Five problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2001 Mercedes Benz ML320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Ecm is malfunctioning and not controlling fuel injection and giving random misfire on cylinders 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Causing check engine light to come on . Codes 0300, 0302,0303,0304,0305,0306.
The contact owns a 2001 mercedes-benz Ml320. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle stopped without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that all of the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated, and the air conditioning unit and heat became inoperable. The contact's brother inspected the vehicle and stated that the failure was electrical related. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 210.
On or about may 14, 2012, while I was driving on the freeway at full freeway speed, the vehicle suddenly self-initiated a continuous brake activation without me pressing on the brakes or taking any other action. The vehicle's sudden, unexpected and sustained braking action resulted in a near-collision with a semi-truck traveling behind me which the truck-driver was fortunately just able to prevent. I steered the vehicle to the freeway shoulder as the un-commanded braking action brought the vehicle to a stop. The incident was extremely frightening for me, and it was only sheer luck that I was not seriously injured or killed. After I had the vehicle towed to Mercedes Benz of laguna niguel, their service department determined that the electronic stability program (?esp?) control module and yaw rate sensor had failed and need to be replaced. The vehicle is presently in an inoperable condition. Reviewing the NHTSA website, this appears to be related to NHTSA (campaign # pe07007).
The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes Benz Ml320. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when it caught on fire. The fire started from under the dashboard on the passenger side. The fire department appeared on the scene after the fire was extinguished. The vehicle was examined by the fire department and towed to a dealer. There were no injuries. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the origin of the fire was due to an electrical shortage. The vehicle was destroyed and an insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.
While driving at 20 mph, the vehicle caught on fire, smoke and flames came from the dashboard. The dealer replaced all electrical components, but the vehicle still had electrical problems. The electrical system burned out while driving. The lights came on constantly, the air bag light would state the air bag was off, the alarm would go off constantly in the driveway, when the brakes were off, the vehicle beeped. The dealer claimed they were unable to find anything wrong.