Consumer states while driving the electrical system failed, instrument panel went completely out. Dealer notified 19 times problem reoccurred. Please provide any additional information.
1998 Mercedes Benz ML320 electrical complaints
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While driving vehicle at 55 MPH battery light illuminated on dashboard, and smoke started to come from under the hood. Dealer was notified.
The serpentine belt had broken while driving at 45mph and caused the engine to overheat. Manufacturer was notified. *ak the consumer stated that after the investigation per garrett engineering, the vehicle was determined to have a crank shaft pulley failure which caused the other systems to fail. The belts, altenator, and the cooling systems failed as a result of the pulley failure. This part was supposed to be covered under the 80k warranty, but has not been honored.
Driveshaft broke. Associated cable broke activating side airbag sensor. Minor contusions.
Ignition key did not work. Had to use spare key in order to turn vehicle on.*ak consumer states without warning, at startup, while stopped, or moving, vehicle will stall, consumer states if you have a spare key, sometimes it will work.
Vehicle was in garage and it caught on fire. There was damage to garage. Dealer said fire was due to defect in battery. *ak the cause of the fire was due to an electrical short circuit in the voltage regulator/alternator, the fire destroyed the vehicle and damaged the driveway and garage.
Was driving 70 MPH on california freeway and vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. Emergency flashers failed to work & had no brake lights. Radio was still working. Vehicle was towed to dealer & mechanic indicated that relay switch needed to be replaced. Having an engineer check vehicle over for cause of stalling.*ak the dealer changed variety of switches and the problem was solved.
Key lock problems, would not start due to key problems, would not start because of fuel pump failures, would not start due to gas tank problems, door lock assemblies move up and down by themselves, latch on hatch door rattled, rear seat belts rattle, oil out light came on at random times, engine check light on, last the fly-by wire gas pedal went to the floor with sudden acceleration causing an accident of the vehicle with $14,000 damage.
While driving on the highway vehicle caught on fire in the rear under the wheel well, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Keyless entery failed. Yh
While driving driver noticed that the air conditioner/power windows/power seats/power locks/signal lights and hazard lights would not function. Right after that driver turned off the vehicle and it would not restart. The truck was towed to the dealership. The dealer could not detect what the problem was. The SUV is being held at the dealership.
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