2014 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350

1. IT WAS ON I-15 HIGHWAY NORTH BOUND AROUND 9:44 AM, 2/1/2018. 2. THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND APPLIED BRAKE BY ITSELF ! THAT RESULTED IN DRASTICALLY SPEED DROP IN A VERY SHORT TIME. I TRIED TO GAS IT AND I CAN FEEL ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING, BUT SPEED WAS KEPT DROPPING. 3. I ALMOST HIT BY THE CARS BEHIND ME DURING THE TIME I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO ROAD SIDE. 4. WHEN I FULLY STOPPED ON I-15 ROAD SIDE, ENGINE IS STILL RESPONSIVE (RPM CAN GO UP), BUT THE CAR CAN'T MOVE FORWARD. I TRIED TO RELEASE BRAKE WITH TRANSMISSION STILL IN "D", IT'S FUNNY THAT THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARD (IT WAS A UPHILL SECTION). 5. FINALLY, I TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, THE CAR WAS RESTORED IN "NORMAL" STATE. JUST LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. HOW IRONIC IT IS ! 6. THERE ARE NO WARNING/ERROR LIGHTS ON !!! 7. THIS CAR IS ALREADY IN DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIND THE ROOT CAUSE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD BE DESIGN FLAWS. THIS TIME ME AND THOSE DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE JUST LUCKY, THERE WAS NOT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENED. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS ISSUE. 8. I HAVE DASH CAM VIDEO STORED ON GOOGLE DRIVE. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/1V67T9EQW3N_I2DTW_L-G7C-EXYBWDKHF/VIEW 9. SPEED UNIT ON VIDEO IS KMH, INSTEAD OF MPH. ALSO, THE TIME ZOOM OF DASH CAM IS NOT PROPERLY SET. THE TIME SHOWN ON THIS VIDEO IS ACTUALLY 16 HOURS AHEAD OF THE LOCAL TIME. BUT IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL HERE. 10. AT 42 SEC OF THIS VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE THE SPEED IS SUDDENLY DROPPED AND CAN ALSO HEAR TIRE SQUEEZING SOUND (CAR APPLIED BRAKE BY ITSELF). 11. THIS CAR CAN'T MOVE FORWARD BY THE ENGINE AT (1'52" ~ 1'55"), (2'34" ~ 2'37") AND (2'54" ~ 2'57"). 12. WITH TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN "D" AND BRAKE RELEASED, THE CAR MOVED BACKWARD BECAUSE IT WAS ON A UPHILL SECTION (2'23" ~ 2'30").

THE VEHICLE'S HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS ('HVAC SYSTEMS') HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE HVAC SYSTEM TO (A) ACCUMULATE MOLD AND MILDEW RESIDUE OR GROWTH WITHIN THE HVAC SYSTEM; (B) EMIT A MOLDY OR MILDEWY ODOR THAT PERMEATES THE VEHICLE CABIN WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED; AND (C) CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER CABIN TO BE UNBEARABLE AND THUS UNUSABLE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. IT LACKS A WAY TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE WATER LEFT IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO CONDENSATION AND THIS IN TURNS CREATES A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA, FUNGUS, MOLD, AND SPORES, WHICH THEN ARE BLOWN INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM IS IN USE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES-BENZ CARS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT MAKES IT VERY UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN YOU NEED TO TURN ON THE A/C FOR A CAR THAT IS PRACTICALLY NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE "A-SERVICE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND A BASIC SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, WHICH INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE AND THE FLUIDS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT DID A "DEEP STICK" CHECK FOR OIL, WHICH DID NOT REGISTER ANY OIL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF OIL SO SOON. THE CONTACT INSTEAD TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

I OWN A MERCEDES BENZ ML 350 2014 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTILL THIS PASS FRIDAY MARCH 31ST I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING I SAME WAY I ALWAYS GO AND WHILE GOING AROUND THE SMALL ROUNDABOUT THE SUV SHOT OF AND STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND IT SOUNDE LIKE A PIECE OF IRON BEING DRAGED ON CONCRETE.IT CAUSED ME TO HIT AND OTHER SUV AND IT WAS VERY SCRAY FOR ME SO MERCEDES DID SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FINE..I DONT BELIEVE THAT IF ANY CAR DOES WHAT MINE DID THAT IT WOULD BE FINE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVR IT ..I TOLD THE HEAD OFFICE OF MERCEDES IN NEW JERSEY THAT THE SARASOTA FL DEALERSHIP CAN KEEP THE CAR FOR A MONTH OR SO AND DO SOME ADDITIONAL TEST AND CHECH UP ON THE ENGINE BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM AS YET. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ UPDATED 08/03/2017*JS

DIESEL FUEL LEAKS FROM A TINY CRACK FORMING ON THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE FILTER HAS MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE BOTTOM HOUSING OF THE FILTER TO FORM SMALL CRACKS PREMATURELY. THE MERCEDES PART NUMBER OF THIS FILTER IS A 642 090 60 52 MANUFACTURED BY MANN , MADE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WHERE THE FILTER FORMS CRACKS AND LEAKS DIESEL FUEL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY VEHICLE FIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. WHEN THE FILTER LEAKS, THE FUEL STREAMS DOWN THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THROUGH A WEEP HOLE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE EXHAUST. THIS IS IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST PIPING THAT COULD IGNITE THE FUEL AND CAUSE A FUEL FIRE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES.