Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Mercedes Benz Ml320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving full freeway speed when the brake assist system suddenly engaged which slammed on my brakes immediately a… |
| 2022-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Hard braking suddenly activated without driver input, smoke coming from front wheels. YAW SENSOR malfunction indicated … |
| 2020-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THE AUCTION IN ALGONA NAMED WHITEY'S PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION AND THAT VERY DAY I HAD TO PUT POWE… |
| 2020-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STEERING IS HARD TO TURN. OVER HEATS AND WILL NOT KEEP COOLINAT DOWN |
| 2020-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS. ETS. ABA LIGHTS ON. BUZZING. *TR |
| 2019-11-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 1 | AS I NOTICED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY ALL FOCUS IN THE POWER STEERING ISSUES, FUEL / OIL LEAKS AND LOSS, ESP OPTION , E… |
| 2019-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE. VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2018-11-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALOT AND AS WELL LEAK ONTO THE GROUND I FIND IT VERY HARD TO STEER MY CAR AT TIMES . THE POW… |
| 2018-07-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | DIFFICULT TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. USES LOT OF FORCE TO MOVE THE STELRING |
| 2018-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 MERCEDES ML 320. MY AC STOPPED WORKING AND TOOK IT TO A MERCEDES CERTIFIED MECHANIC… |
| 2016-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON APRIL 21, 2016 WE PURCHASED TWO USED TIRES FROM A LOCAL COMPANY CALLED TIRE TRACKS FOR OUR SON'S CAR. THEY WERE GEN… |
| 2016-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES DUE TO BREAKAGE OF FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINES, LOST ALL FLUID, FORTUNATELY HAP… |
| 2016-01-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS, T… |
| 2015-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING TRUCK AT HIGHWAY, WHEN BRAKES ACTIVATED BY ITSELF, ABS, TRACTION LIGHT, BRAKE LAMP AND HAZARDS FLASHED. HAD… |
| 2015-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY SUDDENLY WHEN MY MECHANIC WAS MOVING AUTO FROM HIS GARAGE AFTER SERVIC… |
| 2015-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVEN BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, TH… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR TURNS AIRBAG AND SEAT-BELT TENSIONER OFF WHENEVER THERE'S A PASSENGER RIDING … |
| 2014-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES OFF ITS ANTI-LOCK-BRAKE AND ELECTRONIC-STABILITY-CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR UNKNOWN REASON, THE… |
| 2013-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS USING MY CRUISE CONTROL (LUCKILY JUST AFTER HEAVY TRAFFIC HOURS) JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. A… |
| 2013-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 IN JACKSONVILLE FL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR 5-… |
| 2013-05-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND ABRUPTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID AND IT ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSIN… |
| 2013-04-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BRAKES, WITHIN A FIVE SECOND PERIOD, VIOLENTLY ENGAGE AT SEEMING RANDOM PATTERNS AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A… |
| 2013-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF A SITUATION WHERE THE ABS, ESP, AND ETS LIGHTS COME ON AND A NOISE OCCURS WHEN… |
| 2013-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ ML 320. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WAS EXTRE… |
| 2012-11-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY AS IT SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO STEER. AS I DROVE ON AND TURNED AGAIN STEERING RETURNED TO… |
| 2012-08-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FIRST INCIDENT IN AUGUST 2012 DRIVING 20-30 MPH JUST GOT ON HWY AND CAR SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES. COULD NOT GO OVER 1… |
| 2012-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50MPH ON THE BQE ROAD (NY), SUDDENLY THE BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND CAR WAS… |
| 2012-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BATTERY FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. A "GROUP 49" BATTERY IS SPECIFIED BY THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER'S CATALOG. … |
| 2012-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES, IT WAS PARKED AND ENGINE SECURED. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART VEHICLE, STARTER ENGAGE… |
| 2012-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. T… |
| 2012-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TH… |
| 2011-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY ML 320 YEAR 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS GOING 30 MILES AND HOUR. NO SIGN OF ANY PROBLEM (THAN EN… |
| 2011-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *LD … |
| 2011-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CAUTION AND ESP LIGH… |
| 2011-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER SUDDENLY. OTHER OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND THIS OUT BY SEARCHI… |
| 2011-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING… |
| 2011-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55-58 MPH FOR NO REASON BRAKES ENGAGED AND LOCKED WHEELS. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF T… |
| 2010-11-17 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL C… |
| 2010-09-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | No | 0 | RE: YOUR CASE # NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :PE07007, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS DOES HAPPEN.....& FROM WHAT I CAN SEE … |
| 2010-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 ML320 MERCEDES BENZ. IN 4 DIFFERENT EVENTS THE CAR APPLIES BRAKES ON TIRES RANDOMLY AND THE CAR COMES TO A… |
| 2010-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I PURCHASE A MY 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 USED WITH APPROX. 78K MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 105K MILES, WHILE DRIVING TH… |
| 2010-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2000 ML320 VEHICLE ENGAGES BAS / ESP SYSTEM DURING LEFT TURN AFTER WHICH THESE WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON. ABS SYSTEM ACT… |
| 2010-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I AM THE OWNER IF A 2000 MERCEDES ML320. THIS MORNING AS I CAME HOME ON THIS CAR AND SUDDENLY IT SPED UP AND LOST CONTR… |
| 2010-04-28 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320, LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AXLE. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0239-90… |
| 2010-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED ALTHOUG… |
| 2010-01-04 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT TRIED TO REMOVE ONE OF THE REAR SEATS IN THE VEHICLE AND NO… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. THE LIGHT SHOWS EMPTY UNTIL AFTER A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING. I HAVE TO TOP THE AT LEAST… |
| 2009-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING UP HILL IN SLOW TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR FOR A FEW MILES THEN ALL THE SUDDEN LEARNED CAR… |
| 2009-03-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SAME PROBLEM AS DISCUSSED IN NHTSA PE 07007-LEFT FRONT BRAKE ENGAGES FOR NO REASON-ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON-THIS LAST FOR… |
| 2008-12-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIG… |