Mercedes Benz ML320 won't start problems

Filed Jun 19, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · IL

"takats recall" 1st issue I noticed is when I gave someone a jump off a dead car battery. As I was driven I noticed my car battery light came on meaning my battery was decreasing power and it did I was on my way home driven I noticed my car losing power in the car shut completely off so I pulled to the side and I called someone to give me a jump the car started back up drove about 3, blocks and the car shut completely off again so I purchased a brand new battery replacing the old battery with an new one. Got another jump to give the the battery some extra juice. After I received the jump I'm back on the road. In the ancient occur again so I called someone to give me a jump. This time the car didn't start. So I had to get it tow home. Got home did some research in found out it was the alternator. Replace the old alternator with a new one. 2nd issue I noticed after I replaced the old alternator with the new one I noticed my two fans blower will continuously run for hours when I take my car keys out of the ignition. And due to that that cause my drained my battery causing me to lose power and my car won't be able to start when I put my key in the ignition I don't kno if they connected a wire to keep running if so he was to supposed to tell me that which he didn't. 3rd issue I noticed I recently added new front pads and rotor's new rear pads and rotors 1 new rear passsger side brake caliper. My brake lights still appeared to pop up I told the merchant he told me it could be a sensor failure and get check out at a mercedes benz dealer. 4th issue the triangle light located in the center of dash flashes occasionally causing under certain circumstances, tapping the brake pedal may not automatically disengage cruise control as expected in certain model year recall subject: suspension: front control arm upper arm .recall: 6/service bulletins: 2

Filed Dec 19, 2014 · Fuel system · 64,000 miles · VA

Vehicle would not start after being parked for approximately 15 minutes. Towed to local mb dealer, diagnostics indicated fuel pump failure. Fuel pump replaced. Approximate mileage 64000. Vehicle failed to start on 4 other occasions over course of next 8 months. Twice the vehicle started the next day. Once the fuel pump relay was replaced. Vehicle failed to start again 10/10/14 and was towed to area mb dealer. Diagnostics indicated fuel pump failure again. Fuel pump was replaced again! Approximate mileage 145000. Waiting for it to leave me stranded again.

Filed May 8, 2012 · Fuel system · 182,741 miles · WA · fire

My ml320 vehicle was driven for approximately five hours round trip then parked for the evening. I attempted to start the vehicle the following morning and the vehicle would not start. After doing an exhaustive diagnostic on the vehicle. I removed the fuel pump from inside the fuel tank. I saw that the wiring harness/connector for the hot lead was black and brown in color and the plastic around the harness had melted. I took pictures and stored the pump. I emailed mercedes and asked them to get back with me since my wife and children had been in the vehicle and this is the family vehicle. I also read several forums and complaints on the internet reference mercedes fuel pumps including my specific model. I read how they have caught on fire. I also saw a picture of a fuel pump out of a ml 320 in 2006 that had caught fire and almost looked identical to my fuel pump I had removed. I have looked for recalls and still have not heard back from mercedes. I am at a loss on what to do or if there is anything I can do. I was told that mercedes knows about this problem but that hey are unlikely to do anything because of the cost. I want to report this in case something does happen to me and my family. It will be on record. Thank you for your time.

Filed Mar 22, 2012 · Engine · 135,556 miles · NJ

After driving vehicle for ten minutes, it was parked and engine secured. When trying to restart vehicle, starter engaged but engine would not turn over. Starter continued to run for approximately five seconds after releasing the key. Independent mechanic told me to let the vehicle rest for fifteen minutes and then restart. Vehicle started normally after fifteen minute rest. Diagnosis did nor result in any computer codes. Mechanic said the year vehicles 1998-2002 were experiencing crankshaft sensor failures. Sensor was replaced and vehicle is operating normally.

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 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 Dec 2, 2008 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · AL

Vehicle's drive authorization system fails to recognize key resulting in a 'start error' displaying on dash and vehicle will not start. This item can only be replaced by the dealer and is a known defect by mercedes benz. The dash control unit is part # a163 545 28 32 and is replaced by a modified version a163 545 07 06. Mercedes requires owners to bear full financial responsibility for this repair, even though it is a known defect which can result in stalls and no start situation, potentially putting the driver and passengers in danger. The cost of this repair is approx. $800 to $1000. A technical service bulletin was issued by mercedes benz and that bulletin is t-b-80.57/32 and was issued on february 7, 2005. It covers all m class models from 2000 to 2005 model year.

Filed Mar 22, 2006 · Electrical · 50,400 miles · FL

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's remote locks would not work. When this happened, the car would not start. After waiting a few minutes, the remote worked and the car started. The dealership determined the vehicle needed a new battery and an ABS switch. This did not fix the problem. The dealership then determined the aftermarket alarm system needed to be removed. The contact had this removed and the problem was still present. The dealer has now determined the problem is with the computer. There is an the federal safety agency recall, # 01v061000, regarding the electrical system; wiring. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN.

Filed Jul 21, 2003 · Engine, Visibility · 25,000 miles · OH

Vehicle was parked when consumer noticed oil on the ground. Vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to mercedes. *ak engine cut completely off twice. All the tires and hub caps are black from the brake fluid splattering. The sunroof makes a lot of noise while driving especially while on the highway.

Filed Jan 1, 2003 · Fuel system · 45,552 miles · VA

Car would crank but would not start. Brought to dealer they changed the fuel pump, fuel lines, fuel filter, and cleaned fuel injectors. Picked up car, worked fine for a couple of days then same problem happend again. Called dealer for a tow. Because at the time I was to drive to dealer the power steering went out making car inoperable. Dealer said the clamp that connects to the power steering hose came loose causing the power steering fluid to leak out. That problem seems to be fixed. My dealer addressed my original problem by thinking that my keys to the car were triggering some kind of antitheft device in the cars computer to keep it from starting, they gave me two new keys, worked fine for about 30 miles when this time while actually driving the car went completely dead, I was glad to be in a turn lane at the time. The two previous times it took about an hour for the car to restart this third time it took only about ten minutes. The dealer still remains baffled.