Was driving the amg today when it felt a little funny when i was driving along i pulled up at the petrol station got back in and the car moved a little then it stoped jumped out of gear and now it does not move in D when i put my foot down it is just revs, when i start the car again it moves a touch then stops, seems like some fluid has been leaking. topped it back up with transmission fluid it just leaks out. Has my gearbox gone

 

hate to say it but you may need to rebuild your gearbox

 

That is bad news. I hope you have a good warranty, mate.

 

no warranty, going to take it to the garage hopefully next week and get it checked out. Whats the price on a gearbox

 

What year and mileage?

 

03 90k miles how much will it cost

 

Well there was an issue with 2003s having a faulty Valeo radiator that leaked into the tranny causing both to fail and also the torque converter. Benz Star Bulletin #P-B 27.55/50f, dated March 24, 2006, there is a problem with Valeo radiators up to production date 9/2003 installed in E55 models. I would look for a used salvage tranny. I am sure a new replacement from MB would be around $7000. Plus you may need a radiator and torque converter.

 

Quick update gave the car into the garage, they said it needs a new gearbox, they got back to me today saying something about that the rad had something to do with the gearbox going, therefore they are now saying i need a new rad which is about £400 is that right or are they playing games with me

 

I had the tranny rebuilt at a local tranmission shop (two mechanics are AMG club members and one owns a SL55) on my E55 a few weeks ago at 49K miles. Total was $3975 - a bargain. The guys did a great job as the tranny is better than ever! Fortunately, I had a warranty so it cost $50 + $200 service charge at the local Mercedes dealer.

The MB dealership was going to replace the tranny with a rebuilt one and the warranty company balked at the cost. A year ago, the transmission module failed and it took a week to get one from Germany and $1500 from the warranty company.

The car had less than 31K miles on it when I purchased it in March 2009. Some of those miles must have been rough ones...

 

There was a known problem with the '03 Valeo radiators in that they would leak internally mixing coolant into the trans fluid. If you had an external leak, it could be anything from a .50 cent o-ring to a new rad.

 

In the states, I just bought a rebuilt tranny from MB that was rebuilt in Germany for COST at $2430...

 

You must not have read this post last time so here it is again!