One problem related to wiring has been reported for the 2011 Mercedes Benz ML350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Takata recall Mercedes Benz notified by usps safety recall 03/16. No further correspondence or other action/s to indicate rectify of safety recall since. Mercedes houston north dealership visit 10/29/16 at which I purchased refuses vehicle return in light of indicated airbag recall, stating I cannot simply return the vehicle. Sales rep indicates such vehicles are taken as trade-in and/or sold to competing dealers like carmax which pays higher for unwanted/unsafe vehicles, but offers an assurance to assuage my safety concern that mercedes are more structurally sound than other manufacturers, namely Honda in which drivers/passengers died from takata airbag deployments. Rep further states airbag replacement unlikely since takata is behind in manufacturing due to tsnumai;processing new work as priority to safety recall/reworks. Unable to sell/transfer vehicle due to recall/illegality; would not anyway due to safety hazard which not only endangers, but kills, others. 1-wk after buy,left&right frnt prkng lights malfunction. Mercedes replaced/repaired fuse upon new wiringharness install under ext svc plan. Same left&right frnt prkg indicator malfunction w/in 45days after;replaced oem-bulbs blew. Left headlight replaced-oem blew. Aug/sept 2014 45k-mile reqd maint, dealer svc advisor said head&prkg light bulbs wrong type,restate fixed wiringharness still root. Head&prkg lights fixed w/out further wiringharness mention. New carbattery install Dec/Jan 2015 60k-mile reqd maint report to dealer svc advisor electronickey fail to unlock doors&engage ignition despite new batteries. All 2015 and continuing, left&right front bulbs,left head&taillight outages, spontaneous espfaults on dash malfunction;ignition delayed-start w/out dash warning in park/rear/neutral/drive position or at start/shutdown. Purchased 04/17/14 cert preown w/ ext svc plan ~36kmiles 10/29/16 ~103kmiles esp expired 100kmiles.
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