2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350 problems
Owners have filed 113 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350. Seats is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are electrical system (17%) and drivetrain & axles (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seats 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 30
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 96 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 96 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For seats specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (29 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 30 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 2007 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mercedes-Benz ML350 with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz ml350. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH with the driver's side seat warmer activated when the temperatures became extremely hot. The defect resulted in a burn hole in the cushion and the contact's clothing. The contact sustained minor burns to the back. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the contact that the seat back warmer was faulty and planned to perform further investigations to determine the cause of failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz ml350. The contact stated that approximately two minutes after starting the vehicle, burning fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The contact noticed a red glow coming from driver seat, and a hole burnt through the leather seats. The hole was approximately 2-3 inches in diameter. The contact was able to turn off the seat warmer. The contact stated that the fumes triggered an asthma flare and caused a slight burn on the back. The vehicle was taken to dealer for inspection.
As I was traveling in chicago proper the temperature was approximately 18 degrees outdoors so we turned on the city warmers against the chill... My passenger noted a smell of smoke in the car which at the time I did not... Subsequently the smell became more prevalent, the drivers side seat became hot and began to smoke, my clothes caught fire burning wholes in my outer coat, my pullover sweater and my tee shirt finally reaching my flesh...
Defect/ mechanical failure of front passenger jack mount. I had jacked up the front passenger side of my 2007 ml350. Both back wheels were blocked with automotive wheel blocks. The parking brake was engaged, and the vehicle was in park with the motor off. The vehicle was parked on my cement driveway. I carefully place the jack to ensure it engaged into the jack mount and that the base of the jack was secure and stable on the cement. I loosened the lug nuts prior to jacking the car.
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.