SL/R230: 7 Speed Faliure
12-24-2003, 07:55 PM
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7 Speed Faliure
A colleague of mine just purchased a new 04 sl 500 sport, after 2600 miles the trans failed and is currently being replaced...he is not very happy. MB is very concerned and is having the trans shipped back to Germany for analysis.
12-24-2003, 08:45 PM
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Re: 7 Speed Faliure
Originally posted by RJC
A colleague of mine just purchased a new 04 sl 500 sport, after 2600 miles the trans failed and is currently being replaced...he is not very happy. MB is very concerned and is having the trans shipped back to Germany for analysis.
A colleague of mine just purchased a new 04 sl 500 sport, after 2600 miles the trans failed and is currently being replaced...he is not very happy. MB is very concerned and is having the trans shipped back to Germany for analysis.
12-25-2003, 02:54 PM
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My SL-500 sport with 1003 miles on the odometer experiences, on cool mornings, when starting from a stop a very significant transmission shifting pattern. Harsh shifts until the car warms up. Say 4 to 5 miles. When I say cool I mean mid to low 40's F. (Florida) Should I be concerned?
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Originally posted by richard2725
My SL-500 sport with 1003 miles on the odometer experiences, on cool mornings, when starting from a stop a very significant transmission shifting pattern. Harsh shifts until the car warms up. Say 4 to 5 miles. When I say cool I mean mid to low 40's F. (Florida) Should I be concerned?
My SL-500 sport with 1003 miles on the odometer experiences, on cool mornings, when starting from a stop a very significant transmission shifting pattern. Harsh shifts until the car warms up. Say 4 to 5 miles. When I say cool I mean mid to low 40's F. (Florida) Should I be concerned?
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12-26-2003, 07:25 PM
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E 63S Wagon Renntech, E55 Renntech, SL65, SL 55 030, ML, bunch of old ones--they come, they go...
We had a failure here too....
didn't make it 50 miles. Apprently a seal gave way, goofing up some specific pressures, and it would not shift out of second gear. Customer agreed to hang in, a new came in the box via FedEx and he was going on Christmas Eve. Sure would make me think twice. ...
