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Shudder when turning and accelerating... transfer case?

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Old 12-23-2007, 01:52 AM
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Shudder when turning and accelerating... transfer case?

Just started noticing a shudder when i have the wheel turned and accelerate from a stop. Is this my transfer case going bad? Anyone have the transfer case fail on them?

76k on a 99 ml320.
Old 12-23-2007, 08:58 AM
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could be a bad sensor for esp. using the brakes to straighten the car. get a dealer to look for codes.
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Just started noticing a shudder when i have the wheel turned and accelerate from a stop. Is this my transfer case going bad? Anyone have the transfer case fail on them?

76k on a 99 ml320.



common for the 98's and 99's. It's in the transfer case. What i have heard is there is nothing you can do. Something with how the transfer case delivers the power to the front and the rear wheels. Mine does the same thing. Also i have heard nothing bad can happen from it. But lets see what other people write on here.
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you should of said something when you were here... we could of done donuts on the snow... that would of taken care of any issues...

on another note I think this was a common problem with the early W163s...

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