2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320

MY CAT BRAKE WOULD STOP CAR ROLL OVER

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAT BRAKE WOULD STOP CAR ROLL OVER

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAT BRAKE WOULD STOP CAR ROLL OVER

Mileage: 120,000

REFERENCE ODI 10457817 I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES CORP. STATING THE FUEL PUMP FIRE IS DUE TO AGE AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I ASKED HOW A FIRE INSIDE A FUEL TANK CAN BE NORMAL FOR ANY REASON. THEY WOULD ONLY REPEAT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT GET RID OF THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW FOR FINANCIAL REASONS . HOWEVER I DON'T HAVE TO LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN IT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I HAVE THE LETTER FROM MB STATING THE ABOVE. *TR

Mileage: 182,741

MY ML320 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS ROUND TRIP THEN PARKED FOR THE EVENING. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER DOING AN EXHAUSTIVE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE. I REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP FROM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. I SAW THAT THE WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTOR FOR THE HOT LEAD WAS BLACK AND BROWN IN COLOR AND THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HARNESS HAD MELTED. I TOOK PICTURES AND STORED THE PUMP. I EMAILED MERCEDES AND ASKED THEM TO GET

Mileage: 182,741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COAST TO A STOP, WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO BE EXAMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILE

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TOWED TO A DEALER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND AN INSU

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF WHETHER A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V208000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2001 MERCEDES ML320 SUV DEVELOPED A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHEREBY THE KEY CAME OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION. IN JUNE 2009, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE KEY CAME OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PARK. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A NEIGHBORS CAR AND THE GARAGE DOOR OPPOSITE MY DRIVEWAY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MERCEDES AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE DEFECT CANNOT BE COVERED FREE BY T

Mileage: 97,950

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I JUST HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT ON JUNE 08TH, 2010 IN PHOENIX AZ. IT INVOLVED MY 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. FACTS: ON JUNE 8TH, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY (HOV LANE) WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED. THE BRAKES JUST ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND OR ME ACTIVATING THEM. LUCKILY I THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME BUT STILL CLIPPED THE LEFT SIDE OF MY REAR BUMPER. I BELIEVE I'M LUCKY I DID NOT CAUSED OR SUSTAINED ANY SERIOUS INJ

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICALS CAUSED SEVERE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT ARM. HE HAS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V465000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS), WHICH EXPLICITLY

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICALS CAUSED SEVERE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT ARM. HE HAS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V465000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS), WHICH EXPLICITLY

Mileage: 68,000

2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320. I HAVE 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320, AND FEW MONTHS AGO ONCE I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY DRIVER SEAT STARTED BURNING AND IT BURNT MY LEATHER SEAT, MY PANT AND MY SKIN. I JUST HAVE 58,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER ML OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I THINK MERCEDES MUST RECALL ALL THIS MLS , AND THEY MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM. OR IF THEY DON'T RECALL, THEN GOVERNMENT MUST FORCE THEM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. PLEASE INFORM ME IF

Mileage: 58,000

MY WIFE RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SHE WAS DRIVING HER 2001 MERCEDES ML320 AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AT IMPACT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED, LANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF AT THE FRONT CORNER, THEN ROLLED OVER TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG IN THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED TO PROTECT HER, EVEN THOUGH BOTH SIDES IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING THE FLIP AND ROLLOVER. *JB

SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING BRAKING ASSIST, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS AND TEL-AIDE DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AFTER WHICH CUSTOMER PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE REVIEWED BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE FAILING CHIP WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN OF THE FAILURE WHICH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOCUMENTED 15 TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD (BETWEEN THE TWO ACCIDENTS). APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AG

Mileage: 76,000

SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING BRAKING ASSIST, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS AND TEL-AIDE DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AFTER WHICH CUSTOMER PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE REVIEWED BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE FAILING CHIP WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN OF THE FAILURE WHICH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOCUMENTED 15 TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD (BETWEEN THE TWO ACCIDENTS). APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AG

Mileage: 76,000

SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING BRAKING ASSIST, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS AND TEL-AIDE DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AFTER WHICH CUSTOMER PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE REVIEWED BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE FAILING CHIP WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN OF THE FAILURE WHICH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOCUMENTED 15 TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD (BETWEEN THE TWO ACCIDENTS). APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AG

Mileage: 76,000

SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING BRAKING ASSIST, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS AND TEL-AIDE DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AFTER WHICH CUSTOMER PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE REVIEWED BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE FAILING CHIP WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN OF THE FAILURE WHICH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOCUMENTED 15 TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD (BETWEEN THE TWO ACCIDENTS). APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AG

Mileage: 76,000

SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING BRAKING ASSIST, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS AND TEL-AIDE DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE. CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AFTER WHICH CUSTOMER PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE REVIEWED BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE FAILING CHIP WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN OF THE FAILURE WHICH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOCUMENTED 15 TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD (BETWEEN THE TWO ACCIDENTS). APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AG

Mileage: 76,000

SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED AND DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK