1998 mercedes benz ml-320. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated while making a turn and releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated and hit a concrete column. This damaged the main metal frame behind the front bumper. The airbags did not deploy.
Mercedes Benz ML320 sudden acceleration problems
10 of the 741 owner complaints about the Mercedes Benz ML320 describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 100,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20021
- 20012
- 19995
- 19982
Often reported together
Brake failure 2Won't start 1Fuel pump 1Door locks 1No deployment 1Adaptive cruise 1
What owners say
Went to park the vehicle and it seem to shift into a lower gear an accelerating, causing it to lunge forward into a light pole.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercerdes benz ml320. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 55 MPH. The contact depressed the brake pedal continuously but the brakes would not respond. The contact shifted into neutral and applied both feet to the brake pedal in order for the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercedes ml320. The contact stated that while turning a corner, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle did not respond to the brakes and did not stop until crashing into a boulder. There were no injuries from the accident. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the cruise control was replaced. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 144,000.
The vehicle suddenly loses acceleration causing it to slow down on freeway when merging,going up hills or in fast traffic. If you push gas pedal to floor vehicle does not immediately respond then suddenly re accelerates. Mechanic replaced electrical part called throttle pedal sensor which is in engine compartment. This part electronically sends signal to engine to accelerate or not. When it fails the acceleration is erratic. Can cause unintended acceleration or loss of it. Same problem happened with co worker.
I and my 7 year old daughter and her friend were entering my driveway on aug 14,2006, paused to open my garage door from the car and I was slowly moving in. All of a sudden car went out of my control in a flash that I did not even have time to react. It went and hit our other parked car in the garage with such a huge force that the second car literally went and tore the bedroom wall. Our second car is badly damaged on the front, back and one side (scraping a pole in garage) and wall needs fixing too. I truly suspect there is some mechanical problem for the sudden/unintended acceleration that LED to this unexpected behavior. So far we found the ignition got jammed (could not start and had to be towed in), other than the bumper/front damages. Car is still in the body shop for repairs, once finished it will be taken to the dealer for further analysis and check up.
1.sudden acceleration without depressing gas pedal. Making right turn at @ 5 m.p.h. In parking lot. Momentary pause in engine power immediately followed by unassisted acceleration. 2. Impact parked car and concrete median "curb". No injuries. Damage left driver side fender and bumper of ml 320. Damage left driver's side of other car's fender and bumper. 3. Towed car by valley towing to schmacher european in scottsdale az.
Mechanical failure believed to be result of accident.*mr the consumer believed the accident was caused by unintended acceleration. *ts
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. The consumer tried to stop the vehicle and the brakes did not work. The consumer shifted and the SUV stopped. The steering wheel failed to turn, and the dealer stated a gasket had to be replaced, and the sudden acceleration and the steering problem were not related. Scc
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.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mercedes Benz ML320 sudden acceleration
Which Mercedes Benz ML320 years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (5 complaints), 1998 (2 complaints) and 2001 (2 complaints).
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