limp mode

I have an ML 320 W164 05 model with 126K, auto. I love the car but there has been an intermittent limp mode fault that has now been joined by a check engine light and a P1402 code. The problems in order of there occurrence are as follows and this is what I have tried based on the advice of...

Hi there, My sprinter has an intermittent problem. The engine management light flicks on, and the vehicle goes into limp mode. There is no trend as to why, it can be on long journeys or short journeys. It can sometimes be reset by turning the engine off for 30 minutes or so. It goes into...

I am in dire need of someone who has cured my cars problem. I have a 2002 s203 c200 1.8 kompressor auto. other than a fault on the lambda which I am currently in the process of curing as I just fitted a new one. after I accelerate hard or kickdown the car will be sluggish as if in limp mode...

Hi. A week ago, my local garage replaced the dual mass flywheel with a solid flywheel whilst fitting a new clutch and slave cylinder in my 2003 W638 Vito van. It was in a bad way and they recommended going to a solid one. THE PROBLEM: I collected the van, drove about 500m and it went into limp...

hi there, like most people im having issues with my vito 108cdi it is very slow jumps into limp mode if i hold gear too long. i have plugged it into mercstar and has shown p1187 rail pressure p1190 rail pressure valve p0205 injector 3 and p1470 charge pressure. so i have just carried out a...

Hi All, Has any one experienced dfp problems -2010 c class. Warning light and lack of power. My car has been sent back to mercedes tamworth 6 times. 3 in the last month. I had my car back 24 hours then the engine light came on again. They have claimed to have folowed the instructions from...

Hi everyone , its my first post. 6 months ago i bought my w211 270 cdi on 52 plate (its one of the firts ever made i think) Any way , got limp mode problem. Done diagnostic (not Star machine) it came up with Overboosting code. Bloke in the garage showed me some diagram with 2 lines on...

Hi guys I am new here and I have a Mercedes W203 C270 CDI - 2002 which has some problems. The symptoms are that sometimes I am getting a message “under voltage consumer defective” and if I load up the power consumption on the car it is turning in red display showing “Battery/Alternator visit...

After returning home from a months holiday,I discovered that my ever helpful son-in-law had started my car up (C270) proir to my arrival. He told me that it struggled to start as the battery was quite low but eventually it fired up. Since then, I have repeatedly received a warning message "Light...

Hi this is my first post on this site. I drive a 2006 w203 c220 cdi that recently has been running really bad. I noticed it go into limp mode a few weeks back, after turning the car off and on again it would be fine for a while then I'd be limited revs again, then one night driving home the...

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and would be grateful for your thoughts. I own a Mercedes w220 2004 s320 cdi. Recently the EPC Light came on. As a result my car wouldn't accelerate beyond 2000 rpm. It sometimes accelerates like normal but other times it limits itself below 2000rpm. I had...

First of all merry christmas to all and a happy new year! I am having a problem with my ml 270 52 reg i have recently had my fuel lines and seals changed and 2 leaky injectors changed about a week ago. On christmas day it wouldnt start, i managed to get it started with some quick start then it...

Hi all, I have a 2001 M class 270 cdi with 84 k on the clock, 12 mths MOT and a full service history. I have had the car for a week and granted it has been extremely cold during that time. However I have a problem that on start up from stone cold there is no / very little forward drive when you...

Hello. My much-beloved C270 CDI (S203, estate, 2002 plate) has yet again lost power - classic limp symptoms: won't rev over 2000ish, gets to 80 on the motorway but very slowly, goes up hills slower than a 40 ton truck, etc. This sometimes happens on start, sometimes after anything between 5 and...

A V220 cdi has the following faults. The MB workshop have given it the Star Diagnostic test and deduced that no. 3 injector has gone down and , as a result, the ECU has switched into "limp mode" and will not run properly until attended to. The printout is showing, "fault in rail pressure" and...