Thanks, Steve,

That $400 parts cost sounds a lot better than a new transmission! Any idea how much to replace the controller too? Is this a one- or two-day job, generally speaking? I have to rent a car while this is going on, and so I need to take this into consideration as well.

In your experience, once this is done, will the transmission (with proper fluid & filter service) be good for a long time? And would you expect an authorized MB dealer to have the experience necessary?

(Gah, this has been a lousy year -- in April I was rear-ended -- and it's only half over.)

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('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino