2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430 Driver assistance Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON EXPRESSWAY, CAR SUDDENLY BRAKED ON ONLY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. BRAKING WAS A SEVERE PUMPING THAT LASTED ABOUT 2 SECONDS. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME AS THE CAR BUCKED AND I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. NOTING NOTHING RELATED TO THE LEFT RONT WHEEL, I EXITED THE EXIT RAMP AND PROCEEDED DOWN A SIDE STREET AT AB OUT 35 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BRAKED AGAIN. I TURNED OFF THE ESP ELECTRONIC STABILITY FUNCTION AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD. NOTING NO FURTHER INCIDENT, I EVENTUALLY GOT BACK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND PROCEEDED HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11046947

Incident

Nov 16, 2017

Mileage

187,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ ML430. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING, EST, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PITTSBURGH (4709 BAUM BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO CODES WERE POPULATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. UPDATED 11/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER PROVIDED CODES C114214 AND C114209 UPDATED 12/1/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

11022735

Incident

Aug 11, 2017

Mileage

172,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS SERVICED ON FEB 9TH 2015 FOR BRAKE SWITCH DEALING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND POWER STEERING LOW PRESSURE HOSE ON 3/11/2017 THE SAME PROBELMS OCCURED AND IT IS A MANUFACTOR ISSUE AND NOT GETTING JUSTICE FOR GETTING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR SAME ISSUE VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING CAR IT WAS FIXED BY MERCEDES-BENZ OF WAPPINGERS FALLS ON FEB 9TH 2015 BUT SAME ISSUE RETURNED.

NHTSA ID

10965771

Incident

Mar 11, 2017

Mileage

199,205 mi

ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING MERCEDES BENZ ML430, AT EITHER SLOW SPEED OR 50+ MPH, BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY STOP THE CAR AND SKID THE TIRES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY 5 CARS AT ONE TIME BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. TODAY, 8/15/16, WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ITS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A BABY IN YOUR BACK SEAT. THE CHANCES OF GETTING REAR ENDED OR HIT BY TRAFFIC IS A HUGE CONCERN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS?!?! I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER 1,000$ TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED, WHEN, IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, WHY SHOULD IT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY?!?! RECALL THIS ALREADY!! BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SEVERLY INJURED, OR, GOD FORBID, A DEATH OCCURS!! COME ON, GET YA'LLS ACTS TOGETHER. THE ROADS ARE DANGEROUS ENOUGH!!!

NHTSA ID

10896063

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

Mileage

137,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10694449

Incident

Mar 14, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

ON FRIDAY (09-28-2012 02:35 PM), I WAS DRIVING AND ABOUT 30 MILES NE OF DALLAS, TX, I WAS TRAVELING ON SOUTH BOUND HIGHWAY 75. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF A THREE LANE HWY 75 SOUTH BOUND AND I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH. ALL THE SUDDEN, MY SUV STARTED BRAKING AND I SAW THE SPEEDOMETER DROP FROM 65 DOWN AND I COULD HEAR MY TIRES CATCHING AS IT WAS BRAKING BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. I TRIED THE GAS PEDAL TWICE BUT NO RESPONSE AND I SWITCHED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. LUCKILY THE MINIVAN BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SPEED AND AS I WATCHED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROP BELOW 20 MPH, MY SUV QUIT BREAKING. I WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE (PER USUAL) AND EXITED OFF THE FIRST CHANCE I GOT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED MY MERCEDES MECHANIC ASKING IF HE KNEW WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM I JUST EXPERIENCED. I MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THE BAS/ESP INDICATOR LIGHT. MY MECHANIC ASKED IF MY SUV WAS WORKING OKAY AND IF SO, HE RECOMMENDED I TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK TO TULSA. I GOT BACK WITH NO SUDDEN BREAKING PROBLEMS AND TOOK MY SUV INTO THE SHOP ON MONDAY (10-01-2012 08:00 AM). I GOT IT BACK LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND THEY NOTED THE REPAIR REASON WAS THEY HAD REINITIALIZED THE YAW SENSOR. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND YOUR WEBSITE DESCRIBING MY EXPERIENCE EXACTLY AND I CAN SAY MY SUDDEN BREAKING EXPERIENCE WAS MORE THAN .03 SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478258

Incident

Sep 28, 2012

Mileage

140,950 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S CHEST, ARMS AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

NHTSA ID

10463425

Incident

Jun 27, 2012

Mileage

121,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS ALMOST WRECKED ME OVER 6 TIMES. THE BRAKES WOULD COME ON AND STOP THE CAR AND YOU COULD NOT GO FORWARD UNTIL YOU TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THIS EVEN HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE ONCE. EACH TIME THE BAS/ESP LIGHT WOULD COME . THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE YAW SENSOR AND WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REPLACE. THE MERCEDES DEALER ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF OTHER CARS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING BUT WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET THERE WERE MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ON THE INTERSTATE. HOW CAN MERCEDES GET AWAY WITH THIS DEFECT. IF A SENSOR FAILS IT SHOULD NOT LOCK THE BRAKES UP AND GET YOU WRECKED OR START A CHAIN REACTION WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER ON A TWO LANE ROAD THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WENT OFF THE ROAD LUCKY NO YOU WAS HURT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429573

Incident

Aug 13, 2011

Mileage

112,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILE AND SHE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND MINOR BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

10414030

Incident

Jul 4, 2011

Mileage

200,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML 430, ON 07/12/10, 07/15/10, 07/23/10, 07/25/10, 07/28/10 AND 07/29/10 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT AND COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHCILE WOULD BRAKE-SKID-BRAKE-SKID THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE; THEN THE BAS/ESP AND EST LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN BE DRIVEABLE WHILE THESE LIGHTS WERE ON, ONCE THESE LIGHTS WENT OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD START BRAKING & SKIDDING AGAIN. I REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA ON 07/30/10 UNDER CASE #10346283. ON OR ABOUT 08/20/10, MERCEDES BENZ OF USA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MALFUNCTION & ASKED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF MIAMI. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 08/24/2010. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO MERCEDES BENZ OF MIAMI APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING MANY ACCIDENTS. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF MIAMI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON 01/28/11 AND WASNT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL 02/23/11 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE KEPT MALFUNCTIONING EVEN WHEN THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART THEY SAID NEEDED REPLACING. THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL CAUSE GREAT BOLDILY HARM AND/OR DEATH AT ONE POINT. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WITH A PART THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE, WHILE BEING OPERATED, TO SUDDENLY,WITHOUT ANY WARNING, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHENEVER THAT PART MALFUNCTIONS. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WERE ALSO ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS ONE RESULTED IN ANOTHER DRIVER HAVING TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AND THAT DRIVER ENDED UP IN A DITCH. ON THE LASTEST VISIT TO MERCEDES BENZ OF MIAMI ONE OF THEIR OWN MECHANIC'S EXPERIENCED THIS MALFUNCTION AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384392

Incident

Jan 28, 2011

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY, THE "BRAKE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC STABILITY" AND "ELECTRONIC SYSTEM PROGRAM" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,885. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BAS/ESP AND EST LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD BRAKE AND THEN SKID. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 12/02/10. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10346283

Incident

Jul 12, 2010

Mileage

116,885 mi

PASSING ON THE INTERSTATE MY THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE IN 2 WEEKS FOR ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10177447

Incident

Dec 31, 2006

Mileage

48,000 mi