Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2009 Mercedes Benz ML320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Our vehicle caught fire. My wife and I had just gotten off of the interstate when we started to smell an odd smell. We pulled into a hotel parking lot where we started to see smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. I stopped the vehicle in a hotel driveway, put the vehicle in park. We got out of the vehicle and saw flames underneath the vehicle. We called 911 and hotel staff tried to extinguish the fire but it continued to grow. The fire dept. Arrived and put out the fire. Photos are attached.
This car should qualify as a lemon. We spent over $65k on it new in January of 2009 and it has easily costs us $65k to keep it running since. Something significant breaks on it every 60 days since owning it. The turbo went out most recently after a bad oil seal let oil into it. $6500! the car may have sadly been cursed since day one. Our sales person at Mercedes Benz of sf died right after we bought it. Things started to break immediately after. People ran into it, etc. It has been the worst car owner experience in my life.
| Car Stall problems | |
| Engine Oil Leaking problems | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling problems | |
| Engine Exhaust System problems | |
| Diesel Engine problems |