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Ref the review of the 2007 to 2012 C class; under good and bad I see there are problems with leakage of glycol into the auto fluid and also a problem with the transmission valve control body. Can you confirm the problems apply to say 2010 to 2012 cars too, please.
Asked on 11 July 2015 by Tafia43
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Honest John
It's in there because it happened to a reader in December 2013. True it's a much greater problem with the older transmission fluid heat exchanger, but we include everything we hear about.
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