Heresjohnnyuk
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- Jul 4, 2022
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- Manchester, UK
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- Mercedes c200 petrol 2015 amg line premium plus
Hello
I recently bought a c200 petrol auto Amg line premium plus. 2015 with 80,000 miles. Absolutely love the car but recently discovered a fault. It first started with an acceleration violent judder, no light present at this point. It continued to do it in various scenarios, from start, at speed on the motorway and then seems when it kicks down.
A few days later I had a ghost immobiliser fitted. That afternoon the car displayed an Amber eml light which doesn't go out. I initially complained to the company who fited the ghost, they then came out and udjusted the firmware amd turned the light off. On the way from work and it came back on, judder still present and then went into limp mode it seems. Foot to the floor , goes through the gears very quickly 6th at 20mph and then when slowing it slams into 1st when still moving at low speed. Doesnt go past 30mph in this mode. I turn the car off and it resets and comes out of limp mode.
I took the car back to the garage who then tried to blame the ghost but then also said it needed a nox sensor, I know how hard these are to get hold of. He apparently replaced it from a place in Maidstone and did some software updates qnd gearbox oil change. Car returned perfect for half a day and juddrt reappeared a day after that the eml light came into limp mode again. Decided to take it straight the garage where it came from to show him and it was shut, took it to a local garage who put it on the computer, a very string smell of sulphur was present and it threw loads of codes out
I can appreciate this is a long post but if anyone can shed any light I'd appreciate it.
Kind regards
John
I recently bought a c200 petrol auto Amg line premium plus. 2015 with 80,000 miles. Absolutely love the car but recently discovered a fault. It first started with an acceleration violent judder, no light present at this point. It continued to do it in various scenarios, from start, at speed on the motorway and then seems when it kicks down.
A few days later I had a ghost immobiliser fitted. That afternoon the car displayed an Amber eml light which doesn't go out. I initially complained to the company who fited the ghost, they then came out and udjusted the firmware amd turned the light off. On the way from work and it came back on, judder still present and then went into limp mode it seems. Foot to the floor , goes through the gears very quickly 6th at 20mph and then when slowing it slams into 1st when still moving at low speed. Doesnt go past 30mph in this mode. I turn the car off and it resets and comes out of limp mode.
I took the car back to the garage who then tried to blame the ghost but then also said it needed a nox sensor, I know how hard these are to get hold of. He apparently replaced it from a place in Maidstone and did some software updates qnd gearbox oil change. Car returned perfect for half a day and juddrt reappeared a day after that the eml light came into limp mode again. Decided to take it straight the garage where it came from to show him and it was shut, took it to a local garage who put it on the computer, a very string smell of sulphur was present and it threw loads of codes out
I can appreciate this is a long post but if anyone can shed any light I'd appreciate it.
Kind regards
John