2000 Mercedes-Benz 320 problems
The 2000 Mercedes-Benz 320 has 25 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns brakes. Next are electrical system (16%) and steering (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 92,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mercedes-Benz 320 with enough data (14 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The seat heater in my mercedes benz 320ml gave me second degree burns. The dealership said it pulls too many amps. They have been evasive in answering questions about the return of my vehicle, there have been others on the owners' web site who have reported the same problem leading me to believe I am not the first person to suffer from an over heated car seat.
We bought our ml 320 new. I have had it for 13 years. No engine or transmission problems. A week ago I was at a stop light & smoke filled the interior of the car. Within minutes my car was on fire. The interior was in flames & the henderson fire department had to put out the fire. My car was burned & couldn't be repaired. I don't know what to do now. I have always loved my ml & was going to purchase another until my car went up in flames last week.
Consumer 's vehicle was involved in a crash. Upon impact the air bags failed to deploy. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, who sent out a team of technicians to investigate the crash, and they concluded that the vehicle was not hit in the right spot. Thus, not allowing the air bags to deploy as designed.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 mercedes ml 320 with 46000 failure mileage at 45 MPH the brakes engaged without any warning. The brakes remained engaged, therefore the vehicle had to be towed to a mercedes dealer, who determined that the yaw sensor was defective. The vehicle was experiencing the same problem as the ongoing investigation, pe07-007. The vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 55000.
I was driving at about 60 MPH when the cars brake system went on with any command. The yaw sensor on the brakes system are defective and the manufacture should replace them. I almost got into any accident.