1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH and other various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that she refilled the power steering reservoir several times and noted that there was a stain underneath her ...
Mileage: 220,000
There was a recall on the steering on my 1999 Mercedes Benz . The Manufacturer said its closed . The steering is leaking and hard to drive and I fear the power steering pump will go out while I am driving the Vehicle. I fear for my safety. How can I get this recall opened and my vehicle fixed .
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT A WEEK AGO MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNDER SERIOUS IMPACTS MY CAR ROLLED SERVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMMING TO A STOP ON ITS SIDE NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF ALSO THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ABOUT THE BAS SYSTEM AND SOME OTHER MALFUNCTION THE TWO WARNING LIGHTS NEVER WENT OFF THEY S...
THE YAW RATE SENSOR IS CAUSING THE CAR TO UNINTENDED BREAKING. IT STARTED THE BREAKING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE, HOWEVER OVER A WEEK AGO THE ACTUAL CAR WILL BREAK WHILE IM DRIVE AND BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WILL NOT GO UNTIL I CUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT ...
Mileage: 35
THE YAW RATE SENSOR IS CAUSING THE CAR TO UNINTENDED BREAKING. IT STARTED THE BREAKING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE, HOWEVER OVER A WEEK AGO THE ACTUAL CAR WILL BREAK WHILE IM DRIVE AND BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WILL NOT GO UNTIL I CUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT ...
Mileage: 35
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65MPH, THE ML320 SLAMMED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BREAK CAUSING TRUCK TO SWERVE RIGHT NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN STOPPING AND CHECKING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, HUB AND BRAKE PAD WERE SMOKING AND VERY HOT
Mileage: 175,000
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65MPH, THE ML320 SLAMMED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BREAK CAUSING TRUCK TO SWERVE RIGHT NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN STOPPING AND CHECKING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, HUB AND BRAKE PAD WERE SMOKING AND VERY HOT
Mileage: 175,000
THIS IS IN REGARD TO NHTSA ID #10033607, ALSO MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE CAMPAIGN #2009100002 DATED JAN 2010, FOR MODEL 163. MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY ABOVE MERCEDES SERVICE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT'S V-6 MODEL, BUT SHOWING EXACTLY THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. I'VE TAKEN AND ATTACHED A FEW PHOTOS OF THE PRO...
Mileage: 212,000
THIS IS IN REGARD TO NHTSA ID #10033607, ALSO MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE CAMPAIGN #2009100002 DATED JAN 2010, FOR MODEL 163. MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY ABOVE MERCEDES SERVICE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT'S V-6 MODEL, BUT SHOWING EXACTLY THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. I'VE TAKEN AND ATTACHED A FEW PHOTOS OF THE PRO...
Mileage: 212,000
UNCOMMANDED BREAKING OF FRONT WHEELS RESULTED IN DECELERATION AND SEVERE OVERHEATING OF FRONT BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE MILE OF DESTINATION. HIGH ENGINE REVS AND DOWNSHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE REQUIRED TO OVERCOME THE UNCOMMANDED BREAKING FORCE AND REACH THE DESTINATION. A SIMILAR SECO...
Mileage: 95,540
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING...
Mileage: 99,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING...
Mileage: 99,000
99 MERCEDES ML320 FRONT RIGHT BRAKE OVERHEATED TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH. *TR
Mileage: 13,700
MY 1999 MERCEDES ML-320 WAS TRAVELING ON A THROUGH HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT WAS BROADSIDED AT THE INTERSECTION BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH APPARENTLY DIDN'T STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, MY VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY W...
Mileage: 138,000
WENT TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEM TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AN ACCELERATING, CAUSING IT TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO A LIGHT POLE. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
WENT TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEM TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AN ACCELERATING, CAUSING IT TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO A LIGHT POLE. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCERDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FO...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE C...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO A BOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPEN...
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK BUT THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 160,000
CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INQUIRY OVER 3 YEARS AGO; NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED AND GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONLY WHEN RESEARCHING, WAS I MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. NO NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. SUBSTANTIAL COSTS INCURRED AN...
Mileage: 120,000
CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INQUIRY OVER 3 YEARS AGO; NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED AND GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONLY WHEN RESEARCHING, WAS I MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. NO NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. SUBSTANTIAL COSTS INCURRED AN...
Mileage: 120,000
CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INQUIRY OVER 3 YEARS AGO; NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED AND GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONLY WHEN RESEARCHING, WAS I MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. NO NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. SUBSTANTIAL COSTS INCURRED AN...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS AGAINST MERCEDES ML320 SUV. 1) WITH IGNITION OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO ROLL. IT POSTS EXTREME DANGER TO PASSENGERS, ESPECIALLY, KIDS LEFT IN A PARKED VEHICLE, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OR BEHIND THE VEH...
Mileage: 1
I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS AGAINST MERCEDES ML320 SUV. 1) WITH IGNITION OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO ROLL. IT POSTS EXTREME DANGER TO PASSENGERS, ESPECIALLY, KIDS LEFT IN A PARKED VEHICLE, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OR BEHIND THE VEH...
Mileage: 1
GAS PEDAL STUCK ON THE MERCEDES ML320 AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR (NO BRAKES) UNTIL A SECOND AND THIRD TRY. *TR
Mileage: 107,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CAR'S IDLE WENT TO ZERO. THIS HAPPENED HALF-WAY HOME. ITS A 30+ MILE DRIVE FROM WORK TO HOME. ESSENTIALLY THE CAR JUST QUIT OPERATING WHILE MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THIS LEFT MY 8 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MERGING LANE ...
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE ONLY THE HOSE REPAIRED. THE ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 139,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE - DRIVING THIS LEMON OF AN SUV, CAR STARTED TO PULL AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THANK GOD, I WAS NOT ON A FREEWAY AND COULD PULL OVER WITHOUT KILLING SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE - DRIVING THIS LEMON OF AN SUV, CAR STARTED TO PULL AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THANK GOD, I WAS NOT ON A FREEWAY AND COULD PULL OVER WITHOUT KILLING SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE - DRIVING THIS LEMON OF AN SUV, CAR STARTED TO PULL AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THANK GOD, I WAS NOT ON A FREEWAY AND COULD PULL OVER WITHOUT KILLING SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AGAIN, NEARLY CRASHING INTO HIS FRONT DOOR. HE TOOK THE...
Mileage: 14,800
REFERENCE: VEHICLE COMPLAINT - 47046 IN SEPTEMBER 1999, WE PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES-BENZ, ML-320. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL CONCERNING A LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP AT THE RADIATOR FITTING. ON AUGUST 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE BLEW OF...
Mileage: 63,500
REFERENCE: VEHICLE COMPLAINT - 47046 IN SEPTEMBER 1999, WE PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES-BENZ, ML-320. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL CONCERNING A LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP AT THE RADIATOR FITTING. ON AUGUST 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE BLEW OF...
Mileage: 63,500
IN SEPTEMBER 1999, WE PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES-BENZ, ML-320. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF A RECALL FOR A LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP AT THE RADIATOR FITTING. ON AUGUST 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE BLEW OFF LOOSING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID. WE LOST THE...
Mileage: 63,500
IN SEPTEMBER 1999, WE PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES-BENZ, ML-320. IN 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF A RECALL FOR A LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP AT THE RADIATOR FITTING. ON AUGUST 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE BLEW OFF LOOSING ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID. WE LOST THE...
Mileage: 63,500
STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN WORM WEATHER CAUSES FRONT BRAKES TO HEAT UP AND DRAG CONSTANTLY TO THE POINT OF CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF COOLING DOWN, IT WILL BEHAVE NORMALLY. DEALER AND A SPECIALTY SHOP CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG....
Mileage: 46,000
CAR STRUCK IN DRIVER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH FRONT AND REAR DOOR ,AS WELL AS PARTIALLY BENDING THE POST BETWEEN THE DOORS. HOWEVER, THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Mileage: 156,000
I HAVE A MERCEDES ML 320. IT IS A 1999 MODEL WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN GEAR..SO WHEN PULLING OUT IN AN INTERSECTION AND ONE THINKS THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN LOW FOR POWER, IT IS LOCKED IN HIGH AND THE CAR COULD...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML 320. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD THE THROTTLE LOCKED, THERE WAS LOUD ENGINE NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T WORK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ...
Mileage: 85,115
TL * - THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 03V121000. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCEDEZ BENZ OF PALM BEACH JANUARY 3, 2007, AND WAS DENIED ARECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL LAST YEAR AND CHOSE NOT TO A...
Mileage: 129,926
TL * - THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 03V121000. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCEDEZ BENZ OF PALM BEACH JANUARY 3, 2007, AND WAS DENIED ARECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL LAST YEAR AND CHOSE NOT TO A...
Mileage: 129,926
I OWN A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. I WAS IN DRIVING IN I-5 NORTH FROM LAKE OSWEGO TO PORTLAND, OREGON. WITH MY WIFE AND MY SISTER-IN-LAW AND HER DAUGHTER WITH A FRIEND, IT STARTED TO RAIN AND IT STARTED TO BECOME FOGGY. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON THE DEFROST, THE NOSE CAME ON BUT NO AIR CAME OUT. THIS M...
I AND MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY ON AUG 14,2006, PAUSED TO OPEN MY GARAGE DOOR FROM THE CAR AND I WAS SLOWLY MOVING IN. ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL IN A FLASH THAT I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO REACT. IT WENT AND HIT OUR OTHER PARKED CAR IN THE GARAG...
Mileage: 78,446
I AND MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY ON AUG 14,2006, PAUSED TO OPEN MY GARAGE DOOR FROM THE CAR AND I WAS SLOWLY MOVING IN. ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL IN A FLASH THAT I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO REACT. IT WENT AND HIT OUR OTHER PARKED CAR IN THE GARAG...
Mileage: 78,446
FRONT BRAKES ON A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML 320 OVERHEATED, BRAKES WERE SMOKING . IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ON THE RIGHT FRONT, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE LEFT SIDE THIS MONTH. * DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED THIS H HAPPENED BEFORE WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE, WHERE FRONT BRAKES ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIR...
MY PWR STEERING PRESSURE HOSE, FROM BOTTOM RADIATOR THRU PWR STEERING RACK ARE FOUR TIMES POP OUT AT HOSE CLAMP, EVERY WINTER PROBLEM! ( 2002 ) (2003) (2004) MERCEDES DEALER REPLACES A RECALL HOSE LAST WINTER & HOLD FOR A YEAR. (2005) AGAIN WINTER 2 DEC 05 THE SAME THING PROMBLEM (HOSE POP OUT AGAIN...
Mileage: 58,680
POWER STEERING HOSE. *JB
Mileage: 58,700
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CRACKED ALONG THE WELD THAT ATTACHES TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY WELD PERFORMED, BUT IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 72,000
MY WIFE DROVE FROM LAS VEGAS ON 15 FWY BACK HOME WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SO SHE STEERED TO THE RIGHT BUT IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AGAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING, SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN BUT IT SEEM LIKE THE VEHICLE WENT FAST...
Mileage: 72,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT E OIL FILTER HOUSING FAILED. WHEN THE FILTER HOUSING FAILED THE OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE MANIFOLD. THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED ON 7-30-2005. THE OIL FILTER ON FAILED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. THE OIL FILTER HAD BEEN TIGHTENED AND CHECKED. THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY ...
Mileage: 72,460
DT: INTERMITTENT DELAY OF 7 SECONDS WHEN GIVEN GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES, AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. THE CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. THE CAR IS WORSE WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE AND WHEN THE CONSUMER IS PULLING OUT. THE CAR DOESN'T HAV...
Mileage: 71,000
THE COMPUTER LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT ON A TEST DRIVE CALIPER LOCKED UP. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING VEHICLE WAS STARTING IN THIRD GEAR, INSTEAD OF FIRST GEAR. IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT IN TRAFFIC. DEALER/MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBL...
Mileage: 33,000
THE COMPUTER LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT ON A TEST DRIVE CALIPER LOCKED UP. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING VEHICLE WAS STARTING IN THIRD GEAR, INSTEAD OF FIRST GEAR. IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT IN TRAFFIC. DEALER/MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBL...
Mileage: 33,000
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED ...
Mileage: 70,150
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE COULD SHIFT THE GEAR LEVER TO ALL GEARS WHEN THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND ENGINE IN AN OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND RAN OVER A MAILBOX DAMAGING THE VE...
Mileage: 78,000
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE COULD SHIFT THE GEAR LEVER TO ALL GEARS WHEN THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND ENGINE IN AN OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND RAN OVER A MAILBOX DAMAGING THE VE...
Mileage: 78,000
FAILURE OF HARMONIC BALANCER, AN EVENT THAT HAS OCCURRED ON MANY MERCEDES WITH THIS DESIGN FOR THE HARMONIC BALANCER. NEW COVER, OIL PAN. AND BALANCER NEEDED. *AK
Mileage: 73,000
REAR SEAT BELT BEHIND DRIVER DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT. CLAIMED IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE REAR SEATS ARE USED INFREQUENTLY THUS, THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE USED INFREQUENTLY. REAR SEAT BE...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE CRANKSHFT PULLEY HAS FAILED MAKING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. THE PULLEY AND THE OIL PAN WERE REPLACED AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS KIND OF PREMATURE FAILURES HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS MODEL. THE DEALER WILL NOT ...
Mileage: 87,000
1999 MERCEDES ML320 HARMONIC BALANCER. I WAS AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION BEING PERFORMED AND HAD MERCEDES CHECK THE BALANCER IN JANUARY. THEY SAID IT'S FINE. ON 9/6/04, IT FAILED CAUSING $1500 IN DAMAGE. I WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE I KNEW NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER FAILURE. MERCEDES NEEDS TO R...
Mileage: 93,000
1.SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. MAKING RIGHT TURN AT @ 5 M.P.H. IN PARKING LOT. MOMENTARY PAUSE IN ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY UNASSISTED ACCELERATION. 2. IMPACT PARKED CAR AND CONCRETE MEDIAN "CURB". NO INJURIES. DAMAGE LEFT DRIVER SIDE FENDER AND BUMPER OF ML 320. DA...
Mileage: 64,000
FAULTY HARMONIC BALANCER IN FLY WHEEL 1999 ML 320, 66,000 MILES NHTSA ACTION NO.PE03058. *AK
Mileage: 66,000
THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEA...
(1)VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. (2) CRANKSHAFT DAMPENER BECAME SEPARATED AT POINT OF RUBBER VULCANIZED AND CAUSED SERPENTINE BELT TO COME LOOSE LEAVING POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING ALONG WITH ALL OTHER PULLEYS RUN BY THE SAME BELT. (3) DA...
Mileage: 61,230
(1)VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. (2) CRANKSHAFT DAMPENER BECAME SEPARATED AT POINT OF RUBBER VULCANIZED AND CAUSED SERPENTINE BELT TO COME LOOSE LEAVING POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING ALONG WITH ALL OTHER PULLEYS RUN BY THE SAME BELT. (3) DA...
Mileage: 61,230
WINDSHIELD TANK CRACKED/DEFECTIVE PART/NO CLEANING OF WINDSHIELD IN WINTER/REPLACED TANK. *LA
Mileage: 20,000
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY/RUN OUT OF FUEL/ENGINE QUITS LOSS OF CONTROL, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MAY LEAD TO CRASH/DEFECT *LA
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY/RUN OUT OF FUEL/ENGINE QUITS LOSS OF CONTROL, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MAY LEAD TO CRASH/DEFECT *LA
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY/RUN OUT OF FUEL/ENGINE QUITS LOSS OF CONTROL, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MAY LEAD TO CRASH/DEFECT *LA
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY/RUN OUT OF FUEL/ENGINE QUITS LOSS OF CONTROL, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MAY LEAD TO CRASH/DEFECT *LA
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
UPON PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE VEHICLE JERKED THEN STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
RIGHT REAR STRUT AND SPRING ON MY 1999 MERCEDES ML 320 IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED AFTER ONLY 53,000 MILES, NONE OF WHICH ARE"OFF-ROAD" MILES. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED ~$750 TO REPLACE JUST THE STRUT. *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH UP A STEEP GRADE ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE 5 ON THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY KNOWN AS "THE GRAPE VINE" ELEVATION OF 3000-4000 FEET, HEADED NORTH KEEPING PACE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE FAST LANE (FAR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FREEWAY HIGHWAY ), IN THE AFTERNOON OF 2/16/...
Mileage: 67,000
THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY DETERIORATED ON MY MERCEDES ML320. IF IT HAD GOTTEN WORSE, I'M AFRAID IT WOULD HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND DONE MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND/OR CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STERRING.
Mileage: 104,415
MERCEDES BENZ, ML320,1999, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE. DESTROYS THE WHOLE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE ENGINE INCLUDING MAKING POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE. MAY CAUSE A REAL BAD ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE A 2000 C280 WITH 47,500 MILES WHICH LOOKS LIKE CARRIES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME POSSIBLE ACCIDENT...
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD WINDING NOISE. THE CLAMP HOSES LOOSENED, ALLOWING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *AK
Mileage: 52,863
I HAD TO REPLACE THE HARMONIC BALANCER, AND THE MAIN DRIVE SHAFT BEARING ON A 1999 ML MERCEDES WITH THE V-6 MOTOR VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 110,000
HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 104,500
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL 03V121000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING PUMP, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN GOOD CONDITIONS. DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS BRO...
Mileage: 59,600
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 47,800
SUN ROOF PARTS FAILED, WIND DEFLECTOR COMPONENTS FAILED WHILE MOON ROOF WAS BEING OPENED. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE ROOF, IT WOULD NOT DO SO UNTIL I REMOVED THE BENT PART ALONG WITH DEFLECTOR. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THIS ROOF. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHEN NEW TO GET THE HEIGHT A...
Mileage: 65,000
VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE POWER STEERING, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *JB *NLM
THE HARMONIC BALANCER ON MY 1999 MERCEDES ML320 ENGINE TYPE M112 FAILED AND RESULTED IN $4,000 TO REPAIR. THE PART FAILED WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. EVEN THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED THE POWER STEERING RECALL TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE DID NOT SPOT ANY PROBLEM AND THEY KNEW TO BE LOOKI...
Mileage: 70,190
THE HARMONIC BALANCER ON MY 1999 MERCEDES ML320 ENGINE TYPE M112 FAILED AND RESULTED IN $4,000 TO REPAIR. THE PART FAILED WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. EVEN THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED THE POWER STEERING RECALL TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE DID NOT SPOT ANY PROBLEM AND THEY KNEW TO BE LOOKI...
Mileage: 70,190
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PULLEYS MAKING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A PULLEY WHICH WAS HITTING AGAINST THE OIL PAN. THE TECHNICIAN STA...
Mileage: 94,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PULLEYS MAKING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A PULLEY WHICH WAS HITTING AGAINST THE OIL PAN. THE TECHNICIAN STA...
Mileage: 94,000
1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML 320 HAS DEFECTIVE WIND SHIELD WIPER WATER TANKS. THE LACK OF HAVING FLUID TO CLEAR YOUR WINDOW IN ADVERSE WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR DEATH. *LA
CRANK SHAFT PULLEY WHEEL FLEW OFF. *LA
Mileage: 98,000
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STUCK OR STOPPED WHILE OPERATING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT ALL FOUR WINDOW CLUSTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, LOST OF POWER STEERING FLUID. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOSES/CLAMPS AND CONNECTORS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT...
Mileage: 36,200
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STUCK OR STOPPED WHILE OPERATING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT ALL FOUR WINDOW CLUSTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, LOST OF POWER STEERING FLUID. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOSES/CLAMPS AND CONNECTORS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT...
Mileage: 36,200
I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER OF A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320, BOUGHT USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED WOBBLING AND MAKING EXTERNAL ENGINE NOISE. SOON, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A NON-METALLIC PART, A RING, THE SIZE OF A PALM WAS FOUND IN MY ENGINE BAY. I...
Mileage: 67,000
1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 - HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OVERHEATING, DAMAGE TO FAN, AND OIL PAN. *LA
Mileage: 79,120
1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 - HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OVERHEATING, DAMAGE TO FAN, AND OIL PAN. *LA
Mileage: 79,120
1999 M-B ML320 - HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND ALL OTHER SERPENTINE BELT DRIVEN ACCESSORIES INOPERATIVE WHILE IN MOTION. DAMAGED ENGINE FRONT COVER, TIMING COVER, OIL PAN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS.*AK
Mileage: 61,000
THE CONSUMER NOTICED ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT TO OTHER GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
BASED ON A DEALER RECCOMENDATION, I HAVE BECOME AWARE THE MERCEDES BENZ HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AND UNPUBLICISED "CAMPAIGN" TO ADVISE OWNERS OF CERTIAN OF THE ML SERIES SUVS OF THE DESIREABILITY OF "UPGRADING", AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, THE FUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING FILTERS AND LINES. THIS IS APPARENTLY IN RE...
BASED ON A DEALER RECCOMENDATION, I HAVE BECOME AWARE THE MERCEDES BENZ HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AND UNPUBLICISED "CAMPAIGN" TO ADVISE OWNERS OF CERTIAN OF THE ML SERIES SUVS OF THE DESIREABILITY OF "UPGRADING", AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, THE FUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING FILTERS AND LINES. THIS IS APPARENTLY IN RE...
HARMONIC BALANCER SEAL CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CONGESTED HIGHWAY AT ~60 MPH! THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER(REGAL NISSAN/MERCEDES, HUNTSVILLE, AL, PH #256726-0077) CLAIMED THIS WAS A UNIQUE FAILURE AS FARAS THEY WERE CONCERNED. THE FIX INCLUDING ...
Mileage: 68,500
CONSUMER HAD POWER STEERING HOSE SERVICED BY DEALER IN 01/03. ON 06/12/03 EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION HAD FAILED. CONSUMER THEN HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD BEEN ...
CONSUMER HAD POWER STEERING HOSE SERVICED BY DEALER IN 01/03. ON 06/12/03 EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION HAD FAILED. CONSUMER THEN HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD BEEN ...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEERING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. *AK
Mileage: 63,000
CAR WAS IN PARK AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE TO STOP. THE CAR MAKER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT (AFTER A MONTH) WHO DETERMINED IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. (I AM AWAITING THEIR REPORT TO ME) CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *JB
Mileage: 153,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55MPH ON AVERAGE, ENGINE MISFIRED. CONSUMER STATED HAS TO PULL OF THE ROAD, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT AS SOON AS REACHING HIGH SPEED, WILL BE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS WITHOUT WARRANTY.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATIC IN COLD WEATHER. *JB DURING THE FIRST 5-6 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR IN COLD WEATHER. ABLE TO SHIFT AFTER WARM START (ABOUT 5 MINUTES). *TT
1.) BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACING AFTER 10,000 MILES. 2.) FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT REQUIRES NEWLY DESIGNED PART AND ADDITIONAL HOSES, CLAMPS ETC TOTALING OVER $300. BECAUSE PREVIOUS PART CAUSES FUEL LEAKS(?) AND NOT AVAILABLE. SHOULDN'T MB PAY FOR PART OF THIS?? *NLM
1.) BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACING AFTER 10,000 MILES. 2.) FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT REQUIRES NEWLY DESIGNED PART AND ADDITIONAL HOSES, CLAMPS ETC TOTALING OVER $300. BECAUSE PREVIOUS PART CAUSES FUEL LEAKS(?) AND NOT AVAILABLE. SHOULDN'T MB PAY FOR PART OF THIS?? *NLM
THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT.*JB
THE POWER STEERING FAILED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Mileage: 64,225
THE POWER STEERING FAILED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Mileage: 64,225
THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON BUT NO RECALLS YET. *NLM THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON BUT NO RECALLS YET. CAUSE: POWER STEERING H...
Mileage: 32,974
STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING LOT, POWER STEERING HOSE BLEW OFF, LOST ALL FLUID AND POWER STEERING ASSIST. HAVE TO TOW TO DEALER. REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
Mileage: 54,677
THIS IS THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE SITE. IF THE OTHER MESSAGES DO NOT COME THROUGH, PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL. TS
Mileage: 34,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT HER MERCEDES BENZ TRUCK, ONE BEING THAT THE TRUCK WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT, WHICH CAUSES HER TIRES TO WEAR OUT FAST. SECOND ONE IS THAT THE DOOR LOCK REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK AND THE THIRD IS THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT FAILED AT 24,000 MI...
WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN OR JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT STEERING WHEEL STUCK UNEXPECTEDLY AND CONSUMER HAS HIT A WALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS.....*AK
1999 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 SUV. ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE "HARMONIC BALANCER" FAILED (BECAME DETACHED), CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A DISABLED VEHICLE AND LEAVING MY WIFE AND FAMILY STRANDED. THE "HARMONIC BALANCER" ...
Mileage: 36,000
CAR WAS STOPPED PUT INTO PARK POSITION ON THE TRANSMISSION. CAR LURCHED FORWARD, CRASHED THRU GARAGE ADJOINING PORCH AND DECK AND ROLLED OFF DROPPING 10 FEET AND TURNING ON IT'S SIDE. DT
THE DOOR LOCK ON THIS VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. IT WAS REPAIRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT HAS FAILED AGAIN WITH EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COMMIT TO REPAIR THIS WITHOUT CHARGING ME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MERCEDES ML320'S AS ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK CRACKED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
CONSUMER NOTICE AFTER MAKING A STOP VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS PULSATE UP AND DOWN SOON AFTER DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
THE FAILURE OF THE CENTER PULLEY RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BELT COMING LOOSE. IT RESULTED IN ALL POWER MECHANISMS (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES FAILING). THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE BELT GOT RIPPED BY THE FAN WHILE IT WAS WORKING. THE FAN ALSO STOPPED WORKING AND ELEVATED THE ENGINE TEMPERA...
CREAKING NOISE NOTED AT LEFT REAR OVER BUMPS. MBZ SAYS NO COVERAGE DUE TO MILEAGE.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 FEET AND CRASHED INTO A CHERRY TREE. UPON EXAMINATION GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN PARK GEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT *AK *SLC
TRUCK SHAKES, SHUDDERS AND MAKES THUNKING NOISE DURING EVEN MODESTLY SHARP LOW SPEED TURNS (IE PARKING, ETC) DUE TO BINDING OF DIFFERENTIALS/DRIVELINE OR BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. COULD LEAD TO DRIVETRAIN OR BRAKE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ...
TRUCK SHAKES, SHUDDERS AND MAKES THUNKING NOISE DURING EVEN MODESTLY SHARP LOW SPEED TURNS (IE PARKING, ETC) DUE TO BINDING OF DIFFERENTIALS/DRIVELINE OR BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. COULD LEAD TO DRIVETRAIN OR BRAKE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ...
I HEARD A SNAP SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND A BURNING RUBBER SMELL AFTERWARDS. WE WERE GOING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE,BUT HALF WAY TO MAKING A LEFT TURN, WE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF A INTERSECTION. I NORMALLY DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY, AND IF THIS HAPPENED T...
CONSUMER STATES FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES.*YH
VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR AND A BAD MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *YH
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ONCE ROTORS. BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND. FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NEVER GOT PERMISSION TO DO REPAIRS, BUT CHARGED CONSUMER FOR SERVICE. *AK
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ONCE ROTORS. BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND. FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NEVER GOT PERMISSION TO DO REPAIRS, BUT CHARGED CONSUMER FOR SERVICE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF AND BURNING A LOT OF GAS. CONSUMER WAS GOING ON A TRIP, AND DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE THE ROAD TRIP. CONSUMER WAS 100 MILES AWAY, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. CAUSE STILL CANNOT BE FOUND.*AK
WHILE ROTATING MY TIRES, THE MERCEDES BENZ MECHANIC REPORTED THAT MY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 44 YEARS IN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES. I HAVE DRIVEN IN 10 FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ACROSS THE US SEVERAL TIMES. I DO NOT ABUSE MY CAR. MY BENZ HAS NEVER BEEN OFF THE ROAD. I...
WHEN ON A HILL OR INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK
WIRES ON THE FUEL SENDING UNITS CORRODE IN GASOLINE AND SEND FALSE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO THE FUEL GAUGE. *SLC
WHEN RELEASING THE REAR SEAT, IT WON'T RELOCK PROPERLY. *SLC
REPLACED HINGES ON ALL DOORS. *SLC
CD PLAYER FAILED. *SLC
DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR TRIM, INTERIOR TRIM PIECES HAVE FALLEN OFF. *SLC
SUN ROOF PARTS HAVE FALLEN OFF. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UPON TAKING OFF. DEALER IS NOT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER HEARS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION UPON RIGHT TURNS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. NLM
THE CAR'S ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THEY SEEM TO NEVER FIX IT. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE IS WORRIED THAT IT WILL CRASH. *AK
ENGINE HAS DIED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE TWICE BUT HAS FAILED. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK WHEN USING KEY FOB OR THE LOCK BUTTON. RATHER, THEY POP UP AND DOWN. *AK
THE ENGINE RUNS FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES BEFORE IT BEGINS TO STALL OUT AT UNEXPECTED TIMES.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAF SENSOR . THIS SENSOR(MASS AIR FLOW) HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE SIMPLY SHUTS DOWN AND IS HARD TO RE...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HASN'T CONTACTED DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
NOISE COMES FROM REAR SUSPENSION WHILE MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURN. YH
RECALL 99V328006 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLES. DEALER HAS NO PARTS. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND DOES NOT RESTART DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. YH
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL LOSE POWER, USUALLY WHEN SHIFTING SPEED. *AK
I WAS HURT IN A SANDWICH TYPE WRECK AT HIGH SPEED AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! *AK
NOTICED POOR GAS MILEAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. SECOND TIME REPLACED A FUEL PUMP . ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.
NOTICED POOR GAS MILEAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. SECOND TIME REPLACED A FUEL PUMP . ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF ALIGNMENT/BALANCE SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN JANUARY 1999 FOR A TOTAL OUT-OF-SERVICE OF ABOUT A MONTH. VEHICLE HAS ALTERNATELY BEEN ALIGNED, TIRES BALANCE OR ROTATED TO CORRECT VIBRATION OF VEHICLE AT ALL SPEEDS. ORIGINAL GENERA...
TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER STOPPING, TOWED TO DEALER IN VA. FOR REPAIR. LOCKS POPPING UP AND DOWN LIKE A MACHINE GUN, DEALER HAS "FIXED" 3 TIMES, CD PLAYER FAILURE AFTER A MONTH, DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE UNIT, DASH WARNING LIGHTS WERE EITHER OFF AT STARTING OR SOME ON OR ALL OFF, DEALER FOUND NO...
TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER STOPPING, TOWED TO DEALER IN VA. FOR REPAIR. LOCKS POPPING UP AND DOWN LIKE A MACHINE GUN, DEALER HAS "FIXED" 3 TIMES, CD PLAYER FAILURE AFTER A MONTH, DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE UNIT, DASH WARNING LIGHTS WERE EITHER OFF AT STARTING OR SOME ON OR ALL OFF, DEALER FOUND NO...
THE VEHICLES ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH OWNER, AND 3 TIMES WITH DEALER. DEALER CANT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL STALK IS TOO LONG, MAKING ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF CRUISE CONTROL LIKELY WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. HITTING THE CC STALK WHEN MAKING A RIGHR TURN ACTIVATES THE "ACCEL" PORTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE IS NO VISUAL INDICATION (DASH LAMP, ETC.) THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ...
OWNER'S MANUAL STATES ON PAGE 59 'PRESS DOWN ROCKER SWITCH SYMBOLS: AUXILIARY FRONT FOG LAMPS ON (IF SO EQUIPPED). GREEN INDICATOR LAMP IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMES ON. GREEN INDICATOR LAMP IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT COME ON! DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS LIGHT IN ANY M...