Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Mercedes Benz ML430

Mercedes Benz ML430 owners have reported 2 problems related to car accelerates on its own (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2000 Mercedes Benz ML430

Failure Date: 03/14/2015

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz Ml430. While coming to a stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and it crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000.

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2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2000 Mercedes Benz ML430

Failure Date: 06/27/2012

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz Ml430. The contact stated that while reversing at 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into three other vehicles. The contact was depressing the brake but the vehicle would not stop. The air bags deployed causing injuries to the contact's chest, arms and head. The contact was taken to the hospital and the police were notified. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.


Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mercedes Benz ML430

Problem Category Number of Problems
Cruise Control problems
8
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
2
Vehicle Speed Control problems
2
Car Throttle Stuck problems
1


ML430 Service Bulletins
ML430 Defect Investigations