2006 Mercedes Benz M-Class problems, complaints & recalls

2014-06-04 · Suspension · 56,646 mi

“the airmatic system began to fail. the front left strut quit working and had to be replaced. since that time the right strut has failed and both rear airmatic springs have failed. all items had to be replaces at great cost. now the airmatic compressor has failed and needs to be replaced. the mileage at this time is around 72000. a difference …”

2014-01-24 · Steering · 70,000 mi

“ i have same problem with my car and my model is not effected with this recall recall number: 05v224000 dates manufactured: jan 0001 to jan 0001 number of vehicles affected: 7191 date owners notified on: jan 0001 on certain passenger vehicles, a hose clamp that secures the power steering fluid cooling hose to the power steering fluid coole…”

2012-05-18 · Seats · 150,136 mi

“when the seat heater was activated a burning smell filled the cabin. some smoke came out of the lower, left side of the back of the driver's seat. the switch turned off on its own. there is a hole, approximately 3/4 in. in diameter on the seat. *tr…”

2011-10-20 · Power Train · 74,600 mi

“two problems - first, transmission do not switch higher than second speed. upon engine restart, vehicle drove properly. second, on another occasion, i was sitting at a traffic light and when i attempted to pull off, the vehicle started driving very slow and rough. i pulled to the side of the road; turned off the engine and waited for a few seconds.…”

2011-06-06 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 58,400 mi

“2006 ml350 transmission failure: while exiting from interstate, i notice that the car was jerking/knocking when i was slowing down. a couple of miles on the surface streets at 30-40 mph i noticed that the jerking became worse and finally the car went into neutral gear without any power delivered to the engine. the car stopped on the middle of th…”

2009-12-12 · Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System

“the steering pump was damaged by a leak. i previously brought the car in complaining there was a loud whirring noise. i was told the problem was resolved. then this problem began again, i found there was a recall on the nhtsa website. brought the car back to the dealer and was denied repair or that there was any recall that existed. the recall numb…”

2005-12-02 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 3,500 mi

“after driven the new 2006 ml350 for 3500 miles, the low engine oil indicator come up. took the car to service, and found the car is leaking engine oil in multiple places. it took 1 week to fix the leak between transmission and engine. then they need to order parts to fix second leak in oil pan. after the part arrived, i took the car to be fixed.…”

2005-11-30 · Electrical System · 502 mi

“while driving a brand new 2006 ml-350, the car suddenly shut down in the middle of the road. all the warning lights came on. it displayed the following message: esp malfunction, headlight malfunction, speedtronic inoperative. tried to restart the car, with no luck. had to wait for 20 - 25 minutes before the car can be restarted. this happened…”

2005-11-17 · Electrical System · 4,481 mi

“2006 mercedes ml 350 - water got spilled on floor in passenger rear seat area; unknown to us, there is electrical circuitry - referred to as the frt sam in the invoice. this caused the entire car to shut down, and at one point the car stalled in traffic while being driven. also caused a short in a power window that created a lot of smoke. there …”

2005-10-19 · Visibility:rearview Mirrors/Devices:exterior · 4,000 mi

“the vehicle safety systems failures are detailed below: dot safety recall for power steering clamp repaired by mbm in july catastrophic failure of power steering system occurred ~ 2 weeks later while rounding a corner with 4 other family members, barely avoided a head-on collision. vehicle towed to mbm for repairs. i indicated to the service rep …”