Ikpa,

This sounds similar to what I've been dealing with on my '97 C230 with the same transmission, but only 88,200 miles on it. See my thread here: '97 C230, CEL Code P1747: Urgent?

At present, my car is behaving just fine without a $1500 controller repair . . . but even if that turned out to be your problem, it's better than $6200. How often does the problem recur?

Find an independent mechanic who is qualified to rebuild these transmissions -- the Good Shops forum may have some listed for Sacramento. Good luck!

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