texagun Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Had a transmission failure at 24,000 miles due to transmission fluid leaking into the Transmission Control Module. After this repair ($3000), I sold the car and replaced it with a 2005 Lexus LS430. Just curious, but why did you have to pay to repair the transmission w/ only 24K on the ODO. MB warranty is at least 50K miles or 4 years. The car was 4 years and 1 month old....therefore out of warranty. I didn't drive it much...about 7,000 miles per year. I spent more time in my BMW 530i. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branshew Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Had a transmission failure at 24,000 miles due to transmission fluid leaking into the Transmission Control Module. After this repair ($3000), I sold the car and replaced it with a 2005 Lexus LS430. Just curious, but why did you have to pay to repair the transmission w/ only 24K on the ODO. MB warranty is at least 50K miles or 4 years. The car was 4 years and 1 month old....therefore out of warranty. I didn't drive it much...about 7,000 miles per year. I spent more time in my BMW 530i. You didn't raise enough hell w/ MB. I had plenty of things covered in the 8K that I drove the car past the original 50K warranty (mostly electronics). Average wear and tear parts are one thing, but a tranny replacment at less than 25K miles would have warranted a letter from my attorney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texagun Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 "You didn't raise enough hell w/ MB. I had plenty of things covered in the 8K that I drove the car past the original 50K warranty (mostly electronics). Average wear and tear parts are one thing, but a tranny replacment at less than 25K miles would have warranted a letter from my attorney." The repair didn't cost me a penny. It was covered under the Extended Warranty that I bought when I purchased the car. After the repair, I sold the car and cashed in the remainder of my extended warranty and got nearly what I paid for it originally. It all worked out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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