2006 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class Complaint Log

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY REGISTRATION IS UP NEXT MONTH AND NEED TO SMOG. IT WON'T PASS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS TIMING GEAR/CAMSHAFT ISSUE AND IT WILL BE $7500.00 TO REPAIR AND ITS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID MERCEDES WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY 25% OF PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WOULD BE AROUND $500.00. THIS I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE SO I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OF STORIES AND A COUPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THIS ENGINE. MERCEDES BENZ OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SHOULD RECALL IT. *TR

NIGHT BEFORE INCIDENT THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT GATE OPENED WHEN FRONT DRIVER DOOR WOULD BE OPENED OR CLOSED. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF, TAIL HAZARD LIGHT WERE ACTIVATED ALONG WITH WARNING ALARM FOR TAILGATE MALFUNCTION OR OPEN. DURING THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHOW SAME ISSUES. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LATER ENTERED, ISSUE WITH TAILGATE OPENING SEEMED TO HAVE STOPPED, AFTER DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE 5-7 MILES, ODDER OF SMOKE EMERGED, TAILGATE WARNING ALARM SOUNDED ALONG WITH NORMAL TRAFFIC HORN, IN ADDITION CABIN LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WARN MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH FOR FLAT TIRE,BLOWN BULBS, ETC, DRIVER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE. SOON AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL CABIN, DRIVER IMMEDIATELY EXITED VEHICLE, FLAMES OVER TOOK VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES. REMAINS SHOW UPPER HALF OF CABIN (SEATS AND UP) TOOK PRIMARY BURN, FLOORING WAS NOT BURNED. ENGINE BAY ONLY HAS MINOR FIRE DAMAGE FROM LARGE FLAMES AND HEAT GOING OUT OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE COILS TO BURN THROUGH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT HEATER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

OWNER HAD ARRIVED HOME AT 7:00 P.M. FROM WORK AND WAS INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE. AT 10:00 P.M. POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL CAME TO HIS DOOR TO INFORM HIM THAT HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. ONE RESIDENT SAID THAT, AS HE WAS WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT, HE NOTICED THERE WAS FIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT (AROUND 10:00 PM) AND WHEN HE LOOKED INSIDE, THERE WAS FIRE IN THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT. HE RAN FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ALSO YELLED FOR HELP AND FOR SOMEONE TO CALL 911 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH FIRE AND POLICE ARRIVED. CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 3 HOURS AND WAS PARKED, WAS DRIVEN ONLY 7 MILES THREE HOURS EARLIER WITH NO STOPS. CAR HAS BEEN CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE INCURRED AND HAD BEEN OWNED FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, SERVICED REGULARLY BY MERCEDES BENZ, AND ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN UP-TO-DATE! THE SERVICING MERCEDES DEALERSHIP PROMPTLY INFORMED MERCEDES BENZ USA WHO ALSO PROMPTLY CONTACTED THE OWNER TO FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND SUBMIT PICTURES FOR REVIEW. THIS PAPERWORK/PICTURES WERE ALSO PROMPTLY SUBMITTED. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS FIRE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, THIS REPORT IS ALSO BEING SENT TO YOUR AGENCY FOR FOLLOW-UP. (NOTE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAIL LIGHTS IN THE ML350 FOR POSSIBLE FIRE FOR 2007 AND YEARS ABOVE, BUT NOT THE YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE, 2006. A SIMILAR PROBLEM IS REPORTED IN THE C-CLASS AUTOMOBILES AND MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT). *TR

I HAD A 2006 ML350. IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AS IT WAS PARKED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER I HAD DRIVEN IT. THE FIREMEN STATE IN THE REPORT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND STARTED FROM A SHORT IN THE REAR TAILLIGHT HARNESS.I BROUGHT THIS TO MERCEDES BENZ USA'S ATTENTION AND THEY WERE CARELESS ABOUT THE SAFETY DANGERS THAT THIS CAUSED/POSED. THEY SAID IT WASNT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AFTER THE 2 MONTH LONG INVESTIGATION WAS STAMPED INCONCLUSIVE.THEY WERE OF MORE CONCERN ABOUT THIS BEING LEAKED OR EXPOSED AND TRIED TO SWEEP MY CASE UNDER THE RUG. THEY ONLY GAVE ME ONE CASE MANAGER AND LIMITED ME ONLY TO SPEAK WITH HER AFTER BEGGING TO SPEAK WITH ANOTHER MANAGER. AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN THIS CORPORATE COVER UP I HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN. SUSAN M( MY WEST COAST REGIONAL CASE MANAGER) HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLE CASES DID THEY SWEEP UNDER THE RUG LIKE MINE? I DO NOT EXPECT THIS KIND OF COVER-UP FROM MERCEDES AND WOULD EXPECT THEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. HTTP://WWW.MERCEDESDEFECTS.COM/2008/04/WIRE-HARNESS-DEFECT.HTML PLEASE GET THIS TO THE NEXT STEP BEFORE PEOPLE LOOSE THEIR LIFE! I COULD HAVE DIED THIS NIGHT! THIS IS THEIR FACTORY RECALL MERCEDES BENZ USA SAID THEY DIDNT HAVE FOR MY VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRE. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM WATER DAMAGED LIFT GATE CONTROL MODULE FOR MODELS: MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC, MERCEDES-BENZ ML350, MERCEDES-BENZ ML550, MERCEDES-BENZ ML63 AMG ELECTRICAL & LIGHTS, MAY 1, 2009 REPAIRPAL EXPERT OVERVIEW: DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL AROUND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, WATER MAY ENTER THE REAR COMPARTMENT CONTAINING THE SPARE TIRE. THE WATER COULD DAMAGE THE LIFT GATE CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE FAILED MODULE COULD OVERHEAT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE. DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE TAIL LIGHT SEALS AND RELOCATE THE LIFT GATE CONTROL MODULE. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OF 2009. THE MERCEDES RECALL NUMBER IS 2009030003.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE REAR TAIL LIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,357. *TR

SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON LOCAL ROADS OR THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SWITCH HIGHER THAN THIRD GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. UPON ENGINE RESTART, VEHICLE DRIVES PROPERLY. MY PEDAL SHIFTERS DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS; I CAN TRY TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE PEDAL SHIFTERS, AND THE SOFTWARE INDICATES A CHANGE FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, BUT THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS. IT REMAINS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR WHETHER I SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN. IF I PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRY TO REVERSE, THERE IS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING WITH MORE AND MORE FREQUENCY. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY CAR WHENEVER THIS OCCURS. THIS SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMATIC FOR SEVERAL OWNERS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND ONLINE. *JB

MY 2006 ML350 (AUTOMATIC) HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHERE SHIFTING DOWN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. ALL GEAR SHIFTS (UP OR DOWN) ARE HARD AND CAN BE FELT BY THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR IN THE FORM OF A JERKY MOTION. SCOURING THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $7500. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT KNOW UNTIL THEY TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND WOULD END UP COSTING ROUGHLY THE SAME AS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE DOWN SHIFTING PRESENTS A DANGER WHEN MAKING SUDDEN STOPS DUE TO UNFORESEEN TRAFFIC CHANGES IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS BRAKING HARD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DOWN SHIFT QUICKLY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD.

2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML 500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SAW ON THE NEWS THERE WAS A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THE C CLASS MERCEDES BENZ DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WHICH SHORT OUT AND CATCH FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS VEHICLE. TWO YEARS AGO, THE ENTIRE REAR TAIL LIGHT COMPARTMENT, WIRING AND BULBS HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO CORROSION. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TAIL LIGHTS, THE LOCK ON THE TAILGATE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE, THE COMPUTER PANEL ON THE DASH BEGAN TO BLINK INDICATING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HOWEVER, THE NEXT THE DAY, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AAA CAME OUT AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE CHARGE DID NOT HOLD FOR VERY LONG. HE WAS ABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY LONG ENOUGH, TO GET TO THE DEALER. ONCE AT THE DEALER, A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, BLINKERS AND LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN, AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED ANOTHER ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE REPAIR WAS DONE FREE OF CHARGE.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 24 JUNE 2013 OR SO. I CONTACTED ATLANTA CLASSIC CARS, MY LOCAL MB DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ON 2 JULY, AND THE REPORT INDICATED MY BALANCE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($5,100), MY POWER STEERING COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($3,067.50), AND MY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($1,812.95). I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY AT MB DEALERSHIPS (CRITZ - SAVANNAH, GA AND ATLANTA CLASSIC CARS - DULUTH, GA). PREVIOUSLY, THIS VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHICH OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT FIRST, ATLANTA CLASSIC CARS DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE, SINCE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. AFTER MY HUSBAND GOT INVOLVED, THEY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR NO CHARGE. ANOTHER MINOR PROBLEM INVOLVED THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE'S HATCH -- IT HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED PROPERLY. I AM VERY DISMAYED THAT AFTER SEVEN YEARS AND 109K MILES, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SUCH EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS AS THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A ROCKING NOTHING, DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SO I STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. I CHECKED THE GAS TANK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COVER. WENT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. SPENT $576. FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS BENT AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD ME THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $5600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER I COMPLAINED TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE $4300. II STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR UP TO NOW BECAUSE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES. VERY VERY UPSET WITH MB. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY SPOUSE FROM THE AIRPORT ONE NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A ROCKING MOTION AND THE ORANGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, I RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ AND THEY PROCEEDED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. I WAITED 4 MONTHS FOR THEM TO ASSIST ME IN FIXING MY VEHICLE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I HAVE NO EXTENDED, THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN OFF AND MAY GET INTO THE ENGINE AND THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE OF WHICH I ENDED UP PURCHASING A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THIS I PAID $1500. FOR THEM TO FIX 2 LEAKS ON MY POWER STEERING AND AS OF NOW MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND MAKING THAT SAME LOUD NOISE AS BEFORE THEY FIXED THE LEAKS. I HAVE BEEN VERY VERY UPSET WITH THEM, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME TOO MUCH TROUBLE FOR NOT HAVING 100 THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE HELP. I CALL THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE AND EVEN WROTE A LETTER TO THEM AND ALL THEY OFFERED ME WAS $2000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE, YOU MAY THINK THAT A MERCEDES BENZ WILL BE ABLE TO DO BETTER THAT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I WAS LIED TO BY THEM PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE, ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT BAD. I TOOK MY CAR FROM THEM AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIRING. *JS

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE HEATED SEAT IN ACTIVATION. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, IN WHICH THE HEATER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED A BURNED HOLE IN THE CUSHION AND PADDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO THE LEFT HIP AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PENETRATION. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE HEATED SEAT WIRE WAS DISENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

COATING FORMATION ON GEAR SELECTOR ACTUATOR MOTOR. *TR

MY WIFE HAS HAD 4 INCIDENTS WHERE THE SUV HAS FELT LIKE IS WANTS TO ACCELERATE WHILE STOPPING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 23 NOVEMBER, WHERE AS SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AND IT FELT LIKE SHE HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. THE CAR IS GOING INTO THE MB DEALER, PARK PLACE MERCEDES BENZ, FORT WORTH 817-263-3600, 27 NOVEMBER FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, MY HUSBAND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL HE FELT HIS BACK BEING BURNED. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEAT AND PULLED OVER. THERE WAS SMOKE AND A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT ABOUT 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH HIS FLEECE JACKET & T-SHIRT LEAVING WHAT LOOKED LIKE A CIGARETTE BURN ON HIS BACK. IF MY HUSBAND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING MY CAR, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE CONNECTION THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEATING MECHANISM, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT ONLY THE BOTTOM OF THE SEATS WERE WIRED FOR THAT. THIS OCCURRED ON THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT ON HIS LEFT SIDE. I JUST FEAR THAT SOMEONE WOULD PANIC OR IT COULD TURN INTO A FULL BLOWN FIRE (I AM SURE WE WERE JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM SEEING FLAMES IF THE MECHANISM HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OFF SO FAST). FURTHERMORE, IF WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT CAUSED HIM TO VEER INTO THE OTHER TRAFFIC LANE (LUCKILY NO CARS WERE IN THE LANE AT THE TIME). I HAVE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND I HAVE CHECKED ALL ONLINE SOURCES FOR SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. WHAT A DISSERVICE IT WOULD BE IF MERCEDES DOES NOT REPLACE THIS SEAT AND MAKE IT RIGHT FREE OF CHARGE. ONE BAD ACCIDENT IS TOO MANY, WE SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS BADLY BURNED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. WE HAVE AN APPT. TO DROP OFF THE CAR NEXT WEEK FOR EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL SO FAR, SO I AM HOPING FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME. BUT I COULD NOT GO WITHOUT REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE ELSE GET INJURED. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OVER IT'S SPONTANEOUS OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND EXITED THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY SECONDS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD, DRAGGING THE DRIVER AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD ABNORMALLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. BEFORE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO FULLY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL GATE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS TO THE HEAD BUT DID NOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,689.

I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND AS IT WAS A COLD MORNING I PUT MY DRIVERS SEAT HEATER ON. SHORTLY AFTER PUTTING IT ON I FELT A BURNING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK, I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND NOTICED A FIRE ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT(BACK WING). THE FIRE BURNED THROUGH MY JACKET AND BURNED MY LOWER BACK. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER, AND THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $8000.00 TO FIX IT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER WARRANTY TO FIX IT. IT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH ABOUT $7200.00. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL, AND THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT IN NJ AGAINST MERCEDES USA. I CONTACTED MERCEDES USA IN AUGUST 2013 ABOUT REIMBURSING ME THE COST OF REPAIR, BUT THE MANAGER I SPOKE TO DENIED THE REQUEST. ACTION REQUESTED: I AM SEEKING THE HELP OF NHTSA IN RECOVERING MY COST OF REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE HAPPENED AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AS WELL AS WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2006 MERCEDES ML350 75K NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/UNABLE TO DRIVE,VEHICLE RUNNING. DRIVE GEARS NOT MOVING OR REVERSE NOT WORKING/TOWED TO MERCEDES DEALER/SERVICE ADVISORY NEED REPLACE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION WILL COST 6.5K TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCH. MERCEDES U.S.A HAVE A CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT. DEFECTIVE IDLE GEARS/THESE DEFECTIVE GEARS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY,EXCESSIVELY, AND WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE AND /OR STORE DRIVING. MERCEDES ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND INTENTIONAL CONCEALMENT OF THE DEFECT DUE TO COMPANY REPUTATION DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AND MAY HURT THE COMPANY IMAGE. I WAS SHOCK AFTER WHAT I WAS EXPLAINED BY MERCEDES ADVISORY NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTED GEARS AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH MERCEDES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FUEL STATION AND LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V303000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I RECENTLY STARTED NOTICING A SLIGHT HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY SUV. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $3668.00. I WAS TOLD THEY JUST GO BAD AND ALSO THEY JUST REPLACED TWO MORE HERE LATELY. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 MERCEDES 3 YEARS AGO THINKING I WOULD HAVE A CAR FOR A LIFETIME BOY DID I GO WRONG. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS AND MERCEDES DOESN'T CARE. THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT $6000 PLUS FOR REPAIR I ALMOST WENT CRAZY SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR THIS ISSUE SO I PHONED MERCEDES AND THEY AGREE TO PICK UP HALF OF THE REPAIR. ONE MONTH LATER CAR STARTS MAKING WINDING NOISE TAKE IT BACK TO THEM AND NOW THEY SAY IT IS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL $5500 TO REPAIR I START TO RESEARCH THAT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR MY SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL SO I GO BACK TO MERCEDES HOWEVER THIS TIME NOT WILLING TO HELP. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE TO SUCH A POWERFUL COMPANY LIKE MERCEDES. I TRULY DO NOT THINK THIS IS FAIR AND US THE CONSUMERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF. *JS

OWNER OF 2006 ML350 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WITH CAM SHAFT FAILURE, MB DOES NOT OFFER ANY HELP AND KNEW OF THIS ISSUE. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN NJ ALREADY STARTED, HOPING ONE WILL GET STARTED IN SC. COST TO REPAIR IS $6,000 TO THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS USURY, AND DECEPTION BY THE WONDERFUL AUTOMAKERS OF THIS GREAT FOREIGN CAR MAKER WITH AN OFFICE IN THE USA. WHEN YOU CALL MB USA THEY ADVISE YOU TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT OFFERS NO HELP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WHENEVER ONE AIR BAG WAS MALFUNCTIONING, IT WOULD PREVENT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE AIR BAG HARNESS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE IT BARELY MOVES. ONE HAS TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THEN TURN ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART ENGINE TO RESET TRANSMISSION. FAULT CODES IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER ALL POINT TO VALVE BODY CONDUCTOR PLATE ON TRANSMISSION. MERCEDES WILL NOT SELL OR REPLACE PART TO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THEY WILL ONLY SELL IT TO DEALERS WHICH I BELIEVE ARE TOLD TO DIAGNOSE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS WORK AROUND THE PROBLEM TO GENERATE INCOME BEFORE ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AMONGST ML 350 OWNERS WITH SOME PAYING THOUSANDS AND STILL NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS CAN BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY AT A BUSY TRAFFIC LIGHT.

AT APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOW-FREQUENCY WHINING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY ML-350 AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THE NOISE BECAME MORE PREVALENT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. FIRST, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELIN "LATITUDE TOUR HP" - $1,300 (INCLUDING ALIGNMENT). THE NOISE STILL OCCURRED. NEXT, TOOK TO MB SPECIALIST, WHO RECOMMENDED BOTH WHEEL BEARING BE REPLACED - COST $425/SIDE. THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AND NOISE STILL OCCURRED. MB SPECIALIST RECOMMENDED CHECKING DIFFERENTIAL OIL FOR METAL - FOUND LOTS OF METAL FRAGMENTS IN DIFFERENTIAL OIL. INSTALLATION OF NEW DIFFERENTIAL WAS ~$3,500. MB SPECIALIST STATED THAT HIS PARTS DISTRIBUTOR SAID THAT THEY SELL AT LEAST ONE-TO-TWO LATE MODEL ML-350 FRONT END DIFFERENTIALS PER MONTH. IN MY OPINION, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DIFFERENTIAL'S DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AS I SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES WITH [RELATIVELY]-LOW-MILEAGE/LATE-MODEL MB ML-350 SUVS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MB RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, AND POSSIBLY INSTATE A RECALL OR REIMBURSE MB OWNERS WHO'VE ALREADY AFFECTED COSTLY REPAIRS ON THEIR LOW-MILEAGE ML-350'S FRONT END DIFFERENTIALS. *TR

AROUND 45,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MERCEDES BENZ DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE BALANCE SHAFT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND TAKEN APART. ESTIMATED COST $6,000. THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A PART THAT WAS NOT HARDENED PROPERLY DURING MANUFACTURING. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (S-B-03.30/08I) THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN 2007 WHICH WAS FOUND IN INTERNET SEARCHING, HOWEVER IT SEEMS LIKE MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (ON THE MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES) WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL WHEN THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. SINCE THIS FIX IS A HUGE EXPENSE, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY CONCERN. IF I WOULD'VE HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION, EVENTUALLY THE BALANCE SHAFT WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO BREAK ITS TEETH RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE CONDITION IS NOT SAFE, IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MERCEDES BENZ USA REPLACED OUR BALANCE SHAFT OR PAY FOR IT PEOPLE WHO ALREADY FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ME/BE ML350 WHERE THE TAIL LIGHTS AND STOP LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SYSTEM GOES INTO BACK UP MODE WHERE ANOTHER SET OF LIGHTS GO ON, THIS CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO GIVE FALSE MESSAGES. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $300 FOR A "REWIRING KIT" AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HELP. I FEEL THE TAIL LIGHTS/STOP LIGHT WIRING SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR MISUSED. A REWIRING KIT TELLS ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I FOUND NHTSA # 10028025 WHICH RELATES TO THIS PROBLEM BUT I'VE HAD NO LUCK WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER. MY QUESTION IS-DOES THIS TSB APPLY TO MY CAR AND WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU *TR

BALANCE SHAFT PROBLEM ON THE 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350 - I LIVE IN SOUTH FL AND I HAVE A 2006 MERCEDES ML350 WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND JUST LAST WEEK GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN POMPANO BEACH AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $6600. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER MAKES NO EFFORT TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT, MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD PAY FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR HATCH AND SPLASHED ONTO THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD BECOME WET AND CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE DUE THE WATER GETTING ON THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE GASKET FOR THE REAR LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED THAT DETECTED A TROUBLE CODE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE SPROCKET WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR THE REPAIR COVERAGE UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THIS EVENT IS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE--THANK GOODNESS! WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE RESIDENTIAL THOROUGHFARE, THE INTERIOR FILLED WITH SMOKE, I BEGAN COUGHING & GASPING FOR AIR AND THE SEAT BACK BECAME VERY HOT, ALL SEEMINGLY SIMULTANEOUS. INSTANTLY OPENING WINDOWS PROVIDED OXYGEN & CLEARED THE SMOKE AS TURNING OFF THE SEAT HEATER RELIEVED THE HOT SEAT SITUATION. GRATEFULLY, I WAS NOT IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC, COULD PULL TO THE CURB. EXAMINATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK, ABOUT WAIST HIGH, REVEALED A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FAT CIGAR BURN. MY SEAT HAD APPEARED ABOUT TO BURST INTO FLAMES! *TR

2006 MERCEDES ML350, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WORN AT ~75000 MILEAGE, THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCKUP AT ANY TIME IF NOT FIXED. FROM TALKING WITH THE THREE MERCEDES DEALERSHIPS IN MY LOCAL AREA, IT SEEMS THERE IS A VERY HIGH INCIDENCE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS ON 2006 ML'S. *TR

2006 MERCEDES ML350, BALANCER SHAFT WORN AT ~75000 MILEAGE. BALANCER SHAFT GEAR AND/OR CAMSHAFT CHAIN GOT TOTALLY WORN, THAT WILL LEAD TO ENGINE LOCKUP AT ANY TIME IF NOT FIXED. I HEAR SIMILAR COMPLAINS FROM OTHER MERCEDES OWNERS WITH M272 AND M273 ENGINES MANUFACTURED IN 2006. THERE ALSO IS INTERNAL MERCEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN S-B-03.30/08I FROM OCTOBER 24, 2008 FOR THIS ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS A CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT CASE 2:33-AV-00001 DOCUMENT 9629 FILED 10/05/10 IN NJ US DISTRICT COURT. BASED ON MY PAST EXPERIENCE AS ENGINEERED, I CONCLUDE PREMATURE BALANCER SHAFT WEAR CAUSED BY MB SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES (I.E. BAD PARTS). ISSUE ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED IN 06/2011 AND I HAVE BEEN OFFERED A REPAIR FOR 5 DIFFERENT ISSUES (PRETENDING BALANCER SHAFT FIXED FOR FREE) WITH LABOR CHARGES SHUFFLED AROUND TO MASK BALANCER SHAFT ISSUE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL IS AROUND $10000 WHICH IS FULL PRICE AMOUNT FOR ALL 5 ISSUES FIXED. *TR

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FOR MY MERCEDES ML 350 YEAR 2006 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 52000 MILES. *KB

I AM THE OWNER OF A MERCEDES 2006 ML350. I HAVE HAD MY CAM SENSOR AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPAIRED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT PARK PLACE IN DALLAS ON LEMMON AVENUE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AFTER HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP REPAIRING FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING THESE ITEMS REPAIRED I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET AN INSPECTION AND I FAILED THE INSPECTION. SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY BALANCE SHAFT GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS THE REASON FOR MY SENSORS TO CONTINUALLY WEAR OUT. THIS REPAIR COST $6000.00 AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I HAVE AN EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *KB

ON MAY 18, 2011, I TOOK MY 2006 ML350 TO AN AUTHORIZED MB DEALER DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX 5K. *TR

GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

SEAT WARMER MALFUNCTION, I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO PULL OVER AS MY SEAT WARMER CREATED A FIRE INSIDE MY SEAT AND BURNED 3 HOLES THRU MY SEAT AND SINGED MY CLOTHING. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON LEFT SIDE OF SEAT. MERCEDES ML 350 2006

MERCEDES BENZ BALANCE SHAFT PROBLEM (DRIVETRAIN) ON 2006 ML350 A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IN 2007 BY MERCEDES BENZ BUT OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. *TR

TRANSMISSION CODES DO NOT SWITCH GEARS HAPPENS ALOT HOW I'M DRIVING HAVE TO GET CODES RESET EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS! *KB

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP AT A LIGHT OR AFTER TAKING A HIGHWAY FROM A RAMP, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, AFTER A PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT WILL RUN NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 20-30 TIMES UNTIL YESTERDAY I GET OUT OF WORK PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS IN LIMP MODE STUCK IN 2ND AND WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS FROM THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION OR THE CONDUCTOR PLATE AND ONLY THE DEALER IS ALOUD TO REPAIR IT ???. AND WILL COST AROUND $2500 .I READ THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS 722.9 7 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND MBUSA IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE MBUSA TO RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AT NO COST BECAUSE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350 4MATIC, CURRENTLY AT 58,645 MILES WITH OUTSIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 2013. RECENTLY I HAD THE HEATED SEAT TURNED ON WHICH I STARTED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE THE CABIN AND THEN STARTED SEEING SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLSTER AROUND THE WAIST AREA. I FOUND A HOLE BURNT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM IT. IT WAS BRIGHT RED AS I COULD SEE INSIDE THE HOLE I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE HEAT SEAT AND SLOWLY THE BURNING WENT AWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MERCEDES BENZ DEALER THE NEXT AND THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS NO HEATING ELEMENT IN THAT PART OF THE SEAT AND REFUSED TO COVER UNDER OUTSIDE WARRANTY. AT THE DEALERSHIP I DID TRY TO TURN THE HEATED SEAT ON BUT NO SMOKE WAS COMING OUT SO I WASN'T ABLE TO PROOF THE SEATING ELEMENT WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. BUT I READ NUMEROUS INCIDENTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,448.