NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
THE REAR SEAT BELTS ON THIS VEHICLE GET STUCK ALL THE WAY OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AS OF THIS MONTH AND THE DEALER IS QUOTING AROUND $800 TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE. HAVING A BROKEN RETRACTOR IS NOT SAFE AS WE CANNOT PUT TWO PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT OF OUR CAR. A TERRIBLE DESIGN TO HAVE A SEAT BELT BREAK WHEN VERY FEW PASSENGERS RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT EXCEPT FOR MY CHILD. PLEASE HELP AND PUT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
WARNING LIGHT COMES ON: A) FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED, SEE OPERATORS MANUAL B) FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ENABLED, SEE OPERATORS MANUAL C) ESP WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON ADULT PASSENGER IS ALWAYS SEATED AND WITH SEAT BELT ON WHEN THESE ERROR MESSAGES COME ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OVER 11 TIMES 6 OF THEM FOR THE AIRBAG ERROR MESSAGE! DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT AN ERROR MESSAGE? GOD FORBID THERE'S AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE DUE TO AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING! THERE IS NO MONEY IN THE WORLD TO RECOMPENSE A LOSS OF A LOVED ONE!!! *TR
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY ROAD, APROX 25MPH THE PASSENGER HEADREST SRS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND SPRUNG OPEN HITTING PASSENGER IN BACK OF HEAD CAUSING NECK INJURY. *TR
TAKATA RECALL: THIS WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON FEB. 9, 2016. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRISTIAN TREIBER, V.P. OF CUST. SERVICE AND TK HOLDINGS U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE THAT I SHOULD CONTACT A LOCAL MB DEALER ABOUT MY AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I CALLED WESLEY CHAPEL M.B. IN WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE ONE. THIS IS THE SAME CRAP THAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WHEN ARE THE PARTS FOR MY MB GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, AND DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME "YOU DO NOT KNOW"?
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