Big problem need help please
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Big problem need help please
hey guys, i have a big problem. im pretty sure i have a bad tranny. what should i do. i went to the dealer and they said that there wasnt anything wrong with it and one of my cousins told me it might be the mass air flow sensor so i bought one of those and put it in but still same problem. the car jumps back and forth (shaking) from 0-20 but not everytime (maybe around half the time when starting from 0-20mph) i cant seem to find out whats wrong so heres what i was thinking.
1) getting a new/ used transmission
2) getting mines fixed
3) or just doing a tune-up and everything to see if its just getting there u know. changing the filters and stuff.
the car has 82000 miles. whats the best thing to do. and how much would it be for these things. any help is appreciated thanks
Billy
1) getting a new/ used transmission
2) getting mines fixed
3) or just doing a tune-up and everything to see if its just getting there u know. changing the filters and stuff.
the car has 82000 miles. whats the best thing to do. and how much would it be for these things. any help is appreciated thanks
Billy
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Billy, search this forum (use terms like jerking, hesitation, rough shift in the search box) and you will find threads about this type of issue. Some people report a software update, some type of controller replacement, or whole transmission replacement solves the problem.
I have an out of warranty 03 E320 (79k miles) that exhibits some funny shifting issues at times, including jerking. It was really bad (severe hesitation on acceleration from a stop) until I replaced the fuel pumps (filters are integrated into the 2 pumps in my car for about $800 at an independent workshop). I have learned to live with it by manually shifting the car at the first sign of erratic behavior.
Does the behavior change when you shift the car manually (use the touch shift)?
Try a different dealership for diagnosis and throw yourself on the mercy of MB in the hopes that they will pay for at least part of the repair if it is the worst case scenrio. Please report what you find out.
I have an out of warranty 03 E320 (79k miles) that exhibits some funny shifting issues at times, including jerking. It was really bad (severe hesitation on acceleration from a stop) until I replaced the fuel pumps (filters are integrated into the 2 pumps in my car for about $800 at an independent workshop). I have learned to live with it by manually shifting the car at the first sign of erratic behavior.
Does the behavior change when you shift the car manually (use the touch shift)?
Try a different dealership for diagnosis and throw yourself on the mercy of MB in the hopes that they will pay for at least part of the repair if it is the worst case scenrio. Please report what you find out.
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The first and only thing to do is to have your car correctly diagnosed by an experienced MB shop,or dealer, not your relatives. Did the dealer that told you its not the transmission go any further with the diagnosis?? There are lots of things that are lots less expensive than a transmission that could cause your symptoms.
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. i would really appreciate it.
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The first and only thing to do is to have your car correctly diagnosed by an experienced MB shop,or dealer, not your relatives. Did the dealer that told you its not the transmission go any further with the diagnosis?? There are lots of things that are lots less expensive than a transmission that could cause your symptoms.
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Billy, search this forum (use terms like jerking, hesitation, rough shift in the search box) and you will find threads about this type of issue. Some people report a software update, some type of controller replacement, or whole transmission replacement solves the problem.
I have an out of warranty 03 E320 (79k miles) that exhibits some funny shifting issues at times, including jerking. It was really bad (severe hesitation on acceleration from a stop) until I replaced the fuel pumps (filters are integrated into the 2 pumps in my car for about $800 at an independent workshop). I have learned to live with it by manually shifting the car at the first sign of erratic behavior.
Does the behavior change when you shift the car manually (use the touch shift)?
Try a different dealership for diagnosis and throw yourself on the mercy of MB in the hopes that they will pay for at least part of the repair if it is the worst case scenrio. Please report what you find out.
I have an out of warranty 03 E320 (79k miles) that exhibits some funny shifting issues at times, including jerking. It was really bad (severe hesitation on acceleration from a stop) until I replaced the fuel pumps (filters are integrated into the 2 pumps in my car for about $800 at an independent workshop). I have learned to live with it by manually shifting the car at the first sign of erratic behavior.
Does the behavior change when you shift the car manually (use the touch shift)?
Try a different dealership for diagnosis and throw yourself on the mercy of MB in the hopes that they will pay for at least part of the repair if it is the worst case scenrio. Please report what you find out.
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im not really good with underneath the hood things. which one is the transmission fluid. and actually if someone can please take a picture and label everything for me please . i would really appreciate it
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Is this post a joke? I hope so. In the event it isn't, here's my response:
You are going about this all wrong.
You bring your car to a Mercedes Benz dealer staffed with factory trained technicians and equipped with thousands of dollars of special equipment to diagnose Mercedes Benz automobiles. They tell you nothing is wrong with the transmission. (Did they give you any other information or did they pronouce the car healthy?)
Not satisfied with this answer, you consult with a family member, who proceeds to annouce, through no diagnostic techniques that we can discern, that it is the MAF. So you throw that part at the car and, not surprisingly, it turns out to have no effect given the nature of the diagnosis attempted -- an ad hoc guess.
Now, you come here and, with a vague description of the problem, want us to tell you the next part you should throw at the car. Amazing!
Here is what you need to do: Bring the car back to that dealer, or bring it to another Mercedes dealer or qualified Mercedes shop and go for a ride with a tech, demonstrating for them the problem. They should be able to give you a diagnosis, and it needn't necessarily be the transmission. Then, depending on the diagnosis, you repair what they say to fix. If it is an expensive fix, then maybe get a second opinion from another dealer or qualified Mercedes shop. That will then give you some comfort that you are not being bull****ted, and you decide on a course of corrective action from there.
But to throw additional money and parts at the problem, with no idea of the cause is simply foolish.
I don't want to come off as a dick, but my only reaction to reading this post was to ask if you are for real, or if you just landed from outer space.
And, not to be harsh, but judging from the post, you should not touch anything on the car, PERIOD. You are far more likely to screw something up.
You are going about this all wrong.
You bring your car to a Mercedes Benz dealer staffed with factory trained technicians and equipped with thousands of dollars of special equipment to diagnose Mercedes Benz automobiles. They tell you nothing is wrong with the transmission. (Did they give you any other information or did they pronouce the car healthy?)
Not satisfied with this answer, you consult with a family member, who proceeds to annouce, through no diagnostic techniques that we can discern, that it is the MAF. So you throw that part at the car and, not surprisingly, it turns out to have no effect given the nature of the diagnosis attempted -- an ad hoc guess.
Now, you come here and, with a vague description of the problem, want us to tell you the next part you should throw at the car. Amazing!
Here is what you need to do: Bring the car back to that dealer, or bring it to another Mercedes dealer or qualified Mercedes shop and go for a ride with a tech, demonstrating for them the problem. They should be able to give you a diagnosis, and it needn't necessarily be the transmission. Then, depending on the diagnosis, you repair what they say to fix. If it is an expensive fix, then maybe get a second opinion from another dealer or qualified Mercedes shop. That will then give you some comfort that you are not being bull****ted, and you decide on a course of corrective action from there.
But to throw additional money and parts at the problem, with no idea of the cause is simply foolish.
I don't want to come off as a dick, but my only reaction to reading this post was to ask if you are for real, or if you just landed from outer space.
And, not to be harsh, but judging from the post, you should not touch anything on the car, PERIOD. You are far more likely to screw something up.
Last edited by maryjcl; Nov 6, 2007 at 01:13 PM.
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Is this post a joke? I hope so. In the event it isn't, here's my response:
You are going about this all wrong.
You bring your car to a Mercedes Benz dealer staffed with factory trained technicians and equipped with thousands of dollars of special equipment to diagnose Mercedes Benz automobiles. They tell you nothing is wrong with the transmission. (Did they give you any other information or did they pronouce the car healthy?)
Not satisfied with this answer, you consult with a family member, who proceeds to annouce, through no diagnostic techniques that we can discern, that it is the MAF. So you throw that part at the car and, not surprisingly, it turns out to have no effect given the nature of the diagnosis attempted -- an ad hoc guess.
Now, you come here and, with a vague description of the problem, want us to tell you the next part you should throw at the car. Amazing!
Here is what you need to do: Bring the car back to that dealer, or bring it to another Mercedes dealer or qualified Mercedes shop and go for a ride with a tech, demonstrating for them the problem. They should be able to give you a diagnosis, and it needn't necessarily be the transmission. Then, depending on the diagnosis, you repair what they say to fix. If it is an expensive fix, then maybe get a second opinion from another dealer or qualified Mercedes shop. That will then give you some comfort that you are not being bull****ted, and you decide on a course of corrective action from there.
But to throw additional money and parts at the problem, with no idea of the cause is simply foolish.
I don't want to come off as a dick, but my only reaction to reading this post was to ask if you are for real, or if you just landed from outer space.
And, not to be harsh, but judging from the post, you should not touch anything on the car, PERIOD. You are far more likely to screw something up.
You are going about this all wrong.
You bring your car to a Mercedes Benz dealer staffed with factory trained technicians and equipped with thousands of dollars of special equipment to diagnose Mercedes Benz automobiles. They tell you nothing is wrong with the transmission. (Did they give you any other information or did they pronouce the car healthy?)
Not satisfied with this answer, you consult with a family member, who proceeds to annouce, through no diagnostic techniques that we can discern, that it is the MAF. So you throw that part at the car and, not surprisingly, it turns out to have no effect given the nature of the diagnosis attempted -- an ad hoc guess.
Now, you come here and, with a vague description of the problem, want us to tell you the next part you should throw at the car. Amazing!
Here is what you need to do: Bring the car back to that dealer, or bring it to another Mercedes dealer or qualified Mercedes shop and go for a ride with a tech, demonstrating for them the problem. They should be able to give you a diagnosis, and it needn't necessarily be the transmission. Then, depending on the diagnosis, you repair what they say to fix. If it is an expensive fix, then maybe get a second opinion from another dealer or qualified Mercedes shop. That will then give you some comfort that you are not being bull****ted, and you decide on a course of corrective action from there.
But to throw additional money and parts at the problem, with no idea of the cause is simply foolish.
I don't want to come off as a dick, but my only reaction to reading this post was to ask if you are for real, or if you just landed from outer space.
And, not to be harsh, but judging from the post, you should not touch anything on the car, PERIOD. You are far more likely to screw something up.
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.. custom widbody 1 off design with a 305 tire in the rear and cf diffuser that is just plain sick 
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great news guys my check engine light came on. its bad news in a way but atleast now i can go to the dealer and they can run a check on the fault code. im taking it in on monday or are they open that day i know its a holiday or something.
