2006 Mercedes Benz ML350

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT BATTERY DISCHARGE, AND WAS THEN BOOSTED AND DRIVEN HOME. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN RESTARTED. IT FAILED TO SHUT DOWN AFTER THE DRIVER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ACCORDING TO OUR PRIVATE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, THIS LACK OF DRIVER CONTROL OVER ENGINE OPERATIONS IS A FUNDAMENTALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL FIRMWARE AND/OR COMPUTER SYSTEM ERROR WITHIN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2018 BY MERCEDES-BENZ OF CHERRY HILL (2151 NJ-70, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THEM IN OCTOBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

PURCHASED A USED MERCEDES-BENZ ML350 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT NEVER WAS. AS A DISABLED MECHANIC, I PUT IT ON MY SCAN TOOL, FIXED THE ISSUES THAT WERE OCCURRING AND NOW I'M HAVING 2 CODES OF P0016 & P0017 COME UP. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH, COME OUT FIND OUT THAT IT'S AN INTERNAL ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE.I AM FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO REPAIR IT MYSELF, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO. AS IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MERCEDES ML350. IVE HAD PROBLEMS OPENING THE TRUNK AND THE UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND STILL THEY'RE NOT WORKING. BULB CONTACTS ARE KNOWN TO BURN UP CAUSING A NEEDED UPDATE FOR THE TAIL/BRAKE LAMP WIRING REPAIR HARNESS AND BULB SOCKETS.FOUND A FORUM WHERE A TECHNICIAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WEBSITE IS JUSTANSWER.COM PLEASE SEE THE POST HTTPS://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/MERCEDES/6GPJ8-MERCEDES-BENZ-ML500-2006-ML500-LEFT-RIGHT.HTML ALSO THE LATCH FOR THE TRUNK STOPS FUNCTIONING. THE TRUNK CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE VIA SAFETY RELEASE. THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CAN THERE BE A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THESE REPAIRS? THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES.

OUR ML 350 HAS 132213 MILES AS OF 10-2-18, AND IT'S GOT AN ENGINE FAULT OF 1208 CAMSHAFT. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $6446.82. WE TALKED TO MBZ CUSTOMER SERVICE, 800-367-6372, EXT 8536, AND TALKED TO JENNIFER. AND SHE ADVISED ME THAT BECAUSE OF A LAW SUIT, THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO? WE'VE CHECKED ON-LINE, AND OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A BAD PART, AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THANKS,