The Vehicle: 1999 C43 82k silver w/ black and grey interior
The story: i bought the car from a used car dealer in North Carolina nad the car looked real clean and drove awsome (little tire wear on the outside edges) but other than that everthing looked great. I drove it home 800 miles and had no issues at all. After 2 days i went out for an hour long drive and all of a sudded at 65 mph the car went into neutral. Not the shifter that stayed in D. As i reved the engine the car slowed down; i moved the ****er around and i think when i put in N and then back to D it started driving fine again. I thought maybe it was somthing with the esp so i tried to shut it off. When i hit the esp button nothing would happen (no warning lights on the dash would illuminate) I also noticed that the cruise control was not working. When i got home i turned the key off and then to the run position. I compared the dash with my wifes 2000 c230 and found that the esp/abs and check engine lights would not light up. It appears that the bulbs burned out or somone removed them. My guess is because it was a leased car somone removed them. I called the dealer that i bought the car from and they told me to take it to a shop and get an estimate or bring the car back and they will fix it. I put an ob2 on it and got the following codes
po161 o2 sensor
po156 o2 sensor
p0500 vehicle speed sensor
p0130 o2 sensor
p0700 trans module

i then reset the codes (major NO NO) and all came back but the tranny one. I am afraid that when they give me an estimate on the repair they will find nothing wrong with the tranny. I looked at getting an extended warranty from Auto service warranty inc. I spoke to them on the phone. Has anyone ever had any experiance with aftermarket warranties? I am just worried the tranny will have a major failure in a couple of months.

the code p0500 is for vehicle speed sensor A. Is that usually an abs sensor or the whole abs unit?

thanks
dj