NHTSA Complaint #763201 — 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320

ON 04/24/02 MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AND NOT STARTING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINE, AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPAIRED BY 04/25/02.A TERRIBLE FUEL SMELL TOOK OVER THE CAR AND I RETURNED IT ON 04/26/02.IT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO ME ON 4/30/02.IT STARTED BREAKING DOWN AGAIN ON 05/05/02 AND I TOOK IT IN ON 05/06/02.THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS (UNTIL 05/16/02) AND IT BROKE DOWN OUT OF TOWN ON 05/25/02 WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 21 DAYS (UNTIL 06//15/02).IT THEN BROKE DOWN ON THE DRIVE HOME (05/15/02)AND I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TWO DAYS LATER (05/17/02, DEALERSHIP CLOSED).ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL PUMP AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM RELATED TO THIS BUT I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD UNRELIABLE MERCEDES BENZ I AM NOW PAYING TO REPAIR.I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ USA AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS' REPAIRS BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T SELL, TRADE IN OR DRIVE NOW AND I PAID $38,000. FOR IT A YEAR AGO.PLEASE INSTRUCT ME ON THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION AT THIS POINT.