mstepchinski

Hi,
I have an '07 E320 Bluetec, and I have had the transmission "give out" twice in the past 2 weeks. It starts by not seeming to have any power (acceleration), and tonight it came to a crawling stop. I tried shifting forward gears and reverse and none worked. The engine did rev.. I turned the car off and restarted it, and all was fine.

Anyone ever see this before?

Thanks in advance!

06e320cdi

You really should get it in to dealer and get the codes pulled.

WEBSRFR

+1

Do this soon! You don't want the car giving up on you in the middle of a busy intersection or traffic circle that you are trying to clear. Also if you continue to drive the car, never put the car in a position where the momentary loss of acceleration can create a serious accident.

mstepchinski

Thanks -
I took the car in first thing this morning. I'm not one to wait around and let something like this go. I was talking to someone last night, and he said that the valve body in these transmissions is suspect, and this is common. Dissapointing since I have only owned the car for 2 weeks, and it only has 54k on the clock.

mstepchinski

Oh, at the dealership, my car showed as a CDI, and not a bluetec...?? It's certainly the V6. Also badged bluetec on the rear deck. Hmm...

06e320cdi

Its a bluetec. Also, is this a CPO? If so it should be covered.

mstepchinski

no on the cpo. Bought from an independent. $1250 for the valve body, and that's what it was..