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Hi, I have recently bought a W203 C Class 200 SE Kompressor Auto. It's a great car but I have had a reoccurring issue with a loss of power. The issue means that from a start even if I put the excelerator to the floor the car only creeps forward and then picks up. This has proved quite...

Hi All I have a 61 plate W212 E250 purchased as an approved used, I've had it for nearly 12 months without issue, a couple of weeks ago however I got a coolant warning light come on, took it into the dealer who topped it up, they were too busy to do any further checks. I then took it into...

Further to my post 2 weeks ago where i had the speed sensor plate replaced my car drove perfectly for a week then as i was parking up into reverse i lost drive again and forward as well. There was a repeat whining noise from the engine bay in step with revs and a bubbling of fluid noise. if...

I just picked up a low miles one owner A45 AMG, With full merc history having just returned from a service and inspection. After driving it for 200 miles it has developed a fault. It kinda judders and then goes into Auto mode and loses all power. The Engine ecu light is now showing on the...

Hi, I have a C200K 53 plate automatic and driving yesterday it started to Whine from the front left in step with engine revs. After a few minutes whilst driving the car juddered and then appeared to lose drive if too much accelerator was used like the clutch was slipping. Eventually once off the...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a Mercedes B class 200 CDI sports tourer and was driving (motorway) it over the weekend, when it just lost power. It started reducing speed and I pulled over to the hard shoulder and it totally packed up. MB have had a look at it and informed me...

I have a 2003 w211 3.2cdi auto which has just turned 120k miles today but occasionally loses all drive under moderate acceleration. It will kick down with a jolt and then will not engage a gear until i stop and put into park then back to drive then its back to normal. Any ideas please

Hi wondering if anybody can help me solve a power loss problem on our 2006 slk 55. The acelerator pedal stops responding when driving, usually while accelerating away at junction or similar. Weve swapped the MAF sensor, no new codes are regsitering now only "limit" appears on the dash briefly...

Hi All, I hope you can help or let me know if anyone else is having the same issues I have been having. I was delivered a brand new car (as described in post heading) last year April and all was fine until after 4 months or so. I have been having a very serious intermittent issue with power...

Awhile ago the car went into limp mode and would not rev beyond 3k rpm or create any boost. Every once in awhile it would be normal in the morning and run seemingly fine. Then it went into limp mode for good. I checked the resistance of the intake sensor and it was bad so I went an got a new...

Hi everyone can you help, I have a c220 on a 2011 plate and have lost power the engine light is on yellow. I have plugged in a diagnostic tool and it shows cylinder contribution/balance fault in all cylinders. I ran the fuel diesel low as I was on holiday last week and not used the car don't...

I've been lurking here for quite some time using the search function and have managed to perform quite a few jobs myself on my 02 ML 500 as a result, including transmission oil/filter change, engine oil change, secondary air injection pump service, EGR clean and more recently work on the cooling...

Hope somebody can enlighten me. I have a 2003 C180K and it has, on occasion, have the back slip out while going round a roundabout. I know it is rear-wheel drive but I thought in dry conditions I would not have issues like this. Is this a problem with my driving style and I need to change or a...

Hi Had a weird one earlier. I suddenly found after driving for an hour that there was significantly less power than usual. The car runs ok and even climbs up to nearly 80mph but just really slowly. Almost like the turbo isn't working anymore. I pulled over switched the car off, removed the...

i was driving my E250cdi home after having full 'B' service from a local merc specialist. Car running sweet etc, but decided for the first time to put it in sport mode and flaw it a little to see what she can do. Anyway heard a kinda bang and car loss power. Was nearly at home. Checked the road...

I recently replaced the balance shaft and all that goes with it at the local dealer. The car is running fine after this apart from 2 times during quite hard acceleration, then for a *very* brief moment (it felt like someone pressed a switch and then almost immediately turned it on again). If it...

Hi, I have a very strange issue with my 2013 A220 CDI AMG Sport with dual clutch auto transmission that my local MB dealership is having trouble diagnosing. Has anyone here resolved or had the same issue? Symptoms: At a completely random point during a journey, the drive mode is...

Hi, Great forum, just purchased my 2nd C32 this time an estate which i was after first time around but just could not find one. Picked it uptoday and drove it home some 90 miles, car drove well and feels solid for a car with 160k on it, however i have noticed the power is not there always...

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Vito had a power loss this week.. l was towing a caravan 1.5 t on steep terrain for 2 hours.. I am not sure if it is a transmission (over heating gone to limp) or MAF related ,that l have experience on another Vito. There was no engine light /code displayed l restarted and drove fine..