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2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350 electrical system problems

19 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
19 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 7
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving my 2007 mercedes benz ml350, the car started to shut down, meaning all controls locked up and smoke started coming out from under the passengers seat. My children & I exited the car immediately and the car went up in flames - totally engulfed.

December 2007 Fire

Engine light came on . Take to repair shop,crank sensor bad,changed crank sensor, light came on back,o2 sensor bad, changed o2 sensor,light came back on,finally said worn sprackett in engine sending false reading. Steering pump went bad at 59000. AC pump pulley broke off at 54,000 miles. Ac/heat comes on by itself, even when vehicle is turn off.

Reported at 54,000 miles, August 2011

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