2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. HE THEN HEARD METAL GRINDING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65000.

APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 DAYS, MY 2001 ML320 UPON DRIVING @ APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH +, BRAKES LOCK UP SUDDENLY BY THEMSELVES. IT ABOUT THROWS YOU THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. TRIANGLE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FLASHES. AFTERWARD BAS/ESP LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS, NOTHING ON THE ROADWAY. FOUR CARS ABOUT REARENDED ME THE FIRST TIME. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE MBWORLD FORUMS AND MBENZ FORUMS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REPLACE THE YAW RATE SENSOR, BEING THAT IS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ON THESE FORUMS HAVE DONE. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES ML320. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT LANE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO HER LANE BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PRESSED ON THE BREAK PEDAL BUT THEY FELL STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SHE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN WITH MORE FORCE. SHE STEERED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE ROAD INTO A PATCH OF GRASS. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURED FROM A STOP LAMP SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT THAT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER OCCASSION SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FAILURE. SHE VEERED ONTO OTHER LANES. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME THIS TIME AND ATTEMPTED CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED OUTSIDE OF HER HOMEUN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. BL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ESP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

MY COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS AN EXISTING CASE #PE07007. AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKE SWITCH AND YAW SENSORS STATED IN THE COMPLAINT AS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT - THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V465000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE HOSE AND CLAMP WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSING A LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND WOULD COST $1,025. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72839. UPDATED 12/14/09. *JB

2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 HAS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE HOSE AND CLAMP BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED PREVIOUSLY AND RAN COMPLETELY DRY AND WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE HOSE AND CLAMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL ONLY COVERED REPAIRS TO THE HOSE AND CLAMP AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V121000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT, SHE COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THE COST OF $150. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HYDRAULICS, RING, AND DRIVE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,320. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DEFECT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT THEY PAID. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL ONLY INSTALL A NEW HOSE CLAMP ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE, WHICH WOULD LEAD TO THE POWER STEERING COOLER. THE POWER STEERING COOLING HOSE WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NEEDED. THE DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR DAMAGES TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,804.

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 REFERENCED THE FAILURE THAT HE EXPERIENCED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH IN TRAFFIC, ESP WARNING LAMP IN SPEEDOMETER ILLUMINATED AND BRAKES WERE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STOP AND GO UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO EXIT TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AT WHICH TIME THE BAS ESP MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN THE SAME STOP AND GO ACTION. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THE STOP AND GO ACTION CEASED BUT THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NO MALFUNCTION CODES WERE DISPLAYED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE ON SOME ERRANDS AND, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, THE STOP AND GO ACTION STARTED AGAIN AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ABOUT 600 YARDS FROM THE MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE REPAIR SHOP AND HE CALLED A FEW HOURS LATER TO SAY IT NEEDED A YAW SENSOR. *TR