| Service Brakes | 32.3%ODI 10474364 · 50,567 miTHE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND WORKED AGAIN AFTER SOME PUMPING AND COASTING TO AVOID COLLISION. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR Look up ODI 10474364 at NHTSA ↗ | 54.0%ODI 10605103 · 13,700 mi99 MERCEDES ML320 FRONT RIGHT BRAKE OVERHEATED TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH. *TR Look up ODI 10605103 at NHTSA ↗ | 159.0%ODI 10470361 · 109,000 miWHILE DRIVING AROUND 50MPH ON THE BQE ROAD (NY), SUDDENLY THE BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP. WARNING LIGHT ON A DASHBOARD WAS FLASHING AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE ENGINE DIED. *TR NOT REALIZING WHAT IS HAPPENING, I TRIED TO ADD POWER/GAS TO THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T WANT TO GO PAST 1000 RPM. BEING IN A FAST LANE AND HAVING HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR, I??VE NOTICED OVERPOWERING SMELL OF THE BRAKES. I WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED BY THE EVENT AS THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I WAS JUST H… Look up ODI 10470361 at NHTSA ↗ | 2619.1%ODI 10460680 · 35,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT LATER THAT DAY, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10460680 at NHTSA ↗ | 1517.0%ODI 10483756 · 129,000 miFRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BRAKE ON IT'S OWN, PULLING ME OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD VEHICLE BRAKE (RIGHT SIDE) STAYED ENGAGED UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH. DEALER SAID A BAD YAW RATE SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10483756 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 10838717 · 160,000 miBAS LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF ON FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK SO I PULLED OVER. I FEEL LIKE ITS A DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND PUTTING OTHER DRIVER IN DANGER SO I STOPPED DRIVING IT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000-2002 ML320 BUT MY CAR IS 2003 AND ITS DOING THE SAME ISSUES THAT THE 2000-2002 ML320 Look up ODI 10838717 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 16.3%ODI 11489068Premature line corrosion on all of the steel hard lines. The brake lines are corroded and blistered and one of the lines are leaking fluid. Look up ODI 11489068 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 11610621Right rear brake light inoperative even with new bulb. Dash warning light shows this light not working .08 Look up ODI 11610621 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.6%ODI 10733262 · 45,520 miWHEEL SPEED SENSOR (L/F) FAILED ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. ALL BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED TO A HALT! LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL MB DEALER. MERCEDES IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ... THEY HAVE UPDATED THESE SENSORS BUT ARE NOT REPLACING THEM UNDER WARRANTY (AND OF COURSE THEY ARE GETTING ABOUT $450 PER SENSOR)! MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! MERCEDES SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THESE SENSORS! Look up ODI 10733262 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 32.4%ODI 10520325 · 130,000 miWENT 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 Look up ODI 10520325 at NHTSA ↗ | 159.0%ODI 10219179 · 74,000 miI OWN A 2000 MERCEDES ML320 - WHILE DRIVING A FEW YEARS AGO ON CRUISE CONTROL DOING 65 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. IT TOOK ME TO JUST ABOUT A COMPLETE STOP FROM 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY ROUTE 287 IN NJ. WHEN I CALLED AND WAS PUT ON WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM HE ASKED "HOW FAR DID YOU SKID" AND LAUGHED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT AROUND FOR TWO WEEKS AND TOLD ME IT DOES NOT DO THIS WHEN THEY TRY IT. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME SO I WAITED UNTIL IT RAINED AGAI… Look up ODI 10219179 at NHTSA ↗ | 3324.3%ODI 10224855 · 75,800 miTHERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THERE WOULD BE A FAILURE. THE ESP YAW SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP A REAR BRAKE WHILE THE 2001 ML320 DOING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SWERVING SEVERAL TIMES AND PULLED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE JACKSON MERCEDES-VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN MACON, GA. EVEN THOUGH THE BAS/ESP LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE YAW SENSOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP. THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SENSOR CAN C… Look up ODI 10224855 at NHTSA ↗ | 1011.4%ODI 10235901THIS CAR HAS BEEN INTO SERVICE OV 27 TIME IN THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ ALL OF THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD TURN ON. MY LASTEST ISSUE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY TURN OFF ON ME WILL ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I TURNED THE KEY AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN FIX NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. *TR Look up ODI 10235901 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 10838717 · 160,000 miBAS LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF ON FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK SO I PULLED OVER. I FEEL LIKE ITS A DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND PUTTING OTHER DRIVER IN DANGER SO I STOPPED DRIVING IT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000-2002 ML320 BUT MY CAR IS 2003 AND ITS DOING THE SAME ISSUES THAT THE 2000-2002 ML320 Look up ODI 10838717 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 86.4%ODI 10002400WHEN 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 Look up ODI 10002400 at NHTSA ↗ | 1911.4%ODI 10024851WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET THE VEHICLE STEERED STRAIGHT, WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. *AK Look up ODI 10024851 at NHTSA ↗ | 107.4%ODI 10009894THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED AND THE SUV STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN, AND THE DEALER STATED A GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE STEERING PROBLEM WERE NOT RELATED. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10009894 at NHTSA ↗ | 1517.0%ODI 10022492WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *JB Look up ODI 10022492 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 10258537 · 90,000 miI HAD TAKEN MY MERCEDES ML320 IN FOR RECALL WORK #2003040005 AT MOTOR WORKS IN HOFFMAN ESTATES IL. FOR POWER STEERING PUMP RECALL AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME APPROX. $6,000.00 FOR THIS SERVICE WHICH SHOULD BE FREE. I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT MERCEDES AND MOTOR WORKS WITH NO RESPONSE THE CLAMPS THAT CONNECT THE POWER STEERING HOSES COME OFF QUITE OFTEN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, I GUESS I SHOULDN'T EXPECT MUCH FOR A $40,000.00 CAR!! *TR Look up ODI 10258537 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 16.3%ODI 10393093 · 36,000 miI PURCHASED A USED 2007 MERCEDES ML320 CDI ON MARCH 12. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING - I INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (I USUALLY DO). I NOTICED ENGINE OIL DRIPPING (SMALL BUT NOTICEABLE AMOUNT) ON THE SERPENTINE BELT. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS URGENT - SO I TOOK PICTURES SO I CAN SEND IT TO MY SELLER TO CLAIM WARRANTY. ON MARCH 23, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON I-65. SUDDENLY, STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. IT WAS A CURVING HIGHWAY SO I WAS FORCED TO GO INTO OTHER LANES. LUCKY, TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY SO I DID NOT SWERVE INTO ANY OTHER VE… Look up ODI 10393093 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.5%ODI 10664708 · 57,000 miAT 57,000 THE RACK AND PINION SEALS WENT OUT ON THE STEERING MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. REAR SEAT BELTS HAD NEVER BEEN USED UNTIL 12/1/14 AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THEY WERE NOT USABLE. THEY WERE LOCKED INTO POSITION. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SAID HE OWNED THE SAME MODEL AND HAD TO REPLACE HIS TWICE. DEALER AND FACTORY BOTH REFUSED TO REPAIR EITHER ITEM. *TR Look up ODI 10664708 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 75.3%ODI 10032177CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE CAR WAS BAD. *AK Look up ODI 10032177 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.6%ODI 10026533 · 43,000 miWHILE DRIVING, THE POWER LOCKS MOVED UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *JB Look up ODI 10026533 at NHTSA ↗ | 96.6%ODI 10022912 · 52,025 miTHE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 03 V 121 000 FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP HAPPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP AND FLASHED AND BEEPED, LOST THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS/GAS TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO SECOND GEAR AND DID COME OUT FOR SOME TIME(DISCOVERED IT WAS IN LIMP-HOME MODE). THE SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF, EXCEPT FOR … Look up ODI 10022912 at NHTSA ↗ | 1719.3%ODI 10039020THIS VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS DEFECTS, AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF TIMES. MB PROMISED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE IF THEIR FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE COULD VERIFY MY COMPLAINTS. THEY ABSOLUTELY FOUND NUMEROUS, REDUNDANT DEFECTS AND NOW ONLY WANT TO FIX THE VEHICLE, RATHER THAT REPLACE THE VEHICLE. WHAT A BUNCH OF LIARS. THE VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM, THE WHEEL RUBS AND THE POWER STEERING FADES OUT, THE RADIO AND CD CHANGER MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY, FUMES FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, THE CAR ALMOS… Look up ODI 10039020 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 102105032003 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 DEFECTS WITH TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER UNIT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN TWICE BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS AND THINKS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON. *KB Look up ODI 10210503 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 212.5%ODI 10579606 · 50,000 miYEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH NEW MEXICO, MY DASH AND COMMAND CENTER FLASHED OFF AND REBOOTED. IT WAS A LITTLE CONCERNING BECAUSE WE WERE USING THE GPS EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR DIRECTIONS. THERE WAS ALSO A TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON WARNING US TO GET TO THE NEAREST DEALER, WITHOUT SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAPPENED PERHAPS 10-15 TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO DETOUR TO THE MB DEALER IN ALBUQUERQUE - ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD SOUND STRANGE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY GLOW PLUG SENSOR OR MODULE - WHICH TH… Look up ODI 10579606 at NHTSA ↗ | 419.0%ODI 10817760 · 127,555 miWATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE (RAIN) STANDING WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA OF THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING. GOT ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASH REAR HATCH OPEN, CHECKED REAR HATCH WAS CLOSED AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN EITHER MANUALLY OR USING THE REMOTE OPENER OR THE BUTTON IN THE CAR, MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES REAR BRAKE LIGHTS LEFT RIGHT SIDE AND TRAILER, ERROR MESSAGE SRS FAILURE, FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING, LOCKS NOT WORKING..... PARKED THE CAR IT WAS RAINING UNABLE TO DRIVE, THE NEXT DAY DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND 1" OF STANDING WATER … Look up ODI 10817760 at NHTSA ↗ | 310.7%ODI 10621031 · 50,000 miCLEAR HEADLIGHT LENS COVER GETS WET ON INSIDE EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO RAIN CAUSING LIGHT FROM HEADLAMP TO BE DIFFUSED AND RESTRICTING REACH OF BEAM. MANUFACTURER SAYS LEAVE HEADLIGHT ON DISSIPATE MOISTURE, HOWEVER SEEMS UNSAFE WHILE MOISTURE PRESENT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CONTACT MERCEDES BENZ. *TR Look up ODI 10621031 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 53.8%ODI 10616862 · 98,000 miSUDDENLY 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 Look up ODI 10616862 at NHTSA ↗ | 75.6%ODI 10088341 · 64,000 mi1.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. DAMAGE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE OF OTHER CAR'S FENDER AND BUMPER. 3. TOWED CAR BY VALLEY TOWING TO SCHMACHER EUROPEAN IN SCOTTSDALE AZ. *JB Look up ODI 10088341 at NHTSA ↗ | 95.4%ODI 10022903VEHICLE ENGAGED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND THEN INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED IT WAS A HUMAN ERROR. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THEN PLACED IN REVERSE, BACKED UP A COUPLE OF FEET, AND THEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT IN ORDER TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY MORE EASILY. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO REVERSE, ACCELERATED AT A TREMENDOUS SPEED AND HAD GONE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OUT OF CONTROL, VEERED RIGHT ONTO THE LAWN AND HIT THE TREE. THE GEAR SH… Look up ODI 10022903 at NHTSA ↗ | 1410.3%ODI 10009894THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED AND THE SUV STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN, AND THE DEALER STATED A GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE STEERING PROBLEM WERE NOT RELATED. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10009894 at NHTSA ↗ | 1011.4%ODI 10167781 · 35,000 miMB ML 320 CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE EXITING A PARKING RAMP WHILE NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND WITH BRAKING HAVING NO EFFECT ON REDUCING SPEED UNTIL CAR IMPACTED WALL. *JB Look up ODI 10167781 at NHTSA ↗ | 313.6%ODI 10594921 · 100,000 miWHILE DRIVING, WENT OVER BUMP IN ROAD, AND TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOST SPEED. PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL WEAKEND. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION. I PULLED OVER AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT, AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED AND PULL OVER INTO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP TO DIAGNOSTIC READER. IT CAME BACK WITH SEVERAL CODES, THAT ALL STATED "THROTTLE PEDAL POSITIONER MALFUNCTION" I HAVE BOUGHT AND REPLACED THIS ITEM 4 TIMES SINCE THIS INCIDENT, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET BACK AND FORTH … Look up ODI 10594921 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 29.5%ODI 10486587 · 75,000 miTRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS. WOULD "REV" UP THEN NOT SHIFT AND NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING CARS TO BACK UP BEHIND ME AND PUTTING ME IN DANGER. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO EVEN ACCELERATE. HAVE TO CONSISTENTLY RESTART MY CAR IN DANGEROUS PLACES ON THE ROAD TO GET IT TO EVENTUALLY WORK. WENT BY BODY SHOP AND TURNS OUT TO BE A SPEED SENSOR CODE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NEEDS SOME FORM OF A VALVE BODY REPAIR, BUT UNSURE TO WHAT EXTENT. THIS IS ONE OF… Look up ODI 10486587 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 129.6%ODI 10008197 · 54,677 miSTARTED 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 Look up ODI 10008197 at NHTSA ↗ | 1810.8%ODI 10004857 · 22,039 miPOWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT. DEALER REPAIRED WITH NEW POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND CLAMP. TS Look up ODI 10004857 at NHTSA ↗ | 107.4%ODI 10000961 · 36,011 miPOWER STEERING COOLER HOSE CAME LOOSE DURING OPERATION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CLAMP HOLDING THE HOSE IN PLACE IS DEFECTIVE; HOWEVER, MERCEDES HAS NOT HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE ITEM. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN IN A TURN WHEN THIS OCCURRED AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST LIKELY RESULT. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD NOT RECALL AND RESOLVE A KNOWN ISSUE. TS Look up ODI 10000961 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.7%ODI 10007696 · 27,000 miWHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 MERCEDES BENX ML320, MY WIFE EXPIERENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING AND WAS THROWN OFF THE ROAD. Look up ODI 10007696 at NHTSA ↗ | 313.6%ODI 10027102CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FOR THE LAST 6 WEEKS REGARDING RECALL REMEDY 03V121000, BUT DEALER CONTINUALLY ASKED CONSUMER TO CALL BACK AND NEVER GAVE VALID REASON OF WHY COULD NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER HAS YET TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT OR EVEN STATE WHETHER PARTS WERE AVAILABLE OR BEEN ORDERED.*AK Look up ODI 10027102 at NHTSA ↗ | 120.0%ODI 10119185 · 2,000 miWHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST POWER ALMOST STRIKING A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED (2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML320).*AK *NM Look up ODI 10119185 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.6%ODI 10065115VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS BEING SERVICED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND CAUSED DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH SIDES OF THE DOORS WERE SMASHED AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE PASSENGER'S CABIN. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, ENGINE LOW LEVEL OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WINDOWS WERE ERRATIC WHEN GOING DOWN, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE REAR CARGO ACCESSORY PLUG WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TRIM … Look up ODI 10065115 at NHTSA ↗ | 128.8%ODI 10022912 · 52,025 miTHE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 03 V 121 000 FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP HAPPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP AND FLASHED AND BEEPED, LOST THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS/GAS TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO SECOND GEAR AND DID COME OUT FOR SOME TIME(DISCOVERED IT WAS IN LIMP-HOME MODE). THE SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF, EXCEPT FOR … Look up ODI 10022912 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.0%ODI 10047273 · 19,000 miDASH BOARD BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED. *LA Look up ODI 10047273 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.5%ODI 10450251 · 30,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS A BURNING ODOR OF BRAKES EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. Look up ODI 10450251 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 212.5%ODI 11468266The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V315000 (Service Brake, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealers Mercedes-Benz of Seattle (2025 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134:[phone removed]) and Mercedes-Benz of Lynnwood (17800 Hwy 99, Lynnwood, WA 98037:[phone removed]) were contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The… Look up ODI 11468266 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.6%ODI 11477647The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V315000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Look up ODI 11477647 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 32.3%ODI 608908POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH Look up ODI 608908 at NHTSA ↗ | 129.6%ODI 10023724 · 153,000 miCAR 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 Look up ODI 10023724 at NHTSA ↗ | 106.0%ODI 10021455 · 40,503 miTHE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO REVERSE, ACCELERATED AT TREMENDOUS SPEED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, UP ONTO MY PROPERTY WHERE IT HIT A TREE - STILL IN DRIVE. DAMAGE WAS IN ACCESS OF $16,000. MERCEDES DENIED ANY DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION AFTER THEIR INSPECTION. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT AN ALMOST IDENTICAL ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED IN 2000 TO ANOTHER CAR - SAME YEAR, MAKE & MODEL AS MINE. *NLM Look up ODI 10021455 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.5%ODI 10022912 · 52,025 miTHE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 03 V 121 000 FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP HAPPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP AND FLASHED AND BEEPED, LOST THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS/GAS TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO SECOND GEAR AND DID COME OUT FOR SOME TIME(DISCOVERED IT WAS IN LIMP-HOME MODE). THE SERVICE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF, EXCEPT FOR … Look up ODI 10022912 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.3%ODI 10153332 · 2,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN SEVEN TIMES FOR SERVICE ON THE BRAKE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED LATER, THE GEARSHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, AND THE DEALER TEMPORARILY REPAIRED BOTH ISSUES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TWO P… Look up ODI 10153332 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.5%ODI 102105032003 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 DEFECTS WITH TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER UNIT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN TWICE BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS AND THINKS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON. *KB Look up ODI 10210503 at NHTSA ↗ | 120.0%ODI 10117665 · 8,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.*AK Look up ODI 10117665 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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