Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001084900 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2001
Consumer's City: VIRGINIA BEACH Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: ML320 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E6XA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 06 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Truck shakes, shudders and makes thunking noise during even modestly sharp low speed turns (ie parking, etc) due to binding of differentials/driveline or brake/traction control malfunctions. could lead to drivetrain or brake failure at highway speeds and subsequent accident. dealer claims this is normal for this vehicle though it didn't occur ealier during ownership.