Mercedes Benz ML350 problems and owner complaints

STEERING IS MAKING A WHEEZING NOISE AND IT FEELS HARD TO STEER COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES. ENGINE FELLS LIKE STALLING AFTER HITTING BRAKES; ENGINE IS SHAKING ON THE DRIVE MODE WHEN YOU ARE NOT MOVING AND ON BRAKE MODE; MORE THAN 10 TIMES, WILL TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135564 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM TURNING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD SIDE A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WERE IT IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149378 at NHTSA ↗

NHTSA 04V296000 CONCERNING SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT. AFTER HAVING THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT REPLACED THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK *TC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10099528 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS BURNING. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR HIS WALLET IN HIS BACKPOCKET, HIS PANTS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNED THROUGH HIS LEATHER SEATS. THE CONTACT SEARCHED THE INTERNET, BUT FOUND NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,400.

Owner-reported narrative. 51,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10249773 at NHTSA ↗

MY M-350 HAD NO POWER. THE HARNESS CABLE (163-540-28-32) LOCATED BEHIND AND AGAINST THE BATTERY HAD COMPLETELY BEEN DESTROYED BY THE BATTERY ACID ENVIRONMENT. THE CABLE SUPPLIES THE OPERATIONAL POWER TO THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTO. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. ALL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR WERE TOTALLY NON-FUNCTIONAL. NO SHIELDING OR PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO THE CABLE WAS ENGINEERED INTO THE FACTORY INSTALLATION OF THIS CABLE. THE BATTERY WAS THE ORIG…

Owner-reported narrative. 77,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10259532 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

Owner-reported narrative. 165,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10850280 at NHTSA ↗

MY MERCEDES ML 350 AND ML 320 HAVE BOTH HAD EPISODES WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR WAS THAT THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING OVER HIGHWAY SECTION DIVIDERS WHICH WERE SOMEWHAT BUMPY. SPEEDS WERE APPROX. 70 MPH IN ALL 3 INCIDENTS. ALL 3 TIMES, THE CAR HAD TO BE COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A FULL STOP, AND SHUT DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THE ML 320 HAD 2 INCIDENTS IN THE SAME TRIP WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. DEA…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168905 at NHTSA ↗

I OWN A MERCEDES ML 350 2003; WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK THIS MORNING THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, BECAME DISABLED AND STEERING, BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR SLOWED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR ROAD WITH SPEED LIMITS UP TO 40 MPH AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR INTO THE SHOULDER CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. EVENTUALLY THE CAR COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ALL LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS INITIALLY A KEY FAILURE IN WHICH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 93,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10229634 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ 350 ALONG ROUTE 1 IN NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT HEARING OR FEELING ANYTHING, MY GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED. WHEN I STOPPED I SAW A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A STEADY FLOW OF GAS FROM UNDER MY CAR. THE FIRE DEPARATMENT CAME AND THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY. THE ENTIRE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE SINCE MERCEDES BENZ CLAIMS THAT FUEL TANKS ARE NOT THE SUBJECT OF ANY WARRANTY AND IF THEY ARE PUNCTURED IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN OEM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10133797 at NHTSA ↗

DT: THE CONTAC TOWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ WITH 26,933 MILES ON IT THAT CUTS OFF WHEN HE HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. ON THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER A NEW HARNESS WAS PLACED IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP AFTER FOUR DAYS AND CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS HAD COME ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THOUG…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10138270 at NHTSA ↗