Mercedes-Benz R350 transmission problems
11 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
235 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
77,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 175 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
11 of 235 complaints match this topic (4.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10181604 · 2007-01-26 (January 26, 2007)
2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350 PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION **CC THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED CAR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, THE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE ROLLED, WAS BECAUSE HE LEFT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED A BUTTON MUST BE PUSHED TO PLACE IN TO PARK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. IT WAS STATED THAT IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION, AND NOT PLACED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO PARK BY ITSELF. THE CONCLUSION WAS USER ERROR. T…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10181604 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10286609 · 2009-10-07 (October 7, 2009)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN ACCELERATED UP TO 20000 RPMS (TACHOMETER RED LINE). HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION'S ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILED. HOWEVER HE SPECULATES THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS AP…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10286609 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10444995 · 2012-01-24 (January 24, 2012)
2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350 STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTION SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER GETTING THE CAR, WE ALSO FELT A STRONG JERKING THEN SHIFTING GEARS, BUT IT WAS DOING IT ON ITS OWN. WE TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT'S JUST LOUD. THEN WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX IT BUT IT NEVER STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENGINE HAD TO BE FIXED RATHER QUICKLY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN THE END OF 2005, AND HAS …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10444995 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10554050 · 2013-11-28 (November 28, 2013)
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE AFTER SLOWING DOWN ON TO NEAR ZERO ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE RESULT IS THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO LOWER GEAR AND THUS WILL NOT ACCELERATE. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CAR OPERATE OR ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, STOPPING AND RE-STARTING A CAR ON THE INTERSTATE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE... PARTICULARLY WHEN TRAPPED IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO WAY TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER (BECAUSE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERA…
Owner-reported narrative. 103,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10554050 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10730167 · 2015-06-24 (June 24, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …
Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10730167 at NHTSA ↗