Mercedes Benz ML350 transmission problems
50 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
499 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
67,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 377 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
50 of 499 complaints match this topic (10.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10850280 · 2016-03-17 (March 17, 2016)
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS
Owner-reported narrative. 165,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10850280 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168905 · 2006-09-21 (September 21, 2006)
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 ↗
Owner report 10297893 · 2010-01-03 (January 3, 2010)
2005 MERCEDES ML 350 VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOING TOO DEALERSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM, FELLS LIKE TRANSMISSION . VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE NOV 8 2006 PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!! *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297893 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11533491 · 2023-07-20 (July 20, 2023)
The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML350. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the service brake warning light illuminated. The contact then stated that her husband depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle and had to apply added pressure to the brake pedal, with the brake pedal extending to the floorboard. The contact stated that the brake pedal remained stuck on the floorboard. The contact’s husband shifted into park(P) and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The …
Owner-reported narrative. 200,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11533491 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10145113 · 2005-12-13 (December 13, 2005)
DT: 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HARD AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT. HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE DEFECT WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE JOLTED AT SPEEDS UNDER 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10145113 at NHTSA ↗