#1 06-17-2007, 03:04 PM
spookyrp
Junior Member Join Date: May 2007
Location: brazil
Posts: 24
Transmission fluid leak.......
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Here I go again....... my GCSRT8 is 4 months old. She has around 1900 miles and a week ago after returning from a business trip leaving my rig parked in the garage for a couple days, I found her with a huge "more than a quarter" red oil leak. Looking under the car I noticed it was a transmission oil leak. First thing next day, took the car to the car dealer and under the warranty they repaired the car stating it was an O ring problem very common with all Mercedes cars..... took the car back home and she was left again a couple days parked in the garage due to another business trip. Returning back home and for my surprise there it was......... an oil leak again.... This is my second problem with the car........ first one was the tires and now this....... want to know if anyone had this problem and what was the solution. I am very disappointed with the quality of the car....... I thought that the quality issue was a thing of the past but I seem to be wrong, Daimler and Chrysler group merge did not do much for the Jeep quality issue....... Hope to change my mind in the future....
Sorry to hear you have had this problem so soon.
Today I had the same O-ring problem fixed our SRT8 at 9 months and 22 000 kms old/young I hope this isn't a recurring problem and hope they have fixed it as I will be watching for further leaks.
#1 06-17-2007, 03:04 PM
spookyrp
Junior Member Join Date: May 2007
Location: brazil
Posts: 24
Transmission fluid leak.......
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Here I go again....... my GCSRT8 is 4 months old. She has around 1900 miles and a week ago after returning from a business trip leaving my rig parked in the garage for a couple days, I found her with a huge "more than a quarter" red oil leak. Looking under the car I noticed it was a transmission oil leak. First thing next day, took the car to the car dealer and under the warranty they repaired the car stating it was an O ring problem very common with all Mercedes cars..... took the car back home and she was left again a couple days parked in the garage due to another business trip. Returning back home and for my surprise there it was......... an oil leak again.... This is my second problem with the car........ first one was the tires and now this....... want to know if anyone had this problem and what was the solution. I am very disappointed with the quality of the car....... I thought that the quality issue was a thing of the past but I seem to be wrong, Daimler and Chrysler group merge did not do much for the Jeep quality issue....... Hope to change my mind in the future....
I had the same problem but no signs of leak then the trans liggt popped on took it in o ring so u gotta get it checked even if you can't see any leaking I also had and syill having tire problems due to potholes on every major highway in ny and nj
Took her to in had her repaired with the replacement of the "O" rings, hope the trans was not damaged and that the leak is gone 4 ever........ Will keep an eye on the leak.......
There is an upgraded part for the repair. It has black O-rings instead of the original red O-rings. If they replace it with the original part, it will leak again. I just had it done and the tech showed me the original part and the replacement. It's a plastic sleeve with two O-rings on it.
There is an upgraded part for the repair. It has black O-rings instead of the original red O-rings. If they replace it with the original part, it will leak again. I just had it done and the tech showed me the original part and the replacement. It's a plastic sleeve with two O-rings on it.
Went to my dealer yesterday with the trans leak. New fix--they are now putting the whole assembly in instead of just the o-rings-took about an hour. I was real pleased with the work. I find out that the guys that work on these SRT8 like them and are willing to talk to us owners.I will pay them back with some food today because Im sure that I will be back in in the future.
Just call the parts dept there first, give them this Part# 68021352AA it's the new Adapter Plug that comes with the updated Black O Ring, I'm glad I did as mine did not have it in stock and the Jeep would have set there for a day, just a heads up. If they have one have them put your name on it or set it to the side
I think I just got the same fix. It's the same part # that CentraTexHemi quoted but my invoice decribes it as "replaced leaking lead frame connector". Put some cardboard down on the garage to see if the leak comes back.
the dealerships around here are pretty hard to work with. none of them have available loaner cars and they want my GC for the day.
what type of transmission fluid does our GC use? anyway i can purchase a dip stick for the transmission? this has got to be the first vehicle i've bought that doesn't come with a dip stick for checking transmission fluid levels.
Transmission fluid is plain ol Mopar ATF+4, Repair should only take 20-30 minutes so try and schedule it early or ask if you can be the first one they work on that morning if the SRT Tech can get right on it. I think the 08's have the newer part already on it that the 06,07 guys are having replaced.