Automatic: First sign, the fluid is brown (or black) and smells burnt. Also, car shudders on take off or takes a long time to change gears (slips alot). You might even loss reverse and/or first.
Manual: Makes noise, hard to shift gears, won't go into gear. Note check oil level in manual tranny. Most people don't
how to tell if the transmission is a 4160e. are there numbers on transmission or something to identify the transmission
Ask them or failing that waterboarding
The loud hum could be caused by some of the teeth going out on the transmission or that the transmission is failing.
Failing transmission
could be failing transmission
There is no way to know how long it will take for the transmission on a Mercedes Benz CVT to fail.
Check the color of the transmission fluid. If it smells burned and looks dark that is a bad indication. If the trans hesitsates between shifts or slips when you are driving those are very bad indications. Taking a while to go into gear is indicative of worn seals.
The A4LD transmission is the most common failure on early explorers. It's very likely that your transmission is failing.
I have a VW Jetta 1.8t with the tiptronic transmission and it cost about $3500 to have rebuilt. I was bummed, but these transmissions are notorious for failing.
It means the transmission is failing. It is caused by gears grinding or rubbing.
yes it is
Yes, cluster referrs to a gear cluster, or clutch band assembly, either of things failing would stop the transmission from working.