Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz Ml430.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Was driving 50 miles per hour when the car slammed on the brakes, nearly getting me rear ended. The throttle would not … |
| 2017-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RE: 2001 MB ML430 ELECTRONIC BRAKING SENSOR THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE INITIALLY LOCKED UP AT LOW SPEED UPON ACC… |
| 2017-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TWICE NOW WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS (DOTS ON THE ROAD TO WARN OF CROSSWALKS AND A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE CURB… |
| 2017-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN. NEARLY … |
| 2017-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL BRAKES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTERWARDS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS… |
| 2016-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ALL ACTIVITY MODULE (AAM) DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY TO WHICH NEITHER SIDE MIRRORS CAN BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE WIN… |
| 2015-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML 430. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BR… |
| 2015-05-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 285 EAST AT A SPEED OF 70MPH SUDDENLY THE THE BAS/ESP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR AUTO… |
| 2015-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND THE BAS ESP WARNING LIG… |
| 2013-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE ALL ACTIVITY MODULE ON 2001 M CLASS VEHICLES. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DATA TH… |
| 2013-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD SCREECHING SOUND FROM MY TIRES AND THE ORANGE TRIANGLE WARNIN… |
| 2013-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOBIK UTILIZED AND THE LOCKS BEGAN TO LOCK… |
| 2013-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CO… |
| 2012-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLEN… |
| 2012-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING FROM 50 TO 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE BR… |
| 2012-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME CAME TO A CURVE IN THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING ENGAGED… |
| 2011-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A 45 MPH AT 5PM IN TRAFFIC, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY STARTED ENGAGING BRAKES IN A JERKING MOTION, RE… |
| 2011-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL ACTIVITY MODULE II, WHICH OPERATES ALL… |
| 2010-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2010, I HAD AN ESP LIGHT ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (3 HOURS AWAY) AND THEY REPLACED THE STE… |
| 2010-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LI… |
| 2010-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SAFETY CONCERN - YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH LOCKED ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WH… |
| 2010-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHENEVER IT RAINS OR IT IS THE LEAST BIT WET, THE BRAKES SLIP WHEN DEPRESSED AND ALL THREE YELLOW LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SI… |
| 2009-11-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ML430 MERCEDES WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2000. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AN… |
| 2009-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING 2001 ML430 FOR APPROX. 30 MIN. THERE IS UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION AND IT WILL BRING YOU TO A COMPLETE… |
| 2009-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND HAD SHIMMY EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME… |
| 2009-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430 WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I FIGURED OUT THAT THE CLAMP HAD COME O… |
| 2008-11-26 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE STEERING… |
| 2008-10-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 5 INCIDENCES, WHILE DRIVING, OF UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION OF MY MERCEDES 1002 ML430. WHILE DRIVING AT HI… |
| 2008-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE… |
| 2008-04-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE… |
| 2007-08-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A MERCEDES ML 430 2001 IN MAY 2001. SINCE THEN A PART CALLED A STOP LIGHT SWITCH HAS GONE OUT 6 TIMES. T… |
| 2006-11-29 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HARNESS STRAPS WERE TOO TIGHT AND THE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS JAMMED, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW SLA… |
| 2006-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED WIT… |
| 2006-03-19 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | ON JULY 14 03 I WAS DRIVING ON THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COMPLETELY LOST MY ABILITY TO TURN THE STEER… |
| 2004-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE PAD WARN… |
| 2004-05-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE ON THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE SURGED … |
| 2004-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEA… |
| 2004-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY CAR POOL BUDDIES AND I THINK SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO EVERYONE WHO DRIVES A MERCEDES ML430 AN… |
| 2003-11-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVERS WINDOW STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, LEAVING ME TO TRAVEL FOR 2 HOURS IN 34 DEGREE TEMP. OUTSIDE BECAUSE I WAS NO… |
| 2000-12-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | LEFT WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAY HITS BOTTOM OF GLASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOES NOT CLEAN GLASS, DRIVER MUST STOP VEHICLE … |
| 2000-10-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | AT THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF HUMIDITY, SIDE WINDOWS FOG UP TO THE POINT THAT YOU CANNOT SEE OUTSIDE NOR USE SIDE VIEW MIRRO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S BRAKES MAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THIS OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED IN COLD TEMPERATURE WHILE IN REV… |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST STEERING RESULTING IN FLUID SPRAYING OVER ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOR… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTINES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION SYSTEM EITHER GOES OFF COURSE, TRACKS I… |