1998 Mercedes Benz Ml320
Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mercedes Benz Ml320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MICHELIN LATTITUDE TOUR 255/65R16 TIRES ARE PREMATURELY COMING APART. I HAVE LESS THAN 15K MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THE… |
| 2015-04-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WENT TO START MY CAR SEAT BELT BLEW UP ,SMOKE COMING OUT NOW WILL NOT WORK WILL NOT RETRACT .HOW CAN MERCEDES MAKE SU… |
| 2014-12-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML-320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHI… |
| 2014-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY BATTERY WAS LOW AND UNKNOWN TO ME THE ML320 FOR THIS YEAR LOSES ITS TRANSPONDER CODES IN THE DAS SECURITY MODULE WHE… |
| 2014-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MESSAGE DISPLAY INDICATES LEFT BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. REPLACED BULB AND MESSAGE DISAPPEARED FOR ONE DAY AND THEN REA… |
| 2014-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDENLY I COULD NOT GAIN OR GET ANY MORE SPEED. I WAS JUST COASTING ALONG, I THEN ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND GOT OU… |
| 2012-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DOOR LOCKS… |
| 2012-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND WORKED AGAIN AFTER SOME PUMPING AND COASTING TO AVOID COLLISION. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON … |
| 2012-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDE… |
| 2011-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR FAILS TO START. WE HAD THIS CAR TOWED TO A DEALER 40 MILES AWAY FROM OUR DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL IN MI. NEEDS NEW KEY SYS… |
| 2008-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS ON A NIGHTLY BASIS. OTHER CARS CANNOT SEE ME. ALMOST HIT SOMEONE CROSSING… |
| 2008-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MY MERCEDES ML320, 1998 THE KEY REFUSE TO START THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD AT PLAZA MOTORS IN ST,. LOUIS MO. THAT THE CA… |
| 2008-04-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | FAILURE OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEATBELT ASSEMBLY; A GUNSHOT TYPE NOISE AND SMOKE OCCURRED COMING OUT OF THE SEATBELT RETRACT… |
| 2007-08-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | I PUT MY SEAT BELT (S/B) ON AND STARTED THE IGNITION. A LOUD BANG, I WAS JERKED BACK INTO MY SEAT BY THE S/B AND WAS TR… |
| 2007-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE APART AT 140K , NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, JUST LOTS OF SMOKE AND NO STEERING CAPABILITIES, WA… |
| 2006-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 1998, MERCEDES ML320, 70,000 MILES, BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN FOR RECAL… |
| 2006-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. INSTRUMENTS CANNOT BE SEEN AT NIGHT INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE. POTENTIAL CO… |
| 2006-01-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CLUNK IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE LOOSE. I THINK IT IS DEFECTIVE STEER… |
| 2006-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CAR FAILED TO START AS KEY SECURITY CHIP NOT RECONIZED. NEEDS NEW KEY. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID 8 KEYS HAVE ALREADY BEE… |
| 2006-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE LEAKING EXHAUST DIRECTLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING ME TO… |
| 2005-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACING. ENGINE IS SOUNDING VERY LOUD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. PART WAS ORDERED IN SE… |
| 2005-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | OUR 1998 MERCEDES M320 HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNEXPECTED STALLING FOR SOME TIME. MORE RECENTLY THIS HAS INCREASED IN FREQU… |
| 2005-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SPLIT AT THE NECK. WHILE THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER FREELY ADMITS THAT THIS IS A… |
| 2005-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY WAS FAILED AND WAS RECALLED 1998 MERCEDES ML320 -[XXX]. MERCEDES REFUSED TO PAY TOTAL LABOR FO… |
| 2005-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON THROUGH AN INTERSECTION … |
| 2004-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHENEVER IT WAS DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2004-08-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND DRIVER GOT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT EXPLODED. THE SEAT BELT… |
| 2004-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROTTLE STICKS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN. *AK |
| 2004-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY.… |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 1 | LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING… |
| 2004-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | STEERING FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HARMONIC BALANCER. REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE03058 |
| 2004-01-05 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. FRONT DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM STOP POSITION OR SLOW … |
| 2004-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03058. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE ON MY MERCEDES… |
| 2003-12-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | Yes | 0 | ML320 FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLE. MBZ ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TWICE AND CLAIMED NO RECO… |
| 2003-11-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE AFTER 70,000 MILES. LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. HAMMOND TIRE AND AUTO CE… |
| 2003-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK |
| 2003-09-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320: PERSISTENT SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERBODY OF CAR. PRESUMED TO BE GAS SLOSHING AROUND IN… |
| 2003-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROB… |
| 2003-08-27 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERSIDE BACKSEAT FRAME WELDED SUPPORT BOLT FELL APART. (WELDED TO BACK FRAME) THIS MAKES BACK OF SEAT UNSTABLE AND U… |
| 2003-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SAME PROBLEM AS THE DRIVERS POSTED ON THIS FORUM IN THE PROVIDED LINKHTTP://FORUMS.MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=… |
| 2003-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCE THAT IS LOCATED IN THE CRANKSHAFT WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. DEA… |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE COOLANT ENDED UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. PROBABLE PROBLEM WITH HOSES OR CONNECTION. *JB |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 98 MERCEDES ML320 WITH 75,000 MILES HARMONIC BALANCER WENT UP AND DESTROYED HALF OF THE ENGINE WHICH COST OVER $5,000 … |
| 2003-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE BOTH LIGHTS HAD COME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND HAD BECOME UNABLE TO STEER THE… |
| 2003-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | BELT TENSIONER FAILED AT 73886 MILE,$308.00. HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED @80,772 MILES. LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL ACCESS… |
| 2003-06-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 1 | AFTER BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT, THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXPLODED. THE HARNESS YANJED ME BACK AGAINST THE… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320, 47K MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER LOOSENED, GROUND THROUGH TIMING COVER AND UPPER OIL PAN LEADING … |
| 2003-06-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE COMING OUT OF GAS TANK CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED RAW FUEL ALL OVER BACK OF CAR AND ONTO STREET. COULD HAVE IGNI… |
| 2003-03-25 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF TRANSFER CASE FIRST DETECTED. *TR |
| 2003-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320, 73K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER DISINTEGRATED, RESULTING IN CONCURRENT LOSS OF MULTI… |