2001 Mercedes-Benz ML430 Driver assistance Problems

RE: 2001 MB ML430 ELECTRONIC BRAKING SENSOR THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE INITIALLY LOCKED UP AT LOW SPEED UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE SYSTEM WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THEN ONE DAY I WAS TRAVELING AT NEAR 70 MPH IN THE PASSING LANE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER BRAKE LOCKED UP AND BRAKE TIRE SMOKE BILLOWED FROM MY VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SWERVE AND BRAKE BEHIND AND ON THE SIDE OF ME. I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AFTER WHICH MY VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. I PROCEEDED TO DO AN ONLINE SEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON SORT OF PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL.. PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IN MY CASE IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND THEN THE ONE TIME AT 70 MPH. I LEARNED THAT THE YAW SENSOR WHICH IS PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS COMMONLY REPORTED AS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.. I PROCEEDED TO DISCONNECT THE YAW SENSOR AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS NOT A RAINY DAY, OTHERWISE THE RESULTS MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC WITH SO MANY VEHICLES BEHIND ME AND TRAVELING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED. THEYAW SENSOR MB PART # IS A 002 542 94 18 Q01 SYSTRON DONNER INERTIA DIVISION USA

NHTSA ID

11035778

Incident

Oct 14, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

TWICE NOW WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS (DOTS ON THE ROAD TO WARN OF CROSSWALKS AND A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE CURB) THE BAS/ESP AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND THE CAR HAS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED VIOLENT BREAKING THAT TOOK CONTROL OF THE DIRECTION THE CAR WAS HEADING. THIS BREAKING CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 20 MPH, BUT CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS LIMITED DURING THE EVENT. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD BE VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BAS/ESP LIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF.

NHTSA ID

11022910

Incident

Sep 10, 2017

Mileage

170,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN. NEARLY GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER LUCKILY. I HAD MY TODDLER IN THE CAR AND IT WAS A VERY SCARY THING. WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED ENGAGING BY ITSELF, A YELLOW TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH FOLLOWED BY THE BAS/ESP LIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE THE YAW RATE SENSOR. I AM SHOCKED THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED WITH ALL THE ISSUES I'VE READ ON THIS. I BARELY JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT'S ALREADY NOT DRIVABLE. VERY HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10991966

Incident

May 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND THE BAS ESP WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRIC POWER DOOR LOCK FUNCTION WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE A/C LINE FRACTURED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS PLASTIC PIECE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V208000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,675. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ THE CONSUMER FIXED THE VEHICLE AT HIS/HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 01/29/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10762937

Incident

Feb 5, 2015

Mileage

186,675 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 285 EAST AT A SPEED OF 70MPH SUDDENLY THE THE BAS/ESP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR COULDN'T RUN. SO I TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND BAS/ESP WARING LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT THE CAR IS RUNNING. HOW DO I FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE BAS/ESP WARNING LIGHTS?

NHTSA ID

10715649

Incident

May 10, 2015

Mileage

153,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND MADE A LOUD SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH BRAKE LIGHT AND THE AIR MASS SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE YAW RATE ELECTRICAL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,249 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,976. ..UPDATED 04/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, NONE OF THEM HAVE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION # PE07007. UPDATED 06/13/13

NHTSA ID

10500482

Incident

Nov 30, 2012

Mileage

103,249 mi

SAFETY CONCERN - YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH LOCKED ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. INSTEAD, UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK TO 65MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RAN INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AT WHICH TIME THE BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON. AGAIN, THE CRUISE FAILED TO DISENGAGE SINCE I COULD FEEL THE CAR DRAGGING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN. I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE, AND THE BAS/ESP LIGHT REMAINED ON. LATER, WITH THE ESP/BAS LIGHT ON, I REENGAGE THE CRUISE TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET, BUT AGAIN IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, AND I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE CRUISE. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, AND THEN RESTARTED, BAS/ESP STAYED ON AND GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP IN PARK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10332201

Incident

May 24, 2010

Mileage

86,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ML430 MERCEDES WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2000. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL SHE TAPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT REMAINED ENGAGED. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS FORCED THE SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL SHE COASTED AND STOPPED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A COMPONENT FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEDAL AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT IS UNCERTAIN WHAT THE COMPONENT WAS. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10303573

Incident

Nov 10, 2009

Mileage

127,000 mi

I HAVE HAD 5 INCIDENCES, WHILE DRIVING, OF UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION OF MY MERCEDES 1002 ML430. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, UP TO 40 OR 60+ MPH, MY SUV CAME TO A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT HALT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AND STOP. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE MERCEDES TO CONTINUE DRIVING I HAD TO SHUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RE-START IT, SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE INCIDENCES HAVE BEEN SCARY AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TODAY, OCTOBER 23RD, FOR A SECOND REPLACEMENT OF BAD PARTS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER TODAY, I WILL HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TO DEAL WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246476

Incident

Oct 10, 2008

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. DRIVER BELIEVED THAT BRAKE SWITCH INTERACTED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10071737

Incident

Apr 12, 2004

Mileage

51,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE ON THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE SURGED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER DISENGAGED MANUALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072270

Incident

May 7, 2004

Mileage

51,300 mi