limp mode

Hi guys. About a week ago the engine light came on my dash board. I drove home as I was not too far away and turned the engine off. I started it again about 5 mins later and the light was off and as far as I could tell everything was ok. The next morning I was driving to work and realised...

Hi All, My ML270 CDI auto (W163 2001 model, 130K miles) has had problems with going into limp mode for a few months. Ive changed the maf sensor (it was dead ;-) ) ,cam and crank sensors as they were erroring, glow plugs and "starter pack" and just now replaced the inlet manifold as the old...

Hi All, I have just joined this forum in the hope that maybe i could get some assistance. Basically I have owned a 99 CLK 320 for a number of years. Lately it has started to cause a number of issues. Firstly the Dials ie the Speedometer & the rev counter behave erratically. Jumping up and...

Hi Guys. I had an ESP issue which i think i corrected, mentioned in a thread here. Anyway, a week ago i noticed the car doing something strange. It just didnt have that kick no more. Also it was drinking more fuel than normal, only getting about 300 miles inner city on a full tank...

I am still trying to troubleshoot my limp mode. I started by cleaning the EGR valve. When I took it off, I found a 5-7 sq.cm piece of black plastic which looked like it broke off something. I could not find it's origin, but I saw plenty of gunk in the manifold. Anyway, I started by cleaning the...

I have a recently purchased W210 220 CDI, which is in a limp mode. I am not sure why, but during my troubleshooting process I discovered the swirl flap motor is not there, and the flaps have been removed, holes plugged with bolts. I understand the motor should be attached to fool the vehicle...

W203 2001 has a very peculiar problem, the key fob has started developing a problem and I am unable to unlock steering wheel and turn the ignition at times. When I do manage, the entire instrument cluster and the electrics stop working, like radio, indicators, electric windows, but the car runs...

Revs wouldnt go above 2k and temp shot up! Did find air intake pipe hanging off behind the grill. That can't be good!?

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and would be grateful for your thoughts. I own a Mercedes w220 2004 s320 cdi. Recently the EPC Light came on. As a result my car wouldn't accelerate beyond 2000 rpm. It sometimes accelerates like normal but other times it limits itself below 2000rpm. I...

Hey guys. First post, been a guest reader for about a year. I have a 2001 mercedes c 320 with a problem. It runs great but it has between 6 and 9 faults on the dash the past few weeks. Faults are as follows; srs, check engine light (sometimes),abs, brake wear, esp, bas (I think) and maybe a...

Hi All I am having problems. Popped down the shops today. no problem going not faults. Got back into the car and when I engaged gear it banged into drive. Pulled away fine but didn't change gear and would not go into reverse. Had to stop switch off the car to get it to go into...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here! I have a ML320 (2001). Very simply, I seemed to have come to a dead-end, as far as solutions are concerned! Car initially went into 'limp' mode intermittently and wouldn't come out of 1st gear. Local Merc specialists' diagnostics couldn't figure...

Hi, I've got a w211 2003 320 Cdi. While driving to work today I noticed the power was dropping and it felt like there was no turbo. When I put my foot down it just took ages to accelerate. I've read other posts and most people say there cars gone into "limp mode", but I was still able to...