Transmission Slips When Cornering??
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From: Kitsap County, Washington
CLK430, Mits 3000GT VR4 Spyder
Transmission Slips When Cornering??
So, I have been having this problem for about a year with my 1999 CLK430 finally need to get this looked at.
The transmission has been a bit clunky when it is cold, dramatically improves when it warms up. It never seems to stick in any gear except...
If I turn hard (really not even that hard) then the transmission slips out of gear and will not re-engage.
When this happens if I pull over, shift into park and then back into any gear, no go, it acts like it is in park or neutral.
If I then turn off the car and then restart it, it will work fine again, until I corner hard.
Any ideas before I take it to my stealership for a raping?
It has not had a transmission service for a very long time (it has 180k miles) and it has not leaked.
The transmission has been a bit clunky when it is cold, dramatically improves when it warms up. It never seems to stick in any gear except...
If I turn hard (really not even that hard) then the transmission slips out of gear and will not re-engage.
When this happens if I pull over, shift into park and then back into any gear, no go, it acts like it is in park or neutral.
If I then turn off the car and then restart it, it will work fine again, until I corner hard.
Any ideas before I take it to my stealership for a raping?
It has not had a transmission service for a very long time (it has 180k miles) and it has not leaked.
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99CLK320,
Maybe time for a fluid change and, you may have the dreaded Tranmission Plug connector failure. There are two O-rings(I think) that fail and leak tfluid into the tm-control unit. If you are a DIYer there are threads that talk about the fix. Do a Search in the 208 forum and you will find the fix and pics. try this https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...connector.html
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2002 CLK 55 AMG cabriolet Eurocharged
That symptom is low fluid, the low fluid sensor normally sends them into limp mode but might be hung or frozen.
I agree with DL, the interface connector has wreaked a lot of havoc on these cars.
merry X-mas, Gator
I agree with DL, the interface connector has wreaked a lot of havoc on these cars.
merry X-mas, Gator
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2000 CLK430
Maybe time for a fluid change and, you may have the dreaded Tranmission Plug connector failure. There are two O-rings(I think) that fail and leak tfluid into the tm-control unit. If you are a DIYer there are threads that talk about the fix. Do a Search in the 208 forum and you will find the fix and pics. try this https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...connector.html
Lmao that's my old DIY from back in the day, glad to see it still being used.
Greg
