1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 Problems & Recalls
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1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML-320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A CONCRETE COLUMN. THIS DAMAGED THE MAIN METAL FRAME BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEP...
1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML-320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A CONCRETE COLUMN. THIS DAMAGED THE MAIN METAL FRAME BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEP...
MICHELIN LATTITUDE TOUR 255/65R16 TIRES ARE PREMATURELY COMING APART. I HAVE LESS THAN 15K MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THE TREAD IS RIPPING AWAY FROM THE SIDE WALLS. THERE IS NO RECALL FROM MICHELIN FOR THIS SIZE OF TIRE AND IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHER SIZES IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL TIRE. THI...
Mileage: 15,000
WENT TO START MY CAR SEAT BELT BLEW UP ,SMOKE COMING OUT NOW WILL NOT WORK WILL NOT RETRACT .HOW CAN MERCEDES MAKE SUCH A DANGEROUS PRODUCT AND NOT BE BE SUED FOR SUCH A CRAPPY DANGEROUS PRODUCT.THIS NOT A ISOLATED OR FREAK OCCURANCE HAVE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR ON LINE.
Mileage: 170,549
MY BATTERY WAS LOW AND UNKNOWN TO ME THE ML320 FOR THIS YEAR LOSES ITS TRANSPONDER CODES IN THE DAS SECURITY MODULE WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE VEHICLE WITH A LOW BATTERY. THIS IS EVIDENTALLY THE THIRD KEY THAT HAS LOST ITS PROGRAMMING ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. COST SO FAR IS 499 FOR ...
Mileage: 131,459
MY BATTERY WAS LOW AND UNKNOWN TO ME THE ML320 FOR THIS YEAR LOSES ITS TRANSPONDER CODES IN THE DAS SECURITY MODULE WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE VEHICLE WITH A LOW BATTERY. THIS IS EVIDENTALLY THE THIRD KEY THAT HAS LOST ITS PROGRAMMING ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. COST SO FAR IS 499 FOR ...
Mileage: 131,459
MY BATTERY WAS LOW AND UNKNOWN TO ME THE ML320 FOR THIS YEAR LOSES ITS TRANSPONDER CODES IN THE DAS SECURITY MODULE WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE VEHICLE WITH A LOW BATTERY. THIS IS EVIDENTALLY THE THIRD KEY THAT HAS LOST ITS PROGRAMMING ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. COST SO FAR IS 499 FOR ...
Mileage: 131,459
SUDDENLY I COULD NOT GAIN OR GET ANY MORE SPEED. I WAS JUST COASTING ALONG, I THEN ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED BURNING SMELL FROM FRONT WHEELS. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE GEAR I WAS IN. *JS
Mileage: 98,000
SUDDENLY I COULD NOT GAIN OR GET ANY MORE SPEED. I WAS JUST COASTING ALONG, I THEN ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED BURNING SMELL FROM FRONT WHEELS. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE GEAR I WAS IN. *JS
Mileage: 98,000
SUDDENLY I COULD NOT GAIN OR GET ANY MORE SPEED. I WAS JUST COASTING ALONG, I THEN ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED BURNING SMELL FROM FRONT WHEELS. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE GEAR I WAS IN. *JS
Mileage: 98,000
MESSAGE DISPLAY INDICATES LEFT BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. REPLACED BULB AND MESSAGE DISAPPEARED FOR ONE DAY AND THEN REAPPEARED. REMOVED BULB AND BULB WAS OK. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND WHERE MERCEDES HAD A BRAKE LIGHT REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THIS REP...
Mileage: 98,275
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK CONTINUOUSLY. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE ...
Mileage: 157,000
THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND WORKED AGAIN AFTER SOME PUMPING AND COASTING TO AVOID COLLISION. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 50,567
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHY T...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHY T...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHY T...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHY T...
Mileage: 180,000
CAR FAILS TO START. WE HAD THIS CAR TOWED TO A DEALER 40 MILES AWAY FROM OUR DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL IN MI. NEEDS NEW KEY SYSTEM AS CHIP NOT RECOGNIZED AND IGNITION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RE-KEYED. 8 KEYS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THIS CAR,(WE BOUGHT IT USED). WE ONLY RECEIVED 1 WITH OUR PURCHASE! EVERYTHING THAT N...
Mileage: 71,000
HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS ON A NIGHTLY BASIS. OTHER CARS CANNOT SEE ME. ALMOST HIT SOMEONE CROSSING THE STREET BEFORE I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. SOMETIMES CYCLING THE LIGHTS ON AN OFF TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. OTHER TIMES I DRIVE WITH MY FOGLAMPS ON. I'VE CHECKED THE ...
Mileage: 150,843
ON MY MERCEDES ML320, 1998 THE KEY REFUSE TO START THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD AT PLAZA MOTORS IN ST,. LOUIS MO. THAT THE CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY ANY MORE. UPON MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ML320 SERIES WHICH IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER ESPEC...
Mileage: 125,000
REPLACEMENT OF 10 FULL SENDER AND FUEL GAUGE RELATED EQUIPMENT PARTS ON 1998 MB ML320, REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE. *TR
Mileage: 20,162
FAILURE OF TRANSFER CASE FIRST DETECTED. *TR
Mileage: 59,945
FAILURE OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEATBELT ASSEMBLY; A GUNSHOT TYPE NOISE AND SMOKE OCCURRED COMING OUT OF THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR AREA; SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO KEEP RETRACTING TIGHTENING ON PERSON AND THE RELEASE ON THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSING INJURY; THE EVENT OCCURRED W...
Mileage: 142,900
I PUT MY SEAT BELT (S/B) ON AND STARTED THE IGNITION. A LOUD BANG, I WAS JERKED BACK INTO MY SEAT BY THE S/B AND WAS TRAPPED. WHITE SMOKE ESCAPED WHERE THE S/B COMES OUT OF THE FRAME. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, UNBUCKLED THE S/B, WHICH DIDN'T RETRACT BACK INTO THE FEED, G...
Mileage: 97,433
I PUT MY SEAT BELT (S/B) ON AND STARTED THE IGNITION. A LOUD BANG, I WAS JERKED BACK INTO MY SEAT BY THE S/B AND WAS TRAPPED. WHITE SMOKE ESCAPED WHERE THE S/B COMES OUT OF THE FRAME. THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, UNBUCKLED THE S/B, WHICH DIDN'T RETRACT BACK INTO THE FEED, G...
Mileage: 97,433
HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE APART AT 140K , NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, JUST LOTS OF SMOKE AND NO STEERING CAPABILITIES, WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. POLICE PUSHED ME TO SAFETY. PLASTIC SHATTERED EVERYWHERE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.. THE DEFECT WAS THE PLASTIC PULLY, INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWED O...
Mileage: 148,000
1998, MERCEDES ML320, 70,000 MILES, BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN FOR RECALL ON THIS PART FOR MERCEDES TO REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER, HOWEVER, THE YEAR OF THE CAR IS IN QUESTION. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED 4 MONTHS AFTER THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT.
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. INSTRUMENTS CANNOT BE SEEN AT NIGHT INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES ARE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL OR EXCEEDING THE SAFE SPEED LIMITS BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST WITH TIME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE ...
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. INSTRUMENTS CANNOT BE SEEN AT NIGHT INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES ARE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL OR EXCEEDING THE SAFE SPEED LIMITS BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST WITH TIME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE ...
THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CLUNK IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE LOOSE. I THINK IT IS DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR. THE CAR WANDERS OVER THE ROAD AND SOMETIMES STARTS PULLING ITSELF INTO ONE LANE AND THEN TRIES TO GO TO THE OTHER LANE ALMOST CAUSING ME ON ONE OCCASION TO RUN OVER A KIA...
Mileage: 139,000
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE LEAKING EXHAUST DIRECTLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING ME TO HAVE SEVERE HEADACHES AND FEEL VERY TIRED. IT HELPS SOMEWHAT WITH THE ODOR WHEN THE HVAC IS SWITCHED TO RECIRCULATE, BUT I FEEL THAT CO IS STILL SEEPING IN THE VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 139,000
CAR FAILED TO START AS KEY SECURITY CHIP NOT RECONIZED. NEEDS NEW KEY. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID 8 KEYS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED TO THIS CAR, MUST REPLACE ALL LOCKS, ENGINE MODULES, ETC COST $3600.00. CONSIDER THIS MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACING. ENGINE IS SOUNDING VERY LOUD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. PART WAS ORDERED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. AS OF TODAY, 12/30/05, THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MERCEDES ACCOUNT MANAGER SAID OVER 1200 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR THE US AND THERE ARE 2 P...
OUR 1998 MERCEDES M320 HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNEXPECTED STALLING FOR SOME TIME. MORE RECENTLY THIS HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND WE HAVE PERIODS OF LOSS (REDUCTION) OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT WE HAVE DETERIORATION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR T...
Mileage: 145,000
OUR 1998 MERCEDES M320 HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNEXPECTED STALLING FOR SOME TIME. MORE RECENTLY THIS HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND WE HAVE PERIODS OF LOSS (REDUCTION) OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT WE HAVE DETERIORATION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR T...
Mileage: 145,000
THE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SPLIT AT THE NECK. WHILE THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER FREELY ADMITS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CLASS OF CAR AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VERY PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED AND IF I WANT TO AVOID THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED W...
HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY WAS FAILED AND WAS RECALLED 1998 MERCEDES ML320 -[XXX]. MERCEDES REFUSED TO PAY TOTAL LABOR FOR PROCESS. VEHICLE HAS NO EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN MERCEDES MADE AND INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE HAS MERCEDES FOG LIGHT BAR ON FRONT (STANDARD MERCEDES MADE AND INSTALLED ITEMS). IF ...
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON THROUGH AN INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AN...
Mileage: 59,120
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROTTLE STICKS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN. *AK
Mileage: 140,000
VEHICLE STALLED WHENEVER IT WAS DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *...
VEHICLE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND DRIVER GOT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED. THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN A UPRIGHT POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO, SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THEN, CONSUMER CALLED...
VEHICLE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND DRIVER GOT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED. THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN A UPRIGHT POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO, SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THEN, CONSUMER CALLED...
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) A...
Mileage: 97,615
STEERING FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HARMONIC BALANCER. REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE03058
Mileage: 79,457
BELT TENSIONER FAILED AT 73886 MILE,$308.00. HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED @80,772 MILES. LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL ACCESSORIES. REPLACED BELT ,OIL PAN ,TENSIONER(AGAIN),HARMONIC BALANCER,OIL ,OIL SEAL. MERCEDES PAID FOR PARTS. I PAID FOR LABOR $675.00. DID TENSIONER FAIL FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF BALANCE...
Mileage: 80,772
TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. FRONT DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM STOP POSITION OR SLOW SPEED. DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURANCY FOR THE 1998-1999 ML320. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. FRONT DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM STOP POSITION OR SLOW SPEED. DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURANCY FOR THE 1998-1999 ML320. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
FUEL PUMP FAILURE AFTER 70,000 MILES. LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. HAMMOND TIRE AND AUTO CENTER IN HAMMOND,LA CONTACTED BENSON MERCEDES IN METAIRIE AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL OF THESE HAD APPEARED IN RECENT MONTHS IN HIS SHOP. BENSON MERCEDES SENT OUT THE NEW FUEL PUMP WITH SEV...
Mileage: 70,000
REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03058. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE ON MY MERCEDES ML, 320 TODAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 57,435 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS STARTING TO FAIL AND RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED OR IT COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND MAJOR ENGINE...
Mileage: 57,435
1998 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320, 73K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER DISINTEGRATED, RESULTING IN CONCURRENT LOSS OF MULTIRIBBED-V-BELT AND INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP FUNCTION.*AK
Mileage: 73,500
WHILE ROLLING UP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IT SHATTERED. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
ML320 FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLE. MBZ ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TWICE AND CLAIMED NO RECORD OF 1ST CALL 4 HOURS EARLIER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE TO DEALER WHO CLAIMED STARMARK WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, CONTRARY TO SAME DEALER REPRESENTATION AT SALE. *AK
HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *LA
Mileage: 48,000
VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320, 47K MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER LOOSENED, GROUND THROUGH TIMING COVER AND UPPER OIL PAN LEADING TO RAPID LOSS OF OIL. COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE TO CARS BEHIND. *LA
Mileage: 47,000
98 MERCEDES ML320 WITH 75,000 MILES HARMONIC BALANCER WENT UP AND DESTROYED HALF OF THE ENGINE WHICH COST OVER $5,000 IN REPAIRS. MBUSA SAID THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM...
Mileage: 75,000
98 MERCEDES ML320 WITH 75,000 MILES HARMONIC BALANCER WENT UP AND DESTROYED HALF OF THE ENGINE WHICH COST OVER $5,000 IN REPAIRS. MBUSA SAID THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM...
Mileage: 75,000
1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320: PERSISTENT SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERBODY OF CAR. PRESUMED TO BE GAS SLOSHING AROUND IN THE TANK, OR SOME OTHER DRAINAGE PROBLEM. MB TOOK TWO SECONDS TO INVESTIGATE BY ROCKING THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING.
THE CRANK SHAFT DAMPER (HARMONIC BALANCER) CAME APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MIDDLE OIL PAN AND THE FRONT TIMING COVER.
Mileage: 62,717
FUEL LINE COMING OUT OF GAS TANK CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED RAW FUEL ALL OVER BACK OF CAR AND ONTO STREET. COULD HAVE IGNITED FROM ANY SPARK OR OPEN FLAME.
Mileage: 46,316
WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
THE VEHICLE COOLANT ENDED UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. PROBABLE PROBLEM WITH HOSES OR CONNECTION. *JB
THE HARMONIC BALANCE THAT IS LOCATED IN THE CRANKSHAFT WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DAMPER PULLEY HAD SEPARATED.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
DRIVERSIDE BACKSEAT FRAME WELDED SUPPORT BOLT FELL APART. (WELDED TO BACK FRAME) THIS MAKES BACK OF SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE TO SIT IN. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY TO WORK AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER SAID NO ONE TO SIT THERE, IT IS UNSAFE.
Mileage: 99,865
SAME PROBLEM AS THE DRIVERS POSTED ON THIS FORUM IN THE PROVIDED LINKHTTP://FORUMS.MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=EE805591A42AA150D9DA7BBB66F73A95&THREADID=40287&HIGHLIGHT=HARMONIC. *AK
Mileage: 56,700
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH,RESULTING IN STALLING.VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN INDICATED FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE CAR WAS BAD. *AK
THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAD COME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND HAD BECOME UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, BECAUSE THE BELT CAME OFF THE ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING, AND THE AC, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 79,279
AFTER BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT, THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXPLODED. THE HARNESS YANJED ME BACK AGAINST THE SEAT BURNING MY SHOULDER AND THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CAR IS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ARE T...
IGNITION LOCK FAILED, ENABLING KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR.*AK
Mileage: 77,000
THE MBUSA GENERAL MANAGER IS WRITING TO INFORM CONSUMER'S OF THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL OIL WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE DAMAGE-MAY EXPERIENCE OIL SLUDGE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WILL COVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE UP TO 10 YRS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, LEASE, OR 150,000 MILE'S UNDER TERMS OF EXISTING WARR...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED 19 TIMES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
MY CAR ROLLED OVER ON KLONDIKE HIGHWAY IN YUKON, CANADA. IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVEN ON DOWN SLOPE LOOSE GRAVEL. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS NOT GOOD ON THAT HIGHWAY. WHEN THE CAR TRAVEL FROM THE PAVED ROAD CONDITION TO LOOSE GRAVEL, IT SLIPPED IN THE BEGINNING THEN LOST CONTROL AND ROLLOVER. I COULD NOT STO...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE INVESTIGATION PER GARRETT ENGINEERING, THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRANK SHAFT PULLEY FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE OTHER SYSTEMS TO FAIL....
THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE INVESTIGATION PER GARRETT ENGINEERING, THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRANK SHAFT PULLEY FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE OTHER SYSTEMS TO FAIL....
AS TOLD BY THE MERCEDES BENZ COMPANY, THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL FILTER ON THIS PARTICUALER MODEL, ARE MUCH TOO SMALL TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUEL TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CHANGE THE LINE AND FILTER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING IT WOULD BE CHANGED AT THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK ...
FRONT CRASH AT 25 MPH, PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AIRBAG OPENED, AND DRIVER SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE FACE. $ 12000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *YH
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE FUEL GAUGE 10 TIMES, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASE, DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS PROBLEM. *YD
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRIM IS FALLING OFF IN 3 PLACES. *YD
THE SEATBELT RANDOMLY EXPLODED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY.*AK
BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE. ASSOCIATED CABLE BROKE ACTIVATING SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. MINOR CONTUSIONS.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE. ASSOCIATED CABLE BROKE ACTIVATING SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. MINOR CONTUSIONS.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE. ASSOCIATED CABLE BROKE ACTIVATING SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. MINOR CONTUSIONS.*AK
IGNITION KEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO USE SPARE KEY IN ORDER TO TURN VEHICLE ON.*AK CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WARNING, AT STARTUP, WHILE STOPPED, OR MOVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL, CONSUMER STATES IF YOU HAVE A SPARE KEY, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. *SLC
IGNITION KEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO USE SPARE KEY IN ORDER TO TURN VEHICLE ON.*AK CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WARNING, AT STARTUP, WHILE STOPPED, OR MOVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL, CONSUMER STATES IF YOU HAVE A SPARE KEY, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET ROAD AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. CONSUMER STATED THAT SPEED CONTROL CAME ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BEARING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN FUELING VEHICLE THERE IS FUEL SPILLAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 30-40MPH, COULD SMELL BRAKES BURNING. WOULD HAVE BURNING BRAKES EVERY 12,000 MILES. PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED. HAS BEEN THROUGH 5 SETS OF BRAKES ALREADY.*AK
MY 1998 MLK 320 IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR THE TENTH TIME IN 31 MONTHS, AND THE ONLY REASON IT HASN'T BEEN IN MORE OFTEN IS I LIVE 30 MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE PROBLEMS ARE NUMEROUS; MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED. THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT STARTED NOT LONG ...
MY 1998 MLK 320 IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR THE TENTH TIME IN 31 MONTHS, AND THE ONLY REASON IT HASN'T BEEN IN MORE OFTEN IS I LIVE 30 MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE PROBLEMS ARE NUMEROUS; MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED. THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT STARTED NOT LONG ...
MY 1998 MLK 320 IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR THE TENTH TIME IN 31 MONTHS, AND THE ONLY REASON IT HASN'T BEEN IN MORE OFTEN IS I LIVE 30 MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE PROBLEMS ARE NUMEROUS; MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED. THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT STARTED NOT LONG ...
MY 1998 MLK 320 IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR THE TENTH TIME IN 31 MONTHS, AND THE ONLY REASON IT HASN'T BEEN IN MORE OFTEN IS I LIVE 30 MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE PROBLEMS ARE NUMEROUS; MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED. THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT STARTED NOT LONG ...
MY MERCEDES TRUCK HAS BURNED THROUGH 4 OR 5 SETS OF BRAKE PADS IN THE FRONT AND TWO SETS FOR THE REAR WITHIN 63300 MILES OF DRIVING, OUR DRIVING IS MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH I ALREADY DID. MY DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A UNIVERSAL P...
MY MERCEDES TRUCK HAS BURNED THROUGH 4 OR 5 SETS OF BRAKE PADS IN THE FRONT AND TWO SETS FOR THE REAR WITHIN 63300 MILES OF DRIVING, OUR DRIVING IS MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH I ALREADY DID. MY DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A UNIVERSAL P...
VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO GARAGE. DEALER SAID FIRE WAS DUE TO DEFECT IN BATTERY. *AK THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR/ALTERNATOR, THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED THE DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE. *SL...
WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. EMERGENCY FLASHERS FAILED TO WORK & HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. RADIO WAS STILL WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAVING AN ENGINEER CHECK VEHICLE OVER ...
THE AIR BAG AND SAFETY RESRAINT SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE DURING MY ACCIDENT. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER MY ACCIDENT I RECIEVED A RECALL ON MY SEAT BELTS. THE COMPANY THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE TOLD ME THE AIR BAG HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THERE WAS A PROBL...
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. THROTTLE DOESN'T ACTUATE PROPERLY OR SMOOTHLY. TRYING TO GO AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND THROTTLE GIVES A RESISTANTCE TO CERTAIN SPEED. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO REMEDEY THE PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR IT HASN'T BEEN DONE SO.*AK
HAD TWO (2) FUEL PUMP FAILURES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. SUV STOPS RUNNING, GOT OFF ROAD SAFELY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WILL SUDDENLY AND TOTALLY FOG IN CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING A WARMED UP VEHICLE AT VARIOUS TRAFFIC SPEEDS. THE DEFROSTER IS UNABLE TO CLEAR THIS EVEN WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED AND HAS FORCED US TO ROLL SIDE W...
APPARENTLY, THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON THE 1998 ML320 FAILS QUITE OFTEN....EVEN ON TRUCKS WITH LOW MILEAGE. *AK *JB ***** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****731049.
Mileage: 33,000
THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AND TOOK TWO WEEKS TO HAVE REPAIRED. NLM
THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED AND AFTER BEING REPAIRED, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. NLM
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM
TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS SEAL FELL OUT CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO CONSUMERS GARAGE. NLM
THE CUP HOLDERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. NLM
THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE WINDOW REMAINED OPEN IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER. NLM
THE THROTTLE CABLE STICKS, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIR TWICE BUT THE CABLE STILL STICKS. NLM
I PURCHASED A MERCEDES SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLE IN 1998 (ML320). THE DRIVER-SIDE, SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS A "MAJOR-LEAGUE" DRIVING HAZARD. THE MIRROR DOES NOT ADJUST SUFFICIENTLY, LEAVING A HUGE BLIND SPOT. EVERY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED ALLOWED THE MIRRORS TO BE ADJUSTED SO THAT A CAR PASSING ON THE DRIVER...
SEAT BELT LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE # 99V328 RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO CONSUMER DURING ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *ET
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
KEY LOCK PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START DUE TO KEY PROBLEMS, WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES, WOULD NOT START DUE TO GAS TANK PROBLEMS, DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, LATCH ON HATCH DOOR RATTLED, REAR SEAT BELTS RATTLE, OIL OUT LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, ENGINE CH...
IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FREEZES UP, EVEN WITH DE-ICER ADDITIVE ADDED TO THE SYSTEM. WHEN DIRT IS KICKED UP FROM A PRECEDING AUTOMOBILE, YOU CANNOT CLEAN OFF THE WINDOWS, THIS LEADS TO IMPOSSIBLE VISIBILITY. PULLING OFF THE ROAD EVERY 5 MINUTES TO RECTIFY THIS PRO...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR UNDER THE WHEEL WELL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
BRAKE FAILURE,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
BRAKE FAILURE,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM LOW. ONLY HAPPENS IF VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR & HAS NOT STOP. TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK INTO 1ST GEAR OR 2ND GEAR. PROBLEM NOT FIXED IF VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ALARM SYSTEM, ALARM CONTROL COMPUTER.
WHEEL LUG NUTS RUST; REAR SEAT CONTROL LEVER BREAKS; GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
WHEEL LUG NUTS RUST; REAR SEAT CONTROL LEVER BREAKS; GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
WHEEL LUG NUTS RUST; REAR SEAT CONTROL LEVER BREAKS; GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
MIRROR AND FRAME HIDE TRAFFIC, CREATING A BLIND SPOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
ALARM/LOCK SYSTEM REMOTE.
CHECK ENGINE SENSOR.
FUEL PUMP.
REAR WINDOWS GOE DOWN ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF. *AK
REAR WINDOWS GOE DOWN ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF. *AK
REAR WINDOWS GOE DOWN ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAR CAUSING IT TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
POWER WINDOWS FAILED. NM
REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED. MJS
POWER SUNROOF FAILED. *YC
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YC
TIE ROD FAILED. *YC
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED. MJS
FRONT TORSION BAR MAKING NOISE. NLM
FUEL TANK SENDER TO FUEL GUAGE FAILED. YH
ALARM MALFUNCTION, FALSE ALARM AT ANY TIME. YH
SMOG PUMP FAILED. YH
REMOTE KEY FAILED. YH
REMOTE KEY OUT OF ORDER. YH
ALARM SENSOR FAILED. YH
ANTENNA AMPL. FAILURE, CAUSING STATIC (NOISE) IN RADIO. *YC
REAR HATCHBACK LATCH REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. YH
DOOR LOCKS OUT OF ORDER. YH
TURN SINGNAL FAILED. YH
BRAKES SQUEAKING. YH
SEAT BELT HOLDING PANEL BECAME LOOSE. YH
GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH
REMOTE MALFUNCTIONED. YH
INTERIOR LIGHT FAILED. YH
TURN SIGNAL FAILED. YH
A/C MOTOR FAN MAKES NOISE. YH
POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
KEYLESS ENTRY KIT FAILED. YH
FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED. YH
LOW BEAM BULB FAILED. *YC
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. YH
TOW ALARM FAILED. YH
SUN ROOF MOLDING FAILED. YH
KEYLESS ENTERY FAILED. YH
ENGINE COMPUTER FAILED. YH
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER/POWER WINDOWS/POWER SEATS/POWER LOCKS/SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. RIGHT AFTER THAT DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT WHAT THE PROBL...
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/MOTOR/ POWER WINDOWS/ DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/MOTOR/ POWER WINDOWS/ DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/MOTOR/ POWER WINDOWS/ DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/MOTOR/ POWER WINDOWS/ DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/MOTOR/ POWER WINDOWS/ DOOR HANDLES AND PANELS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
POOR FITTING DOORS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE.AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED/SQUEAKING ABS BRAKES/NOISY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.
POOR FITTING DOORS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE.AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED/SQUEAKING ABS BRAKES/NOISY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.
POOR FITTING DOORS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE.AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED/SQUEAKING ABS BRAKES/NOISY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.
POOR FITTING DOORS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE.AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED/SQUEAKING ABS BRAKES/NOISY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.
CONCERNS REGARDING DRIVER'S AIR BAG, CONSUMER IS 4'6" TALL AND 75 LBS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF SHORT PERSON AND AIR BAG; ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A ROOLOVER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
DESIGN OF VEHICLES BODY CAUSES STABILITY PROBLEMS.