Thread: How about a reference list of 500E/E500 quirks, problem areas, & idiosyncrasies?
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Old 11-30-2002, 04:51 PM
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Shift linkage bushing wears out around 100K (cheap)

"Limp-home" mode maladies, including:
Idle switch sensor prone to failure at ~100K (cheap)
Reversing light sensor prone to failure at ~100K (cheap)
Neutral position sensor prone to failure at ~100K (cheap)
EACM unit often misdiagnosed as failed for symptoms caused by above failures (EXPENSIVE)
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