davidb

Has any one else had major transmission problems with their CLK55 (or any CLK)?

Mine is going into the shop for the third time (fourth occurrence) with tranny problems -

1st time - car went into limp home mode, would not shift out of 2nd gear. Remedy - replaced valve bodies between 2nd and 3rd gear (or something like that)

2nd time - into limp home mode, stuck in 1st gear - the eventually reset itself before I could bring it in

3rd time - into limp home more, stuck in 2nd gear, car shifts VERY violently between D, P and R - car reset itself and got out of limp home mode - brought it
in anyway so they could check error codes - Remedy - replace electronic transmission control and related electronics

4th time - into limp home more, stuck in 2nd gear, car shifts VERY violently between D, P and R - just went to the shop today, no word yet

The car has about 17,000 miles on it. Has anyone else had similar problems? any advice (besides just taking it to a different dealer)?

Any help is appreciated,

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David
'01 CLK
'01 330Ci

theine

You are lucky your car is under warranty. If the same problen happens more that twice, you should be entitled to a new tranny.

mmgrad

If your car is still within its first year, check with your state's lemon laws. you might even be able to get a new car if the problem persists.