My A170cdi lost engine power on a busy highway, in England, when I managed to pull over the gear indicator was showing 'F', guessing that it was computer failure I restarted the car and all was well. <br> <br> Mercedes have run diagnostic tests and say that the computer was showing a cured fault and therefore nothing was wrong with the car! I was told that if it reoccured to bring the car back to the dealer. I might not survive next time.<br> <br> Has anyone experienced a similar fault? I now have no confidence in the car and am at a loss to know what to do about it.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Simon<br>
My A170cdi lost engine power on a busy highway, in England, when I managed to pull over the gear indicator was showing 'F', guessing that it was computer failure I restarted the car and all was well. <br> <br> Mercedes have run diagnostic tests and say that the computer was showing a cured fault and therefore nothing was wrong with the car! I was told that if it reoccured to bring the car back to the dealer. I might not survive next time.<br> <br> Has anyone experienced a similar fault? I now have no confidence in the car and am at a loss to know what to do about it.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Simon<br>
well my um's A190 would soemtimes stay in 1st gear and wouldn't change to 2nd...
i think they fixed it, but its not the only problem she had with it.
My A170cdi lost engine power on a busy highway, in England, when I managed to pull over the gear indicator was showing 'F', guessing that it was computer failure I restarted the car and all was well. <br> <br> Mercedes have run diagnostic tests and say that the computer was showing a cured fault and therefore nothing was wrong with the car! I was told that if it reoccured to bring the car back to the dealer. I might not survive next time.<br> <br> Has anyone experienced a similar fault? I now have no confidence in the car and am at a loss to know what to do about it.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Simon<br>
I have only just picked up this post. I had exactly the same problem. It turned out to be the electronic floor shift. They tried adjusting the cable first but this did not solve the problem so they had to replace the floor shift. Including labour this was GB Pounds 460. The car had only done about 23,000 miles and was less than 3 years old. The car is out of warranty and Mercedes won't play ball. As this comes on top of faulty - drop links, steering column and air con I reckon this is the least reliable car I have ever had from new and certainly would not buy another one.
By the way the diagnostics mean that they can tell exactly when the fault occurred and what it was. Sure it resets itself when you turn off the ignition but it is still a fault in the first place. If it is the same problem I had it is very intermittent. I also think that when in "F" you get some drive in top gear only.
I have exactly the same problem in my A170 CDI but Mercedes told me I need a new Gearbox at an approximate figure of £3,000, do you reckon they are lying?
Its not an A170 only thing, my sisters A160 had the same problem and in the end she was too scared to drive it on motorways especially with a baby in the back and so she sold it. Again Mercedes recomended a new Gearbox, both cars are low mileage with full MBSH.
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