TRANSMISSIONT GONE at 68500K miles..
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TRANSMISSIONT GONE at 68500K miles..
wtf.. i got a 2000 E320 and now the tranny's shot. guy at the garage said its gonna cost 4500K+ to fix. should there be an early warning for this sort of thing??? i've been driving it around and everything seemed fine.. until this morning when the check engine light came on and it had problem changing gears...
i cant believe the tranny is gone at 68000K miles!!!!!!
im gonna DONATE THE DAMN THING!!!
i cant believe the tranny is gone at 68000K miles!!!!!!
im gonna DONATE THE DAMN THING!!!
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Wait, something fishy's going on. You mean to say that up to this morning, the car drove fine... no noise from the tranny, no grinding, nothing. Then all of a sudden, you get a check engine light and the car doesn't shift right.
I don't know much about late-model MB transmissions, but I believe the shift points are electronically controlled. Therefore, if you have an issue with that part of the car's ECU/tranny module, it won't shift right... but not necessarily mean your tranny's shot. Take it to another person, or dealer for a second opinion.
If you're done with the car, donate it to me.
Anyway, good luck.
I don't know much about late-model MB transmissions, but I believe the shift points are electronically controlled. Therefore, if you have an issue with that part of the car's ECU/tranny module, it won't shift right... but not necessarily mean your tranny's shot. Take it to another person, or dealer for a second opinion.
If you're done with the car, donate it to me.
Anyway, good luck.
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well i did hear some grinding noise and i had the mechanic check it out and all a month ago but yes.. the car drove fine without any strange noises of the sort.. the point im making is.. i didnt get any early warning whatsoever. the check engine light came on this morning and the gears refused to shift..
and im giving it away to someone at work AS IS for like 2500K. the only reason im doing it is im moving to LA in 2 weeks!! so i gotta get it off my hands now.
and im giving it away to someone at work AS IS for like 2500K. the only reason im doing it is im moving to LA in 2 weeks!! so i gotta get it off my hands now.
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well i did hear some grinding noise and i had the mechanic check it out and all a month ago but yes.. the car drove fine without any strange noises of the sort.. the point im making is.. i didnt get any early warning whatsoever. the check engine light came on this morning and the gears refused to shift..
and im giving it away to someone at work AS IS for like 2500K. the only reason im doing it is im moving to LA in 2 weeks!! so i gotta get it off my hands now.
and im giving it away to someone at work AS IS for like 2500K. the only reason im doing it is im moving to LA in 2 weeks!! so i gotta get it off my hands now.
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My tranny went out at about 70,000 miles, it just is a commen problem. My mom was driving my car when it happened so she took it to a MB dealership and paid 6,000 dollars to have it fixed.
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I guess it was under warranty.
Was your tranny replaced? overhauled? Did replace the fluid fixed the problem?
This is scary, MB tranny only lasted 30k miles.
This is another scary case. We probably should have a poll to find out how reliable MB tranny is.
Was your tranny replaced? overhauled? Did replace the fluid fixed the problem?
This is scary, MB tranny only lasted 30k miles.
This is another scary case. We probably should have a poll to find out how reliable MB tranny is.
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It was rebuilt under warranty..new Torque Converter/Clutches/Valve body and front pump...The Clutch material looked like gold dust in the pan
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I Service the trans @30k intervals...as I Worked for MB and saw the results of a lifetime fluid.
Now MB Will Just Exchange the trans...
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so here's the official ending.. let me rephrase that.. either of 2 things will happen. since i only have less than 2 weeks to get rid of this car before i move to LA.
1) donate the car to the American Red Cross and take the tax deduction.
(cuz fixing it will cost me $6500+)
2) the mechanic said he will contact a few wholesalers and possibly buy it from me for like 4-5K. not bad considering i just want to dump the damn thing at this point.
thanks for all your comments and shared experience. enjoy the holidays everyone!!
1) donate the car to the American Red Cross and take the tax deduction.
(cuz fixing it will cost me $6500+)
2) the mechanic said he will contact a few wholesalers and possibly buy it from me for like 4-5K. not bad considering i just want to dump the damn thing at this point.
thanks for all your comments and shared experience. enjoy the holidays everyone!!
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..........I am a bit suprised and worried about the content of this thread. I apparently wrongly assumed that the MB 5speed tranny was essentially bullet proof. For the tranny to be toasted at either 30000miles or 68000miles in a V6 car with 215HP is strange to me.
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That is what I would probaly would get If I were to trade it in now but the tranny went out over 2 and half years ago and since then I have had no problems with my car except minor upkeep: brake jobs, motor mounts, fan belt tensior, oil changes. I almost sold my car about 6 months ago for $12K but deal fell thru. I also have added tons of upgrades. Plus I have a second car so I don't have to drive the Benz all the time like I did before.
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Guys, the lesson here is that these transmissions require fluid changes despite what MB and BMW call "lifetime" fluid. To quote my former indie: "It's lifetime alright...lasts the life of the transmission". He recommended tranny fluid changes every 50K miles at a minimum. My E420 had around 130K miles when I sold it and the tranny shifted smoother than the day I got it. I think tranny fluid changes cost me about $200 at my indie, and it's not really a diffficult DIY.
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I saw one in ebay for 2000 dollars for a E430
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-04...QQcmdZViewItem
.. You should check it out because is not uncommon to see them
Question.. What oil should be used? My car has 100k now and I don't feel like buying a tranny, specially with the conversion we are planning
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-04...QQcmdZViewItem
.. You should check it out because is not uncommon to see them
Question.. What oil should be used? My car has 100k now and I don't feel like buying a tranny, specially with the conversion we are planning
