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2008 Mercedes-Benz ML63 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 3, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 3, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML63. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Fuel system
Filed Jun 3, 2010

2008 MERCEDES BENZ ML63. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GASOLINE LEAK AND FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR *TGW WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD RAINY DAY, GAS FUMES GRADUALLY FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND THE HEATER WAS ON AT THE TIME. SHORTLY AFTER, THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR BEGAN TO APPROACH EMPTY MUCH FASTER THAN USUAL. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED GAS FLOWING ON THE GROUND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INSPECTION REVEALED A RUPTURE IN THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED SOMETHING SUCH AS A ROAD HAZARD MUST HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE. *JB MB DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

NHTSA ID
10334837
Incident
Apr 4, 2010
Mileage
17,800 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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