2005 Mercedes Benz Ml350 problems, complaints & recalls

2025-02-05 · Steering

“i had went to a car wash & when i was leaving & turned right at the light my door flew open & few days later my steering wheel started to get hard to turn & it had started leaking bad .i had my kids in the car when both incident happened. didn’t notify my insurance or police . …”

2023-07-20 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 200,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2005 mercedes-benz ml350. the contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the service brake warning light illuminated. the contact then stated that her husband depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle and had to apply added pressure to the brake pedal, with the brake pedal extending to the floo…”

2017-08-14 · Power Train · 48,000 mi

“occassionally while driving the vehicle, it stalls in gear,that is the gear shift doesn't work and the vehiclestays in one gear even while moving.usually the driver has to stop briefly shifts the gear to another gear and then starts again.in a few seconds wwe can drive again.until the same thing happens again perhaps in a few months or so.this alwa…”

2016-06-10 · Engine · 95,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owned a 2005 mercedes-benz ml350. while driving approximately 25 mph, the odor of smoke was present inside the vehicle and dark smoke was observed coming from the dashboard. after stopping the vehicle, the fire department was called to the scene to extinguish flames that came from the hood. the vehicle was destroyed. there were no i…”

2015-07-31 · Structure:body · 65,000 mi

“commercial mack truck dot #[xxx] driver name [xxx] md tag [xxx]truck vin #[xxx] commercial entered md rt five north at 1:30 pm and heavy amounts of rocks were falling from lower edge between tailgate and body of truck bed. major falling debris caused heavy damage to our windshield and front paint on hood and bumper. we now have numerous cracks in …”

2015-03-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 84,792 mi

“while driving on 3/14/15 the car had trouble starting. i managed to reach home. next morning on 3/15/15 i backed car out of garage - had the same problem starting car. after parking car in garage, i suddenly noticed that gasoline was leaking from under the left passenger seat to the garage floor. on 3/16/15 morning i called up mercedes benz roadsid…”

2013-03-25 · Seats · 90,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz ml350. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, she noticed a burning odor. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and the contact stated that the seat warmer had overheated and burned a hole in the leather. as a result, the seat element warmer and the seat pad needed to be replaced. the ve…”

2011-12-26 · Seats · 78,650 mi

“driver heated seat burning underside of left thigh on both low and high settings. on 12/26/11, it felt hotter than normal (even on a very short 6-7 minute journey) burning index finger when seat leather was being felt. there is also smell of burning. i switched heated seat off immediately. a "hot spot" is visible on the leather seat where the e…”

2011-09-15 · Seats · 32,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz ml350. while driving approximately 5 mph in reverse, the drivers side heated seat was activated and suddenly the contact experienced a severe burning sensation directly to the skin from the lower portion of the drivers seat. the contact exit the vehicle and observed smoke and flames emitting from the top o…”

2011-09-10 · Steering · 60,000 mi

“bought the 2005 ml350 used last summer (2010). in the first few weeks of owning the vehicle while slowing down or stopped, the acceleration seemed to drop low enough to make the vehicle stall. no check engine light on, but took it back to the dealership and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. since then, it has happened multiple times over the…”