G Klasse auto transmission clutch problem

My 2008 G Klasse with a gasoline engine has been acting up lately at 197010 km. The check engine light and transmission indicator light are both on. The automatic gearbox slips and shifts pretty rough, and I'm hearing some grinding noises when it changes gears. I pulled the codes, and it seems like there's a converter fault stored in the error memory. Could this be an automatic transmission converter issue?

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I had similar symptoms on my G Klasse. Does it feel like the torque converter isn't locking up properly? That was my clutch problem, which led to the auto transmission behaving erratically. Was the error code specific to the torque converter lock-up clutch?

The error code pointed to a general converter fault. How did you confirm it was specifically a clutch problem and not something else within the automatic transmission?

The workshop ran diagnostics that isolated the clutch within the converter as the culprit. Since you have similar symptoms and the error code points to the converter, I'd suggest getting a professional diagnosis to pinpoint the exact issue within the automatic gearbox. It sounds like the converter fault is the likely cause.

Thanks for the info. I took it to the workshop, and it was indeed the automatic transmission converter. The repair cost came out to 2120€. Appreciate the help.

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