VEHICLE IN MOTION ON FREEWAY, LOST POWER AND SEVERAL CARS RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID MY VEHICLE AS IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE SAT AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FASTER THEN 25 MILES AS IT WAS STUCK IN LIMP MODE (UNABLE TO GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR). A CODE DISPLAYED SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE TCM ON MERCEDES ARE KNOWN TO ALL GO FAULTY AFTER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. MBENZ IS EXTORTING MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE FOR A PRODUCT THAT CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY QUOTE 6 HOURS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THIS COMPONANT BUT THE ACTUAL TIME TO REMOVE AND REPLACE IS 1.5 HRS PLUS 1 HOUR FOR REPROGRAMMING THE TCM. THIS IS FRAUDULENT AND UNETHICAL AND THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO THE FAIR TRADE LAWS THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS.