Transmission Slip Out Of Gear Problems of Mercedes Benz E500

Driving at about 60 mph and start decelerating to turn and the transmission shifted out of gear or to first gear the initial time. I had to pull over, cut the car off completely and then re-start the vehicle for it to shift correctly. Went about a month and it happened again. At first I thought that I had done something, but it started happening more often like once a week and then daily. I was traveling at one time on I-64 and decelerated a bit to go through the hampton tunnel and realized that it happened again as I was accelerating at the end of the tunnel. Once again, I had to pull over, shut the vehicle off and restart it for the transmission to reset. It also happened at traffic lights. One time while my son and I were riding we actually felt the car jolt as it shifted out of the proper gear. The last time it happened I was on busy rt. 29 right at rush hour. I stopped at a light and when the light changed green I stepped on the gas to accelerate and all I could hear was the engine revving. I tried the usual, cutting the vehicle off and restarting it, but this time the transmission didn't reset itself at all and I ended up getting towed to a shop. My car is in the shop now and the transmission is being replaced. The car will go when it happens, but it will not shift from first gear at all. I just looked at a couple sites online and see where at least three other people had this same issue. I also found a TSB (technical service bulletin) on the allworldauto. Com website, for transmissions downshifting for the Mercedes Benz e class.

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