Mercedes Benz ML320 brakes problems
192 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
691 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
77,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 462 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
192 of 691 complaints match this topic (27.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10117013 · 2005-03-29 (March 29, 2005)
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 AND TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 59,120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117013 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10474364 · 2012-09-09 (September 9, 2012)
THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND WORKED AGAIN AFTER SOME PUMPING AND COASTING TO AVOID COLLISION. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 50,567 miles reported. Look up ODI 10474364 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10615645 · 2014-07-23 (July 23, 2014)
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 REPAIR KIT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I CONTACTED A LOCAL EUROPEAN CAR REPAIR SHOP WHO HAD THE REPAIR KIT IN STOCK GOING BACK TO 2010 MERCEDES HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NEVER NOTIFIED ME OR FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR NO…
Owner-reported narrative. 98,275 miles reported. Look up ODI 10615645 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10692464 · 2018-01-19 (January 19, 2018)
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 DEPLOY. *JS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10692464 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 740843 · 2001-02-13 (February 13, 2001)
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 PROBLEM WITH THE ML 320 AND ML 430 TRUCKS, THEY ARE HEAVY VEHICLES AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE PADS ARE SOFT AND SO ARE THE BRAKE ROTORS. IT IS THE DESIGN OF THESE COMPONENTS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A HIGH BURNING RATE O…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 740843 at NHTSA ↗