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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Hello. Seems like more people are having dangerous with the B-Class Electric Drive. It was a great idea for Mercedes to have an electric car, but in reality this has been a failure. Too many people have been having issues and MBUSA should strongly consider recalling these cars. I wrote a...
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    Car just stopped; no warnings, no power

    Nothing with cluster to my recollection just: While driving, on any road and any speed, the Vehicle goes into neutral and the Stop Switch Engine Off indicator appears. This occurs after the notice above appears. This requires me to pull over to the side of the road, place the Vehicle in park...
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    Internal fault in drive unit

    Simonb: I also sent a letter and did get a response from corporate at MBUSA. They likely received my certified letter yesterday, followed up with the dealer that sold me the car and called me today. The case manager said that they will review the case and then get back to me perhaps even by...
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    Internal fault in drive unit

    This is what happened to mine simonb: While driving, on any road and any speed, the vehicle goes into neutral and the Stop Switch Engine Off indicator appears. This requires me to pull over to the side of the road, place the Vehicle in park and turn off the ignition. I remove the key, replace...
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    Car just stopped; no warnings, no power

    This is a major issue and Tom has been keeping track of all the B-Class Electric owners who have had this problem. My car has been in the shop for 9 days waiting for a new drivetrain to be iinstalled. This is a potentially very dangerous situation as my family and I were on the highway going...
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    Internal fault in drive unit

    I just cut and pasted from my post on another string to make sure everyone is up to date. Car still in shop. 8th day. Drive train delivered, but only one person can put it in - "our Shop Foreman in the only one authorized by MB to work on this vehicle." I wrote a letter to: Mr. Stephen...
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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Car still in shop. 8th day. Drive train delivered, but only one person can put it in - "our Shop Foreman in the only one authorized by MB to work on this vehicle." I wrote a letter to: Mr. Stephen Cannon President and Chief Executive Officer Mercedes-Benz USA P.O. Box 350 One Mercedes...
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    Internal fault in drive unit

    Hello, I have been posting to this thread: http://www.mybclasselectricdrive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=359, but in case you are not following it, I have pasted what the Service Director told me: "Our Shop Foreman, along with MBUSA Technical and Engineering Department, have concluded that...
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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Hello, This is what the service director sent to me: "Our Shop Foreman, along with MBUSA Technical and Engineering Department, have concluded that there is an internal fault in the drive unit of the vehicle. We have ordered a replacement drive unit and it should arrive here Thursday. We will...
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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Hello, Thank you for your interest, advice and knowledge. What month did you lease your car? June, 2015 How many miles does it have currently? 199 miles At how many miles did this start happening? I would have to say at about 75-100. Where are you located approximately? (state, or west...
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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Hello, I posted to this forum on Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:09 pm my experience. I took my 2014 B-Class Electric Drive into the shop Thursday July 2 and waited for the dealer to rectify the situation. After some time, I was told that it needed three new updates, that these were performed, and that...
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    Thump! Complete Loss of Power on Freeway. Went into Neutral

    Happy to be here, and happy with my car so far, but... I have had the same issue. I have a 2014. Multiple times, usually at below 10-15 mph in busy city street traffic, the car goes into neutral and the Stop Switch Engine Off display appears. From there I have been able to put it into park...
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