Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / ML55 / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001078764 | Incident Date: Aug, 18 2001 |
| Consumer's City: REISTERSTOWN | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: ML55 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB74E3YA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Stopped by highway traffic congestion, i drift in nuetral downhill as vehicles start to move, then brake and drift again. when the traffic starts to gain speed again i engage the transmission and step on the gas. nothing! the engine revs but no forward acceleration. i am drifting now at a good speed so i return to nuetral and trun off the engine, wait a second, and restart. i try again to engage the transmission, but nothing. luckily i am on the slowest lane of a 4-lane highway and i pull over. once fully stopped, i feel the transmission engage, so now i can begin to merge back into the now much faster moving buildup of traffic. with my two girls on board returning from a scout camp, i only shudder what could have happened had i been in the middle lanes needing to come to a full stop to regain movement in my vehicle with traffic flying by on all sides. i have had similar problems with my other ml, but not at these speeds. the dealer said, "the car is not meant to be driven from nuetral." no other car i have ever owned has failed to engage when put into gear! my other ml failed while standing at a light ! ! this needs attention. others on the mbnz.org chat site also report that the ml revs for 30 seconds while only moving slowly from a light. i am not alone! please help before an accident occurs.*ak |