| Air Bags | 6766.3%ODI 10456346 · 60,071 miWHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY ROAD, APROX 25MPH THE PASSENGER HEADREST SRS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND SPRUNG OPEN HITTING PASSENGER IN BACK OF HEAD CAUSING NECK INJURY. *TR Look up ODI 10456346 at NHTSA ↗ | 5953.2%ODI 10496117WE PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES ML 350 IN OCTOBER OF 2011, IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS HAD THREE AIRBAG FAILURES. EACH TIME THE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM ALERTS AN AIRBAG FAILURE WE HAVE IT REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLES SAFETY EQUIPMENT. WILL THESE AIRBAGS ACTUALLY OPERATE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION? *TR Look up ODI 10496117 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10897188 · 43,000 miMY VEHICLE CAME WITH ERROR MESSAGE "FRONT LEFT SRS MALFUNCTION SERVICE REQUIRED". DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY. LEFT IT FOR SERVICE. EL CABLE, CABLE CONNECTORS AND LOCKING MECHANISM WERE REPLACED. LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL CABLES WERE DAMAGED/DEFECTIVE IN THE MECHANISM. BEING A CAR WITH NO MORE THAN 4 YEARS AND UNDER 43000 MILES, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE PARTS REPLACED WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. FURTHER THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. I DO NOT KNOW THE IMPACT WHICH IT WOULD CAUSE IF NOT SE… Look up ODI 10897188 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.4%ODI 10928673 · 51,000 miWHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE MY ML 350 MERCEDES BENZ WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CAR PASSING ME LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND STRUCK ME. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR ON THE REAR WHEEL. THE IMPACT PUSHED MY SUV TO THE RIGHT. UPON IMPACT, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE, SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE FLEW AWAY CAUSING MY ML350 TO ROLL FIVE OR SIX TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST JUST INCHES FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ME… Look up ODI 10928673 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.4%ODI 10950309 · 36,000 miI WAS IN A COLLISION IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER SUV. THE SPEED CONTROL DID NOT ENABLE AND I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE $20,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE CAR BRAKING RESPONSE WAS SLOW AND THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN A CRASH THAT SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT DID NOT. Look up ODI 10950309 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.8%ODI 11129683 · 2 miI WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED STEERING HORIZONTALLY ON THE RIGHT. CAR WAS AUTO CONTROLLED AND OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND AND STEER. I GOT INTO A MAJOR LIFE THREATENING CAR CRASH. Look up ODI 11129683 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 55.0%ODI 10578405 · 54,000 miAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. INSTEAD OF BLOWING A FUSE , FUSE HOUSING MELTED FROM FIRE AND HEAT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE HOUSING WITH ALL FUSES AND RELAYS. I BROUGHT IT UP TO MERCEDES BENZ ATTENTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS AS THE PART GOT REPLACED AT THIS POINT IT IS ONLY AN "ALLEGED" PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THEIR OWN SERVICE MECHANIC 'S DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID THIS CAR HAS ALL THE POTENTIAL OF BIGGER FIRE HAZARD AND POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION ONLY BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE… Look up ODI 10578405 at NHTSA ↗ | 76.3%ODI 10902071I HAVE A MERCEDES BENZ ML- 350 YEAR 2011. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,00 THOUSAND MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT FROM MY DASH BOARD STARTED COMING ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS INDICATED THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BALANCE SHAFT. THE REPAIR QUOTE I RECEIVED WAS $9,300.00. THIS IS QUITE ABSURD ... TO SAY THE LEAST ! AS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE BALANCE SHAFT THIS HAS BEEN AN OCCURRING PROBLEM IN THE ML- 350 AND C CLASS MODELS SUCH AS THE C 220. (V6 272 ENGINE) THERE … Look up ODI 10902071 at NHTSA ↗ | 2132.3%ODI 10470651 · 200 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800. Look up ODI 10470651 at NHTSA ↗ | 1221.4%ODI 10980883 · 50,000 miWHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BRAKED UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE FRONT COLLISION WARNING RADAR. THIS RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE NEAR MISS COLLISIONS COMING FROM THE REAR, FOR MANY VEHICLES ON I5 NEAR WOODBURN OR DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDES TWO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THERE WAS A VEHICLE 6-8 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD TRAVELING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED WITH NO BRAKING, BOTH SIDES WERE CLEAR OF TRAFFIC, NO DAMAGE DONE SEEKING DEALER ASSISTANCE… Look up ODI 10980883 at NHTSA ↗ | 1623.5%ODI 10663351 · 6,138 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE PINS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,138. UPDATED 7/23/15*CN THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE POST REMOVED. Look up ODI 10663351 at NHTSA ↗ | 1121.2%ODI 10676374 · 3,500 miCOMMAND SYSTEM OF CAR NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE. *TR Look up ODI 10676374 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 109.9%ODI 10578405 · 54,000 miAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. INSTEAD OF BLOWING A FUSE , FUSE HOUSING MELTED FROM FIRE AND HEAT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE HOUSING WITH ALL FUSES AND RELAYS. I BROUGHT IT UP TO MERCEDES BENZ ATTENTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS AS THE PART GOT REPLACED AT THIS POINT IT IS ONLY AN "ALLEGED" PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THEIR OWN SERVICE MECHANIC 'S DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID THIS CAR HAS ALL THE POTENTIAL OF BIGGER FIRE HAZARD AND POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION ONLY BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE… Look up ODI 10578405 at NHTSA ↗ | 1513.5%ODI 10500173 · 19,000 miWAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN AND THE TRUCK JERKED OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ME DOING IT. ITS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEREFORE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. MY KEYS WOULD NOT START THE TRUCK FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK STRAIGHT ON THE 1ST OR 2ND ATTEMPT. FINALLY ON THE 3RD TRY THE TRUCK WOULD START. ITS A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. WHEN THEY CONNECTED IT TO THEY'RE COMPUTER IT DID NOT READ ANY ERROR CODES. IT HAD TO NOT START THERE F… Look up ODI 10500173 at NHTSA ↗ | 1116.9%ODI 11047393 · 40,000 miWHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS STOP WORKING Look up ODI 11047393 at NHTSA ↗ | 1119.6%ODI 10668108 · 14,500 miGOING NORTH ON I-95 IN MASS AT 65 MPH IN A DRIVING RAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH WENT TO 0, AND THE NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS (INCLUDING BRAKE, LIGHTS, RADIO, WIPERS, ETC) APPEARED TO WORK FINE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER, PUT CAR IN PARK, AND RESTART CAR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AFTERWARDS, BUT OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WILL TAKE TO DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR Look up ODI 10668108 at NHTSA ↗ | 1927.9%ODI 106595152014 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 350 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ROUGH RUNNING. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR WOULD STICK, THE ELECTRONICS MODULE AND DUEL DOOR CENTRAL LOCK WERE REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10659515 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.7%ODI 10676374 · 3,500 miCOMMAND SYSTEM OF CAR NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE. *TR Look up ODI 10676374 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 33.0%ODI 10724637 · 30,000 miABS AND ESP WARNING INDICATORS CAME ON. WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED DAYS EARLIER AND THAT ONLY ONE SENSOR WAS BAD BUT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS QUITE OFTEN AND RECOMMENDING CHANGING ALL 4 SENSORS. I SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A PRODUCT DEFECT AND COMPLAINED TO SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID HE WOULD WARRANTY THE ONE BAD PART AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHERS. THAT'S FINE BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PART GOING BAD FOLLOWED BY OTHERS FAILING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS? Look up ODI 10724637 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.6%ODI 10885153FUEL LINE TEAR CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. WHEN STOPPED FUEL WAS RUNNING FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE, COVERED MOTOR AND ALL OVER CAR. LUCKILY IT IS A BLUE TEC MERCEDE NOT A GAS. VERY FRIGHTENING. DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR HIGHWAY. NO SMELL THAT I REMEMBER, JUST LOSS OF CONTROL STEERING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10885153 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10500510 · 14,017 miDRIVER DROVE 2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML350 TO CONDOMINIUM AND PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING SPACE, PLACED VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE USING THE "KEYLESS GO" BUTTON. DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT. THE AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WAS FLAT WITH ONLY ENOUGH GRADE TO CAUSE WATER TO RUN OFF OF THE PAVERS. A SHORT TIME LATER, I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW THAT THE 2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML350 HAD ROLLED AWAY BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO BUSHES AND SHRUBS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CIRCULAR DRIVE OF THE CON… Look up ODI 10500510 at NHTSA ↗ | 1017.9%ODI 10980883 · 50,000 miWHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BRAKED UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE FRONT COLLISION WARNING RADAR. THIS RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE NEAR MISS COLLISIONS COMING FROM THE REAR, FOR MANY VEHICLES ON I5 NEAR WOODBURN OR DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDES TWO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THERE WAS A VEHICLE 6-8 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD TRAVELING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED WITH NO BRAKING, BOTH SIDES WERE CLEAR OF TRAFFIC, NO DAMAGE DONE SEEKING DEALER ASSISTANCE… Look up ODI 10980883 at NHTSA ↗ | 1725.0%ODI 10759787 · 18,000 miHIT IN THE HEAD IN APRIL 2015 BY SUV REAR POWER LIFT GATE CAUSING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. DESIGN FLAW IN MOST SUV REAR LIFT GATE. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS ONE THAT BEEPS WHEN LIFT GATE IS LOWERING BUT OTHERS DO NOT. ALSO THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNED LIKE GARAGE DOORS IN THAT A SENSOR CAN STOP PROGRESSION OF DOWNWARD MOVEMENT WHEN TAILGATES LOWERS THERE BY STOPPING ANY FURTHER INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS - ESPECIALLY OLDER INDIVIDUALS AND CHILDREN. Look up ODI 10759787 at NHTSA ↗ | 917.3%ODI 10840281 · 5,800 miCAR WAS IN MOTION ON STREET AND SUDDENLY REAR PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG OPEN AND ITEMS ON BACK SEAT FELL OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY CAUSING VEHICLES TO SWERVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ROADWAY. I LATER CONFIRMED THAT MERCEDES DOES NOT GIVE ANY WARNING FOR A PASSENGER REAR DOOR THAT IS NOT LATCHED UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS GOING AT LEAST 7-8 MPH? IF A PERSON (CHILD) HAD BEEN BACK THERE, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I TRIED THIS EXPERIMENT AT HOME BY JUST BARELY CLOSING THE DOOR (NOT EVEN LATCHING IT AT ALL) AND NO WARNING IS GIVEN TILL 7-8 MPH IS RE… Look up ODI 10840281 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 11.0%ODI 10761930 · 124,000 miMASSIVE DIESEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN FILLING UP. THEN CEL CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. GOING UPHILL IN A CRUISE CONTROL, STARTED WITH 60, BY THE END OF THE FAIRLY EASY HIL, IT WAS BARELY DOING 20. WHEN FILLING UP, DIESEL LEAKED ALL OVER THE PLACE FROM PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, CAN CAUSE FIRE OR STRANDED ON HIGHWAY. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND MAY BE FIXED AS RECALL. 400 MILES FROM HOME ON A HOLIDAY, WITH FAMILY. BARELY MADE HOME, WITH MY WIFE LOOKING BACK IF THERE THERE IS FIRE BREAK OUT. WHITE KNUCKLE DRIVE.… Look up ODI 10761930 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.9%ODI 10928903 · 80,000 miDEF/ADBLUE HEATER FAILURE. IT APPEARS IT IS COMMON FOR THE DEF/ADBLUE HEATER TO FAIL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MERCEDES SERVICE THAT THEY REDESIGNED THE HEATER BECAUSE OF THE COMMON FAILURE OF THIS PART BUT THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THEM AS A RECALL. (SAME PROBLEM WITH VW WHICH IN NOW COVERED) Look up ODI 10928903 at NHTSA ↗ | 1218.5%ODI 10501076 · 21,200 miMY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY ML350 ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK. SHE SAID THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE IN AN UNUSUAL WAY SO SHE DECIDED TO GET OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE OFF RAMP THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DASH READ INOPERABLE YET ALL THE ELECTRICAL WAS STILL ON. SHE TRIED TO TURN THE KEY AND RESTART IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT WE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A 2012 MODEL WITH JUST OVER 21,000 MILES AND WAS JUST SERVICED TWO WEEKS … Look up ODI 10501076 at NHTSA ↗ | 712.5%ODI 11217365 · 129,000 miVEHICLE HAS 129,000 MILES. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, MOSTLY NOTICEABLE WHEN FUEL IS LOWER IN THE TANK AND/OR ON AN INCLINE, RPM DROPS TO ZERO, NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL DOES ANYTHING UNTIL THE ENGINE SPEED PICKS UP, USUALLY WITH A JERK FORWARD. MAKES GOING ONTO A BUSY STREET VERY UNSAFE. HAVE READ IT MAY BE SOFTWARE RELATED. Look up ODI 11217365 at NHTSA ↗ | 710.3%ODI 10915287 · 60,000 miDIESEL FUEL FILTER AND/OR DIESEL FUEL HOSE LEAKS SPILLING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE DIESEL FUEL ON THE ROAD. THE DIESEL FUEL COULD LEAK NEAR THE HEAT SOURCE OR LEAK ONTO THE ROAD. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH OR CAUSE A FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE. Look up ODI 10915287 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.7%ODI 10934530 · 19,000 miGOING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE NOT THE ACCELERATOR IN REVERSE SUDDENLY THE CAR SURGED BY ITSELF WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE VERY FAST HITTING OUR SIDE CONCRETE SIDE WALL. (THE DISTANCE IS ABOUT (28FT) THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACK FRAME OF THE MERCEDES WAS SMASHED. IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER I HIT THE WA… Look up ODI 10934530 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 65.4%ODI 10458253 · 15,550 miTHE CAR WAS ON AN INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER ON THE COLUMN, AND I HAD BEEN BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO MOVE SOMETHING. THE CAR SAT IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 5MILES/HOUR. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS STANDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT AND SAW THE CAR ROLLING FORWARD, JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKES JUST AS THE CAR STRUCK ONE OF OTHER CARS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE SHIFT LE… Look up ODI 10458253 at NHTSA ↗ | 69.2%ODI 10811684 · 81,000 miOIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY PART THAT MERCEDES HAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH A NEW RE-ENGINEERED PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ISSUE IS SYSTEMIC WITH ALL BLUE-TEC M AND G CLASS VEHICLES WHICH MERCEDES WILL NOT COVER THE CHARGE FOR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES THAT THE ENGINE BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR BECAUSE THAT IT IS THE ONLY WAY THE PART ($30) CAN BE REPLACED. THE RESULTING REPAIR COST OVER $1900 IN LABOR. WE NOTICED THE LEAK BECAUSE THERE WAS OIL DRIPS IN OUR GARAGE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER… Look up ODI 10811684 at NHTSA ↗ | 58.9%ODI 10668108 · 14,500 miGOING NORTH ON I-95 IN MASS AT 65 MPH IN A DRIVING RAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH WENT TO 0, AND THE NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS (INCLUDING BRAKE, LIGHTS, RADIO, WIPERS, ETC) APPEARED TO WORK FINE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER, PUT CAR IN PARK, AND RESTART CAR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AFTERWARDS, BUT OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WILL TAKE TO DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR Look up ODI 10668108 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.9%ODI 10692529THE VEHICLE SENSORS ALL STARTED FLASHING, INCLUDING THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, ETC. THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED WILDLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE, UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF GEAR INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR AND RUNNING. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. IT… Look up ODI 10692529 at NHTSA ↗ | 611.5%ODI 10676372 · 3,800 miROLLAWAY INCIDENT DUE TO AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR MOUNTED ON STEERING COLUMN. *TR Look up ODI 10676372 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes | 55.0%ODI 10788729 · 50,000 miREAR SEATBELT STOPPED RETRACTING,PASSENGER SIDE.ALSO HAD ABS AND ESP WARNING INDICATORS COME ON,WAS TOLD ALL SENSORS SHOULD BE CHANGED BUT DUE TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BOUGHT THROUGH A USED CAR DEALER ONLY ONE SENSOR WAS CHANGED.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THREE YEARS Look up ODI 10788729 at NHTSA ↗ | 98.1%ODI 11140453TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF BAKERSFIELD, 5600 GASOLINE ALLEY DR, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, [phone removed]) EVERY THIRTY DAYS TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT WAS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12E028000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT… Look up ODI 11140453 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10523068TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,882. *TR Look up ODI 10523068 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.1%ODI 11110678 · 100,234 miI KEEP EXPERIENCING THE "PRE-SAFE LIMITED" WARNING. THE CAR BREAK STARTS FADING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE WORKING CONDITIONS. THIS SITUATION IS SO UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CAR BECOMES HEAVY AND THE STEERING TURNS HARD TO MANEUVER. Look up ODI 11110678 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.5%ODI 11704623It seems that this vehicle was not included in a brake booster recall which included this model from 2005 through 2015. The brakes are not working properly, and brake fluid has entered the master brake cylinder damaging the seal. It is extremely unsafe to operate this vehicle in this condition. Somehow, this vehicle was not included in the recall, but definitely should have been. Look up ODI 11704623 at NHTSA ↗ | 611.5%ODI 10837160 · 100 miWHEN THE VEHICLE'S PARKING MECHANISM IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLS SEVERAL FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP; THEREBY ENDANGERING ANYONE IN, NEAR, OR AROUND THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME FROM GETTING RUN OVER OR, SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THE MOVING VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10837160 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 44.0%ODI 11330019 · 145,410 miWITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION, ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AN ALARM WENT OFF STATING "RETURN TO WORKSHOP" TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, DASHBOARD WHEN BLANK (NO SPEEDOMETER WORKING), SRS ALARM AND COULD NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR Look up ODI 11330019 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 710.8%ODI 10523508 · 7,845 miI AM GOING TO UHAUL TO RENT TRAILER. UHAUL IS AROUND 8 MILES FROM MY HOUSE.AFTER 7 MILES OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD SUDDENLY SHOWING ERROR MESSAGE " POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION REFER TO OPERATOR'S MANUAL" AT THAT TIME STEERING WAS SUPER SUPER SUPER HARD TO TURN. IMMEDIATELY I TURNED ON THE HAZARDOUS LIGHTS. APPLIED FULL AMOUNT OF POWER WITH MY 2 HANDS TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT TO EXIT THE ROAD. SLOWLY IT MOVED AND CHANGED LANES AND TOOK VEHICLE TO OFF THE ROAD IT TOOK AROUND 5 MINUTES TO OFF THE ROAD. I REFERRED, MANUAL NOTHING MENTIONED IN MA… Look up ODI 10523508 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.1%ODI 11191431 · 80,000 miSTEERING COLUMN MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. 400,000-500,000 RECALL ALREADY IN UK, 2017 RECALLED-IT AFFECTS 2013 MODELS ALSO JUST LIKE THE UK RECALL. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE Look up ODI 11191431 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.9%ODI 10970819 · 19,000 miI OWN A MERCEDES BENZ ML 350 2014 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTILL THIS PASS FRIDAY MARCH 31ST I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING I SAME WAY I ALWAYS GO AND WHILE GOING AROUND THE SMALL ROUNDABOUT THE SUV SHOT OF AND STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND IT SOUNDE LIKE A PIECE OF IRON BEING DRAGED ON CONCRETE.IT CAUSED ME TO HIT AND OTHER SUV AND IT WAS VERY SCRAY FOR ME SO MERCEDES DID SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FINE..I DONT BELIEVE THAT IF ANY CAR DOES WHAT MINE DID THAT IT WOULD BE FINE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT I… Look up ODI 10970819 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.7%ODI 10676372 · 3,800 miROLLAWAY INCIDENT DUE TO AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR MOUNTED ON STEERING COLUMN. *TR Look up ODI 10676372 at NHTSA ↗ |
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