2008 Mercedes-Benz R350

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML, GL, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumulate and cause corrosion in the brake booster housing unit, which can result in reduced brake performance or brake failure.

Risk. Reduced brake performance or brake failure can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will remove the rubber sleeve, inspect the brake booster, and as necessary, replace the brake booster. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2024. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MMUSA's number for this recall is 2024050001/2. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-315.

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML-Class, GL-Class, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumulate and cause corrosion in the brake booster housing unit, which can result in reduced brake performance or brake failure.

Risk. Reduced brake performance or brake failure can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will remove the rubber sleeve, inspect the brake booster, and as necessary, replace the brake booster. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's numbers for this recall are 2022050014, 2022050015 2022090006, & 2022090007.

The brake fluid lines are corroding much faster than in other models, and without actual corrosion under the car. It happened to my car, and I have been reading forums of MB owners of this same R model, as well as C, E, GLK, and ML models all reporting the same issues. The lines corroding earlier to due to the brake boost system failure and other fluids/air entering the system is the most consistent cause of brake line failure I was able to get off the internet, as well as MB not using lines with proper material. The only thing I know is that the lines are not supposed to fail this early and this bad. It happened while driving north on [XXX] in NY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz R350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V315000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Hi I received a letter from Mercedes for a stop drive recall (NHTSA #22V315, MBUSA ID: 2022050014 & 2022050015), so I bought my Mercedes R350 to the shop for repair on July 15, 2022. Mercedes Benz of Pleasanton (925463-2525) claimed that brake booster parts were not available at that time and I couldn't drive the car, so they left the car at the shop waiting for the parts to become available. Later on when I called, the service rep claimed the parts had been ordered so kept my car in their lot (since July 15, 2022) Since then, I have been on the rental car (that I am still paying for) and I reached out to them multiple times and couldn't get a status update from them, nor schedule for my car return. I Hope NHTSA can help me to receive an update of my recalled vehicle, and their solution. I don't know how long do I need to use rental car. I would like to file an official complaint to Mercedes Benz USA. They don't seem to know how to handle their own recall. Thank you in advance. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Every time I braked, car not stop until very close to the car in front of me. Couples time I hit the car in front of me. Sometime I have to slam the brakes very hard, but the car still move forward.

I DROVE TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER; RETURNING I STARTED CAR AND COULD HEAR A SLIGHT SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE CAR RISING SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND I WAITED FOR CAR TO RISE. THE CAR FAILED TO RISE AND WAS SITTING SO LOW TO TIRES THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. AT HOME I TRIED AGAIN TO SEE IF CAR WOULD RISE AND AGAIN IT FAILED. IN ADDITION TO THE ABS BREAK SIGN BEING ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE MESSAGE ON DASH STATED TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. MY MILEAGE IS AT132,051.

I have tried, since 730 this morning to find out what can be done with regard to the recall of my car. I contacted my dealer - Faulkner Mercedes in Doylestown.... who explained that they couldn't do anything, as they have neither the tools nor the parts to address this issue, and won't have for quite some time, and that I needed to call the Mercedes recall hotline. Which, I did. While on hold for about 40 minutes to get through to someone, they took my information and told me that there was nothing that could be done, because the "Recall hadn't been launched yet" and that it would be a few weeks before I'd get a letter in the mail telling me what I needed to do. This is absurd. First off, most people will give up and not wait on hold and keep driving, and second, I need my car, as do the other 292,000 drivers - and these people can't wait weeks to get a letter. Most will have no alternative but to drive them while waiting for Mercedes to address this problem. Mercedes needs to provide loaner cars, and needs to do so, immediately.

THE VERY HEAVY TRUNK COMES DOWN FAST BUT DOES NOT CLOSE. INSTEAD THE TRUNK REOPENS AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBLEM IS ONE COULD GET HIT IN THE FACE AS THE TRUNK REVERSES AND STARTS TO REOPEN ON ITS OWN. ALSO THE TRUNK COULD OPEN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THAT IS WHY THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAPHZARD

THE FUEL DOESN'T READ WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN MY CAR.

I SEE I HAVE RECALLS FOR THE BACK HATCH DOOR AND SOME SUSPENSION RECALLS ELECTRICAL ALSO AIR RISING SYSTEM FOR A 2008 ARE 350 MERCEDES I CALL THE SYRACUSE NEW YORK DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT UP FOR RECALLS BUT THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT IT WAS UP FOR RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350V2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LEVELING BECAME DEFECTIVE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE LEVELING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V682000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

DROVE CAR TO A STORE IN CITY AND IT WORKED FINE, CAME BACK OUTSIDE TO START THE CAR AND IT BECAME HARD TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING, HYDRAULICS, RACK AND PINION AND RESERVOIR (HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL FROM 2008 FOR THE SAME MAKE AND VEHICLE). NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 08V682000

REAR TRUNK LATCH HAS MECHANICAL ISSUES. AIR SUSPENSION DAMAGED WITH HOLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY BALANCE SHAFT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER MERCEDES-BENZ MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURES AFTER THE DEALER (SILVER STAR MOTORS, 36-11 NORTHERN BLVD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101, (855) 216-2452) SERVICED IT DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE SUN ROOF NOT PROPERLY CLOSING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUN ROOF CLIP AND OIL CAM COVER, THE TRANS OIL LEAK WAS SEALED, AND THE OIL FILTER, HOSES, AND DRIVE BELT WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE FURTHER DIAGNOSED TO SERVICE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V006000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WAS GREAT ON THE HIGHWAY. BUT WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS. AND TAKES AWHILE TO PARK. VEHICLE WAS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT AFTER FILLING TO THE MAX LINE IN THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TURNING.

ELECTRICAL WIRING AROUND HEADLAMPS IS CRUMBLING AND EXPOSING LARGE LENGTHS OF BARE WIRES, WITH UP TO ABOUT 6" OF COPPER WIRING EXPOSED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REPLACED A BURNED OUT HALOGEN HEADLAMP IN JUNE, THE OTHER ONE IN AUGUST, AND THE FIRST ONE WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK AGO (AND THIS RATE OF HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT IS MORE OR LESS TYPICAL; I KEEP TWO SPARES IN MY CAR AT ALL TIMES, AS BURNOUTS ARE SO FREQUENT). THE BARE WIRES MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EXTREMELY SHORT BULB LIFE AND COULD ALSO CAUSE ARCING AND POTENTIALLY AN ENGINE FIRE. ALTHOUGH AN ENGINE FIRE HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, THE ARCING IS EXTREMELY LIKELY. HOWEVER, THE AREA WHERE THIS OCCURS IS SO HAS EXTREMELY RESTRICTED ACCESS AND DIRECT VISION INTO AND AROUND THE HEADLAMP MOUNT IS NOT POSSIBLE. ONLY UPON INSERTING MY IPHONE INTO THE AVAILABLE SPACE WAS I ABLE TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE WIRING INSULATION DETERIORATION.VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE SEGMENTED INSULATION ON THE BROWN WIRE FLAKED OFF ON MY FINGERS WHEN I INSTALLED THE NEW HEADLAMP. ALTHOUGH THE BROWN WIRE WAS MOST AFFECTED, THE YELLOW WIRE ALSO SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF DETERIORATION. I WORKED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FOR OVER TEN YEARS AS AN OEM SUPPLIER AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND SUCH DEFECTS AS THIS TEND TO INDICATE INFERIOR MATERIALS OR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. MATERIALS THIS FRAGILE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE QA PROCESS AND RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER BEFORE INSTALLATION ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAN MY AIRSHOCKS BLEW UP AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN.

MY MERCEDES R350 SPORADICALLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF CITY STREET DRIVING. THE STEERING GETS SO TIGHT THAT IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS AND A LOT OF EFFORT TO JUST STEER THE WHEEL PARTICULARLY WHEN PARKING. BECAUSE OF THIS CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL I STARTED FEELING PAIN ON MY SHOULDER. THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEVEL IS FINE AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2008 R350S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALLED BATCH BASED ON MY VIN#. MAYBE THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS YET FOR MY 'BATCH' THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE VERY SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR. MY CAR IS THE SAME MODEL, MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR AND IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE MY CAR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL?

CAR OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER DRIVING FOR DISTANCE IN MOUNTAINS. FLUID LEVELS APPEAR TO BE OK BUT PASSERBY'S TELL ME THEY CAN HEAR STEERING NOISE THAT I DO NOT HEAR INSIDE WHEN DRIVING. I SAW THAT THERE IS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND STEERING RACK PIN- WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL TO BE REPAIRED BY MERCEDES.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT AIR BAG SUSPENSION AND 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT AIR BAG SUSPENSION.

THE RIGHT AIR BAG SUSPENSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE IT SAT ON THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLINING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,513.

MANIFOLD ISSUES.

1. AIR SUSPENSION BAG RT SIDE NEEDED REPLACED. CAR WAS SETTING LOW AND LEANING TO RIGHT REAR- WHILE THIS WAS IN FOR REPAIR HAD MECHANIC CHECK RECENT "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT CODE CAME UP WITH VERY SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE: 2.BALANCE SHAFT GEAR DEFECTIVE APPARENTLY MERCEDES HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED- NO RECALL YET. I PLAN TO CALL MERCEDES DEALER TOMORROW- DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY HELP ON THEIR PART - IF THAT'S THE CASE WILL TRY TO JOIN CLASS ACTION SUIT AS THIS IS A KNOWN AND VERY COSTLY -(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS MB VEHICLES- MANY CLASSES FROM 2007 -2011. MERCEDES BENZ WAS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (USED) FROM LOCAL MB DEALER HERE IN CENTRAL PA ON DEC. 3, 2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING OIL PRESSURE DRIVING PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LEANED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR SUSPENSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

THE SRS LIGHT COME AND GOES WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS ONLINE. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION HAS FAILED. AFTER VIEWING NUMEROUS OF SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.MERCEDES HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD.CAR LOWERS TO THE GROUND AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CHANGES THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V682000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000.

GROANING SOUND FROM STEERING WHILE TURNING , LEAKAGE OF POWER STEERING FLUID REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING BOX ASSEMBLY. *TR

IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MERCEDES MECHANIC THAT MY REAR SUSPENSION REAR AIR BAGS ARE LEAKING AIR. I HAVE PURCHASED COMPATIBLE PARTS FROM AIRBAGIT.COM IN MESA AZ. THE AIRBAGS FAILED AND THE COMPANY DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY OR RETURN AGREEMENTS. *TR

I HAVE AN MERCEDES R350 MODEL YEAR 2008. IT HAS 60,050 MILES NOW BUT I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK - $4000 QUOTED FROM MERCEDES-BENZ VALENCIA IN CALIFORNIA. IT HAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING RACK. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN (ID NUMBER 08V682000) FOR CERTAIN 2008 MERCEDES GL, ML AND R-CLASS VEHICLES. I WONDER MERCEDES-BENZ WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEARS FOR MY CAR WITH FREE OF CHARGE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A BALANCE SHAFT AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUE AS WELL AS A AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT IS COMMON IN OTHER MB R350 VEHICLES. MB ACCEPTS THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL HAVE A CONGLOMERATE OF PROBLEMS AND IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE A RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS ALWAYS MAINTAIN AND SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED MB DEALER AND THEY INSURE THAT IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS SERVICES THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NEVER IDENTIFIED OR MENTION. THE LOW SUSPENSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MAY CAUSE THE WHEELS TO RUB AGAINST THE FENDERS AND CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL. THE BALANCE SHAFT MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER AND CREATE A REAR ENDING CRASH. *TR 10/01/2012 *JS UPDATED

SAFETY CONCERN WITH MERCEDES BENZ R350 2008. CHILD SAFETY LOCKS IN THE REAR SEAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO CHILD 4 & 2 YEAR. THERE WERE PLAYING WITH THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR LOCK AND OPENED THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USED. NO CRASH. THIS RISK CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I THOUGHT THAT THIS FEATURE WAS AVAILABLE AND THAT IT WAS AUTOMATIC BUT NO. THE DEALER SAID NO SOLUTION . *TR

06 APRIL 2008 ' VEHICLE LEASED FROM HOEHN MOTORS, CARLSBAD, CA ROUGHLY JANUARY 2009 TO PRESENT ' TRANSMISSION SLIPS (CHANGES GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE RELIABLY, SO WE DID NOT BRING THE CAR IN OR REPORT. 10 APRIL 2009 ' (MILEAGE 17533) VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER UNDER OPERATION. ESP LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE COASTS TO A STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ OF LAGUNA NIGUEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, BUT FINDS ESP SOFTWARE IS OLD. DEALER UPDATES ESP SOFTWARE. 29 JULY 2009 ' (MILEAGE 22399) LOUD CLANGING AND GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ OF LAGUNA NIGUEL. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. JULY-SEPT 2009 ' TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS (CHANGES GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE RELIABLY, SO WE DO NOT BRING THE CAR IN OR REPORT. 25 SEPT 2009 ' (MILEAGE 24703 ' DEALER HAS VEHICLE) VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER UNDER OPERATION. ESP LIGHT IS ON (SAME SYMPTOMS AS EVENT ON APRIL 10, 2009). VEHICLE COASTS TO A STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ OF LAGUNA NIGUEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE OR ISOLATE PROBLEM. VERBALLY NOTIFIED THE SERVICE REP,THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS 'SLIPPED' ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. STANDARD, SCHEDULED SERVICE ALSO PERFORMED. 02 OCT 2009 ' (MILEAGE 24783) VEHICLE RETURNED TO US AFTER A WEEK. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS NOVEMBER 2009 - RETURNED CAR, FILING LEMON LAW LAWSUIT. *TR