I was driving yesterday and everything was fine until I came up to some traffic lights and went to pull away and despite the car revving and RPM's going up, I was not moving and it stayed at 0mph.

I've only had the car 3 days and it was has run perfectly up until now. I turned the engine off and on again and it pulled away until I stopped again and the same problem happened again.

It seems the car is in limp mode and every time I stop or change from Drive to reverse the same things happen.

There are no warning lights on but having looked at the transmission fluid it seems to be brown and smells burnt?

I am going to change the fluid and filter, if I do this and it solves the problem, will the car come out of limp mode itself? Or will I need to something else?

Anyone else had this problem?

Thanks.

 

Hi Bruce, did you buy the car from a dealer? if so you need to take it back and get them to sort it.


If not you need to get a diagnostic done, read the fault codes. a merc agent will be able to do it, make sure they understand they are looking at a C32 and the Star equipment WILL read the codes.


With out seeing the car it's hard to say what may be wrong but, it sounds very much like the friction plates have burned out. the only way to know for sure is to get the codes read. I would expect you to get P2500 and/orP220A


If you are a member of the AA or RAC, call them out, they can read some codes and it won't cost you!!!


Let me know how you get on.

 

Thanks for the reply Mo.

I didn't buy from a dealer I'm afraid. Paid £2300 but seemed to have no problems.

Okay, a friend from work has a machine which I'm borrowing so hopefully I'll have the codes tomorrow.

I see, well as soon as I get the codes I'll let you know.

Thanks again,

Bruce.