2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML55 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

While driving the vehicle the car would randomly lock up different wheels on the car jerking the steering wheel out of my hands. The first time I was on a freeway and thought I must have run over a puddle of oil and the antilock system was trying to keep the car stable, even though the steering wheel was jerking from side to side. As it only last 10 terrifying seconds, I thought that would be the last time the car did that. The second time it happened was just getting off the freeway and the system kept locking up different wheels again, but this time it would not stop. I had to limp the car to an area where I could safely park it out of traffic and call a tow truck to take us home. Doing research on this it seems this is a common problem with this model of Mercedes as well as a few more models. It comes up in a simple Google search. I am grateful I was the person driving the car at the time and not my wife. This is her daily driving car and I really want to be able to trust the car for her to drive it again.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML55AMG. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ ML55. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD NUMEROUS LEAKS AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V121000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML55. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOCKED UP, SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSOR DID NOT PREVENT THE ROLL OVER. *JB

2001 MERCEDES BENZ ML55. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOCKED UP, SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSOR DID NOT PREVENT THE ROLL OVER. *JB