Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / ML55 / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083309 | Incident Date: Sep, 04 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SAVANNAH | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: ML55 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering: steering wheel/handle bar |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB74E51A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The steering wheel locked to times while driving the car in local traffic. my brother was travel no more than 30-40 mph and almost had a collision due to the steering locking. the car was taken back to the dealer several time since and we were told by pepe technician off the record that mercedes knows about this problem, it can't be fixed, we are hoping they will recall the truck. the problem is the computer chip is somehow misreading the speed of the vehicle and gets overheated and locks the steering. we have gone to several other dealers to talk to them about the ml55 and they all stated they new about the problem but were told not to go public with any statements. the dealership is not willing to give my money back for the purchase of the car and is officially claiming nothing is wrong with it. we have contacted mercedes benz and they are also claiming nothing is wrong with the truck. when we asked them about the incident with the woman who ran over 6 people in ny (the truck accelerated) with the same ml55 they had no comment.*ak |