2001 Mercedes Benz ML430: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed May 11, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 153,100 miles · GA

I was driving on interstate 285 east at a speed of 70mph suddenly the the bas/esp warning light came on and my car automatically applied brakes and the car couldn't run. So I turned of the engine and started the car again and everything went back to normal except the cruise control stopped working and bas/esp waring lights are still on but the car is running. How do I fix the cruise control and the bas/esp warning lights?

Filed May 25, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 86,000 miles · TX

Safety concern - yesterday while traveling at 65mph locked on cruise control, the cruise control failed to disengage when the brake pedal was pressed. Instead, upon releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle began accelerating back to 65mph and almost caused me to ran into the truck in front of me. I slammed on the brakes to bring the car to a stop to avoid rear ending the car in front of me, at which time the bas/esp light came on. Again, the cruise failed to disengage since I could feel the car dragging while the brake pedal was pushed down. I manually turned off the cruise, and the bas/esp light remained on. Later, with the esp/bas light on, I reengage the cruise to see if it would reset, but again it failed to disengage when the brake pedal was pressed, and I had to manually turn off the cruise. When I parked the vehicle and turned the engine off, let it sit for about 20 min, and then restarted, bas/esp stayed on and gear shift locked up in park.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Brakes, Lights · 51,801 miles · TX

I purchased a mercedes ml 430 2001 in may 2001. Since then a part called a stop light switch has gone out 6 times. The following are dates and mileage on vehicle: 5/10/05 40,561 miles, 9/28/06 47,767 miles, 8/14/07 51,801 miles, 4/10/08 55,151 miles, 3/17/09 61,105 miles, and 1/28/10 65,465 miles. On august 14, 2007 with this stop light switch going out I could not disengage the vehicle out of cruise control. By the grace of god I was able to pump the brakes until it disengaged before almost running into a vehicle in front of me at 60 MPH. This part is defective and will one day kill or seriously injure people.

Filed Feb 1, 2010 · Acceleration · 127,000 miles · FM

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ml430 mercedes which was purchased brand new in 2000. While traveling at speeds of 65 MPH and utilizing the cruise control she tapped on the brake pedal to disengage the cruise control and it remained engaged. She continued to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal in an attempt to stop the vehicle, to no avail. She was forced the shift gears into neutral until she coasted and stopped. She was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer who stated that a component failed to communicate with the pedal and disengage the cruise control. The contact is uncertain what the component was. Repairs were made by her local dealer. The failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Jun 14, 2004 · Acceleration · 51,000 miles · MA

Consumer was traveling with cruise control on at 60 MPH. When consumer applied the brakes cruise control did not deactivate. Vehicle continued to accelerate. Consumer had to manually turn off cruise control. Driver believed that brake switch interacted with the cruise control. Dealer was contacted.

Filed May 7, 2004 · Acceleration · 51,300 miles · MA

Cruise control did not disengage while driving at 60 MPH and without pressing the on the accelerator. Vehicle surged by applying the brakes. Consumer disengaged manually the cruise control. Dealer notified.