2006 Mercedes-Benz R350 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I have a 2006 mercedes R350 that we bought used in 2009. The car now has 51,560 miles and the front differential is out and needs replaced at a cost of 3500.00. I have read of several complaints for the same problem with the same mileage on the car. Mercedes is aware of the problem but refuses to issue a recall. I am fighting with them now to just get them to cover half the cost. Even though it is out of warranty, the problem started before the warranty was out and I called the dealer. …”

“Check engine light came on, took the car to my mechanic that works on foreign cars, he informed me that my drive cam shaft is retarded basically stating that my sprockets that hold the timing belt are worn down, I am also loosing compression. I took it to the mercedes dealership and they told me they will goodwill the repair if that is really what is wrong with it. They however proceeded to tell me that your car has almost 100,000 miles on it, so it may just be the timing belt is worn down.(they will try anything to get out of the repair). …”

“My wife drove our mercedes benz R350 to a friends house to drop off the kids. Upon stopping on the driveway my wife shut the car off (key in off position) got out and went to the passenger side to help my daughter out of the third row. At that same time my son exited the vehicle and was standing outside the car. As my wife began to move the seat for my daughter the car rolled due to not being in park, rolled past my son and went through the friends garage door. All cars I know of that are automatics require the vehicle be in park prior to the key going to the off position. …”

“Car goes into limp mode cant drive faster than 20mph on freeway very dangerous. Have to pull over turn off engine and restart car to reset. Car just randomly shut off all electronics died on street. Towed car to dealership says needs new valve body of transmission. Researched online very common problem. Defect in manufacturing and parts.”

“The vehicle indicated check engine light and the error code shows p0016 which is shaft balance issue. The dealer and manufacturer would not attend to it despite the fact that it a known error from factory. The issue would reoccur because of poor material and could cause the car to stall while in travel.”