and that's really the only way to capture it. This happened only once or twice anyways but this mechanical bull effect is very easily duplicable

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Jul 30, 2020 | 04:56 PM

#127

19’43s

Member

Lmao what transmission issues I’ve had my 2019 for over 50k kilometres w zero issues, the only thing I could think of is either y’all don’t know how to give gas to a turbocharged car or y’all have bad transmission mounts or rare and worse case secanrio y’all got a car w a ****ty transmission which is again rare but nothing wrong w the gear ratios and the way it shifts y’all just floor it instead of buliding the boost and throttle the right way LMFAO

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Jul 30, 2020 | 07:37 PM

#128

W205C43PFL

MBWorld God!

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Originally Posted by AMGiggity

I don't have a cam pointed at my instrument cluster, and that's really the only way to capture it. This happened only once or twice anyways but this mechanical bull effect is very easily duplicable

I see... Thought you said you had a video you wanted to share at one point but you forgot to post it. No worries buddy, thanks for your answer.

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Jul 31, 2020 | 02:32 AM

#129

waisoserious

Super Member

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Originally Posted by SkitsversuS

Im now about 2 1/2 months away from taking delivery on a 2018 c43 I built with my dealer. The more I read these forums about the issues with the car jerking the more I'm reconsidering this purchase. I decided to go down and test drive it and replicate the problem people are talking about, and sure enough about 5 min in it happened. Came up to a red light, rolling in Sport + about 15 mph, light turned green and stepped back on the pedal and the car literally threw me back and forth for a good 3-4 seconds before it stopped due to me taking my foot off the gas. Me and the rep looked at each other in shock, and it was even more nerve wrecking because it happened as I was making a left in the middle of an intersection.

When we got back to the dealer I had the manager make note of it, waiting to hear back from him as he said he'd call a rep and see if they have corrected it in the 18's with different software or whatever.

Seriously sucks, this car is everything I want but I'm not about to drop 75k on something that drives like that under certain circumstances. Makes me reconsider the 2018 S5 SB.

If youve ever driven a sports car and drove it around in 1st gear. It does the same thing.

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Jul 31, 2020 | 04:00 AM

#130

TModelle

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Originally Posted by waisoserious

If youve ever driven a sports car and drove it around in 1st gear. It does the same thing.

haha good one. no it doesn’t!

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Jul 31, 2020 | 03:25 PM

#131

AMGiggity

Senior Member

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Originally Posted by 19’43s

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Jul 31, 2020 | 04:11 PM

#132

19’43s

Member

I’m talking about the first gear jerking if you don’t just slam the throttle but slowly press it accordingly w the understanding of the gear ratios you’d realize it’s not the car that’s doing the first gear jerking it’s really the driver lol