Power Train Problems of Mercedes Benz SL500

This issue almost cause an accident on the freeway, transmission went from drive to neutral and then reverse. This is cause by the range sensor. Conductor plate for transmission is very common for this type of vehicles. Please investigate. This can cause a fatal injury or death.

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It has been nearly two years I have stopped driving my 2003 mercedes Sl500, although I only have about 80,000 miles on the car. This is due to abc warning light(red display: please drive carefully)comes on intermittently and the car drives very bouncy and it feels the car has no shocks, definitely feeling it would be unsafe to drive. The diagnostic message comes up saying "visit workshop". This is the third time this abc pump issue is stopping me from driving the car, since it first appeared when I had 29,000 miles on the car which was under manufacturer warranty (50,000 miles or four years) and the dealership replaced the abc pump and also replaced the engine mounts. The abc red light appeared again when I had about 51,000 miles on the car. It happened also the engine mounts were in need of replacement again. As the warranty was only for 50,000 miles, mercedes refused to repair the abc pump and the engine mounts under warranty and finally I agreed to a 50% cost to me to have repairs done. I expressed my opinion that the abc pump and the engine mounts had engineering and manufacturing defect and they should have 50,000 miles warranty as the original warranty, from the time of replacement. Regrettably, same abc malfunction and engine mounts became an issue at 78,000 miles and now the dealer and mercedes refuse to replace the abc pump and engine mounts under warranty and have given an estimate of $7336. 36 for the necessary replacement of parts, including labor, but excluding taxes. To divert attention from abc pump, the dealer is now referring to the problem as "power steering pump"I have extensively researched the issues and it appears the mentioned problems with my car are prevailing issues with other mercedes 2003 sl 500, and there are 100's of owners who feel mercedes is not taking responsibility for replacement and repair of these defective parts under warranty. My car is unsafe to drive. There should be a recall by mercedes to fix these dangerous to drive cars.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mercedes sl 500. While driving 75 mph the vehicle went into limp mode and the speed decreased to 35 mph. The abs and esp \warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mercedes-benz of palm beach 4000 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, FL 33409 (561) 609-0902 but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the fault conductor plate. Needed to be replaced and referred to the local dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 33,000. Ap.

I live in texas and my mercedes went into limp mode at a red light. I can not get my transmission repaired anywhere else because they have made it impossible for any other shops to be able to service this specific transmission. They tell me and I quote "we are unable to work on this transmission because it requires special tools which only mercedes dealership carry so you will have to take it to them, sorry" please, please, please recall this transmission!!! another time I was diving down the hwy doing 70mph when the abc too low dash light came on as well as my car dropping 2 inched to the ground as I was drive 70mph plus I lost control of steering. And once again no one could work on it because it requires special tools. And the one place that could said they were Mercedes Benz certified. After having my car 3 days and paying $125 for a diagnostic test. I was told it was going to be $5000+ to fix. Long story short I payed the car lot where I bought it from $3587. 00 to fix it .

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The contact stated the drivetrain is leaping as the car starts and as you start to shift. No accidents that led up to this and the dealer has looked at it several (unknown quanity) times. The powertrain seems to be sending power from the front to the back of the car too quickly and this could lead to future failures and a safety risk.

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When the gears were shifted, they became stuck.

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