2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 Complaints

2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 INCIDENTS OF UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOR A SECOND, IT FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED. AND THE ESP LIGHT COME ON. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT (5MPH). *TR

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 MERCEDES-BENZ GIVE ANY RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE AN 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. I WAS DRIVING STEADY AT 40 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, IT RELEASED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN LOCKED UP AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THE ESP LIGHT (EXCLAMATION LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE LIGHTS UP AS WELL) I NEVER TOUCHED THE BRAKES!! THE SUV LEFT SKID MARKS ON THE STREET. I PROCEEDED ON AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I NEVER TOUCHED THE BRAKES! THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY CARS SLAM ME FROM BEHIND. *TR

THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THERE WOULD BE A FAILURE. THE ESP YAW SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP A REAR BRAKE WHILE THE 2001 ML320 DOING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SWERVING SEVERAL TIMES AND PULLED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE JACKSON MERCEDES-VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN MACON, GA. EVEN THOUGH THE BAS/ESP LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE YAW SENSOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP. THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SENSOR CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE VEHICLE APPLIES BRAKES WITHOUT DRIVER EVEN TOUCHING THEM. THIS ML320 HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIME WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND DOES IT AT RANDOM WITH NO WARNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT BUT THEY STATED IN ORDER TO FIX IT WOULD BE $1,200 DLLS. SINCE THIS ITEM IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY MERCEDES AND NOT THE OWNERS. IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PLEASE VISIT THE MERCEDES FORUMS AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE STORIES TO READ ABOUT IT. HTTP://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/W163-M-CLASS/1345867-LEFT-FRONT-WHEEL-LOCKS-DOWN-NO-WARNING.HTML?HIGHLIGHT=YAW+SENSOR. *TR

FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BAS ESP LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON.*AK

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

MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE NEARLY KILLED. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING SENDING MY ML320 MERCEDES BENZ SKIDDING ACROSS TWO LANES BARELY AVOIDING A DEADLY CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT. THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY AND YET MY CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY DEFECTIVE AND UNDRIVABLE. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE ? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND CAUSED A COMPLETE STALLING OF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS THE FOURTH INSTANCE OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTLEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY HER SPEED WAS REDUCED FROM 70 MPH TO 0 AND THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED. UPDATED 01/19/07. *JB

MY VEHICLE WAS AT APPOX. 55000 MILES WHEN I WAS TOLD THE ABS PUMP WENT OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INDEED NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, THIS PART IN MY ESTIMATION SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE FACTORY. THIS PART AFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM, THE CORRECTIVE SLIPPAGE SYSTEM AND OVERALL HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED TO FAIL AT 55000 MILES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WHICH THIS IS. *JB