2000 Mercedes Benz ML320: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 14, 2011 · Transmission · 90,010 miles · NJ

My ml 320 year 2000 mercedes-benz stopped suddenly while I was going 30 miles and hour. No sign of any problem (than engine stalled). This is scary and must be investigated. I almost hit a car. It did not start for 20 minutes and then it started. It will crank-start for 20 seconds and engine will stop again. Car started working fine after 45 minutes wait.

Filed Apr 18, 2011 · Engine · 110,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercedes-benz ml320. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to lose power until stalling. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and it was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed Dec 7, 2009 · Electrical · CA

I parked my car in a strip mall for dinner. When I tried to restart the car after dinner, it wouldn't crank, nor would it start. Called in aaa and by the time they showed up half an hour later, the car started fine. Two days later, when I was driving taking my daughter to school around 7:45am on a surface street, my car suddenly lost all power and the engine stalled. I had to quickly turn into a drive way to avoid other cars and the car stopped at the entrance. Again called aaa and a tow truck showed up 5 minutes and the drivers helped push and park my car, but was told to wait at least 45 minutes for the right tow truck. Tried to start my car every 5 minutes, and it finally started after 15 minutes. I was able to drive to a fletcher jones dealer and paid $600 to have a sensor replaced to fix the stalling problem. The service manager was familiar with the this problem and my friends who owned 98, 99 ml320 also experienced this stalling problem. I believe this is a safety issue (even the service manager at fletcher jones agreed with me on this). I thanked god that my daughter and I were not hurt in this incident, but an accident could have been easily happened. Since this problem has occurred in different ml320 model years, and it cost the driver a bundle to have it fixed, mercedes benz should issue a recall to fix this problem.

Filed Jul 28, 2006 · Transmission · 72,277 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds, the vehicle stalls after being driven over a bump. An independent repair shop determined the transfer case sensor needs to be replaced. Updated 8/14/2006 -

Filed Jul 10, 2006 · Engine · 68,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65-70mph the engine stalled. As a result, there was a loss of power steering. The check engine light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was maneuvered from the highway without incident. There was a 30 minute delay before the vehicle would restarted. The engine stalling failure occurred five times and occurred more often during hot weather. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined the camshaft sensor and crankshaft sensor were faulty. Since the repairs were performed the vehicle has been operating properly. The manufacturer was alerted who explained there was a technical service bulletin on the problem.

Filed May 30, 2006 · Engine · CA

My mercedes year model 2000 ml320 engine stalls while driving; most often it comes as a surprise when I am cruising at freeway speeds and slightly back off on the throttle. The engine totally shuts down and will restart after waiting a few minutes. It does not seem like a fuel pump problem because the car will run fine for several months afterward without shutting down.

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Engine · 61,000 miles · PA

Dt: the check engine light has been staying on since purchase of vehicle on march 20, 2004. The vehicle stalled intermittently since march of 2005. It happened when trying to start the vehicle from a cold start. The contact stated that he will have to leave it running for five to ten minutes before it will start. Also, it will stall when trying to accelerate. Had a diagnostics test run on the vehicle and it showed a problem with the mass oxygen sensors, mass air flow sensors, and something else that he was not sure off. They replaced the mass oxygen sensors. This helped the problem a little, but, the problem recurred. . Also, there was a problem with the window switch console. It started in february 2005, and had it replaced. The catalytic converter weld completely separated. The problem started in december 2004. Complete separation happened in april of 2005. The contact had them welded back together.

Filed Sep 21, 2005 · Electrical · 53,000 miles · CA

My 2000 ml320 with 53000 miles had suddenly showed check engine light while I was driving it on the highway at ~65 MPH. I exit and as I slowed I could sense the engine was running very rough with shake and strong vibration. Then as I stopped the car at the red light at the exit, the car idled very rough and lots of vibration and then the engine stalled (and shut off). I immediately turned the key to the off position and turned the key back on and the car re-started no problems. The engine idle now only feels slightly rough but idle sound is noticeably slightly louder than before. I took the car to the mercedes benz dealer (san diego) that same day and described to them exactly what occurred. The next day they diagnosed it as spark plug failure and spark plug wire failure of cylinder #2 and possibly #4. They recommend replacing all 12 spark plugs and their module and wires. After they did the recommended repairs, my ml320 seems to run like normal but I still hear the engine idle different than before and engine rev sound slightly louder than before this incident. They said that the sound is normal. I guess I have no way to prove this before and after sound difference so I just have to wait and see what else fails. The total repair cost was approx. $1280; which included 6 hours of labor at $120/hour. I told them I thought 6 hours of labor to replace 12 spark plugs and wires was very inefficient and costly to me or any customer. They just said it takes a lot of effort and tedious work to do spark plug changes. Well I am not a mechanic to whatever they said I guess is right. I just hope they fixed the right problem for the issue I had that's all.

Filed Apr 24, 2004 · Fuel system · IL · crash

11-03, 12-03 & 1-04 my car would stutter and stall and fail to accelerate over 10 MPH . I took the car in for service each time ,and finally 1-04 they realized that the problem was the mass air flow system was bad. It was repaired again 1-25-04 the same problem occurred the car stalled and stuttered this time I could not get out of the way of a speeding vehicle and was hit. This truck was in for service a total of 13 times in 2003. I have complained to mbusa about the safety of this vehicle and to the service dept but no help was available to resolve this ongoing and constant problem .

Filed Feb 17, 2003 · Engine · 50,100 miles · MA

I own a 2000 mercedes ml320. The car recently shut down while driving on a highway. This is extremely dangerous, the car is currently at the dealer. There was no power. Once you stop the car, place it in park, it will re-start.

Filed Nov 4, 2002 · Electrical · 28,240 miles · NY

While driving the vehicle consumer experience engine . The dealer has been notified. It was determined that the weight of the keys caused the ignition to fail which resulted in the vehicle stalling. *mr

Filed Oct 22, 2002 · Engine · SC

Engine stalled several times ( around 5 time within 4 mos.) on freeways and highways. Dt