trans shift to neutral
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99CLK320,
trans shift to neutral
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. I am barreling down a four lane about 80 and the light changes where I normally make my right turn to head home. So I come around the turn fairly hard and kit it down to make the next light because I know it's going to turn if I don't hurry. Just as I kick it down and the trans downshifts(I think) the light ahead turns orange so i back off the throttle but say to myself "what the hell; there's no traffic. I'll kick it down again and blast through the light." I hit the throttle and the motor races freely cuz the transmission is in neutral. OMG! I thought I bumped the lever so I grab it and pull it back to what I thought was Drive. NADA! The shift lever goes up and back like theres no gearbox connected to it and the engine revs freely like it's in neutral(cuz it is). I coast slow through the intersection, put on the four-ways, stop the car, put it in park, turn the key off, start the car, put it in D and away we go. Thank you God! Somehow that puppy slipped into neutral and wouldn't come out until total shut down. Interesting, don't you think?
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2001 CLK 320
check your fluid..i had the same exact problem, and it turned out to be low on fluid..it happened to me every time i slowed suddenly..i have a slow leak in the tranny where i need a simple o-ring replacement
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2kCLK320
It may be some kind of shifting linkage, Its like a 3 dollar part I think. Only reason I know about it is MD dealer told me it was loose and could pop into neutral on the highway, they wanted 150 to replace it.
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99CLK320,
there's no leak. I would have seen it on my garage floor by now. As far as linkage is concerned: but, it's never done it before nor since that one time. thanks for your reponse. (????????)
