Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mercedes Benz Ml430.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DECEMBER 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY BENZ QUIT ON ME IN THE ROAD WOULD NOT START BACK (MY HOME IS WITHIN 2… |
| 2013-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY I NOTICED A LOUD EXHAUST SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OVER IOOKED UNDE… |
| 2011-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKELINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID AND THE ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR. *TR |
| 2010-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 430. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTING MAK… |
| 2010-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL POP. THE … |
| 2010-04-05 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 MERCEDES ML-430. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE LED REAR VIEW MIRROR, FIL… |
| 2009-03-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND FORWARD AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CL… |
| 2008-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V4… |
| 2008-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBE… |
| 2008-11-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED FROM FREQUENTLY POWER CUT-OFF WHEN DRIVING, AFTER PULL OFF THE ROAD BY POLICE AND THE ENGINE COOL DOWN … |
| 2008-10-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOI… |
| 2008-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE MERCEDES DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL TANK SENSOR IS BROKEN AND … |
| 2008-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T START AGAIN AFTER IF HAS BEEN RUNNING AND SHUT OFF. FOR EXAMPLE IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AT THE… |
| 2007-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | COMPLAINT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE SUDDEN ONSET OF 1999 ML 430 MERCEDES BENZ SUV FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITHOU… |
| 2007-05-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 1999 ML430 MERCEDES BENZ ON I-85 IN HOGANSVILLE, GA AT A SPEED OF 80 MPH WHEN THE CAR'S HOOD OPENED UP AND S… |
| 2004-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 0 | LN LATE AUGUST, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD OF A 1999 MERCEDES BENZML430. CAR WAS DELIVE… |
| 2004-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE! (1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430)... MILEAGE: 82000 REF: NHTSA ACTION # 03058..HE PULLEY… |
| 2004-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I'M AN OWNER OF A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430 WHICH IN MY BELIEF HAS A DEFECTIVE PART NAMED A HARMONIC BALANCER OR A CRANK… |
| 2004-05-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WARPED. THE PR… |
| 2004-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH BRAKE SYSTEM SEIZED. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS MELTED. … |
| 2004-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER/VIBRATION DAMPNER ON ML430 MERCEDES-BENZ DEFECTIVE.*AK |
| 2003-11-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ (MB) HAS A DEFECTIVE HARMONIC BALANCER WHICH THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENT FOR WILLINGLY. THEIR OFFIC… |
| 2003-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER HAD DETERIORATED AND WAS REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT SUDEN FAILURE AND/OR MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE… |
| 2003-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCER ON THE CRANKSHAFT OF MY MERCEDES ML430 VIN# 4JGAB72E7XA09375 FAILED W/O WARNING CAUSING THE FAN B… |
| 2003-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCER ON ALL MERCEDES BENZ V6 AND V8 ENGINES BETWEEN 1995 AND 1999 IS DEFECTIVE. MB KNOWS ABOUT THIS P… |
| 2003-10-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ 1999 ML 430. HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED. DRIVING 65+ ON THE MASS. PIKE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND TH… |
| 2003-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY ML430 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT AND MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I… |
| 2003-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE; EARLY DETECTION PREVENTED SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND POW… |
| 2003-08-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN AN ML 430 MERCEDES BENZ 1999. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED MBUSA AND THEY REFU… |
| 2003-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430 SUV. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, IT LOST COMPLETE POWER AND POWER… |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLE… |
| 2003-02-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB THE POWER STEER… |
| 2003-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED TO STAY ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND HIT OTHER ENGINE COMPONETS AND CONSEQUENTLY CUT THE FAN BELT… |
| 2002-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY WITH MY BABY ON BOARD, MY ML430 SHUTOFF. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE I WAS D… |
| 2002-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEH… |
| 2002-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45MPH LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND NOTICED MAIN PULLEY LOOSENED.*AK |
| 2001-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OR SENSORS FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *YH |
| 2001-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAD JUST FILLED VEHICLE AND BOAT BEING TOWED WITH GAS AND WAS CROSSING 4-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY TO ENTER HIGHWAY. UPON… |
| 2000-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 1 | MODEL YEAR 2000, GAS STATION NOZZLE KEPT GETTING STUCK IN GAS TANK DUE TO NARROW OPENING WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY … |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A NOISE OCCURS WITHIN FRONT END OF VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE STABILIZER BAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. WHILE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED STEERING WHEEL LOCKED U… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | PARTS FOR THE STEERING RECALL IS NOT AVAILABLE AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT. # 203-04-005. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LTR INQUIRING ON THE STATUS OF A COMPLAINT FILED IN AUGUST 2003 (#10031122) RE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN HIS MERCED… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | THROTTLE LOCKS- CANNOT BE PUSHED DOWN BY A 250 LB DRIVER. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO EVEN PULL OUT OF A FILLING STATION… |