I'm a big guy so at stop lights I shift into neutral so I don't have to depress the brakes for so long and I actually shift into N whenever I stop on a flat surface. I noticed that when I go to shift into D the light goes out on N quickly and well before engaging drive and there are almost two clicks before it engages in neutral. Basically there is too much play in the shifter and there is slippage. It goes into drive and works fine but something is amiss. What should I do? Also the plastic cover on the left side of the bottom of the driver's seat must have a broken clip because it is loose and flapping. Is this an easy fix? The shifter issue started after I had the cigarete lighter light replaced. I also had to get new switches and a driver's side window regulator when my driver's side window would not go up anymore. The dealer obviously did something wrong as my shift encasement tabs are broken and it flops up now since there is no locking in place. The dealer in question is too far away to bring back there as I had this done coinciding with the 1500 mile checkup on my Kleemann kompressor. I had a local dealer fix the window sitch but I still have the shifter problem. What could have gone wrong? Is this a typical problem on '99 MLs as just a coincidence with the bulb replacement or did the dealer screw up?