2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350 electrical system problems
16 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
The car caught fire and burnt. The smoke were first spotted from the passenger A/C vent while driving from the school to the teacher's house (less than 1 mile distance). Within minutes the fire started from the glove box or passenger AC vent area. The fire spread to the back of the car in less than 10 minutes. The firefighters were there to put out the fire before it got the chance to get to the fuel tank.
Was driving to work on the highway in the rain and the truck jerked over to the right without me doing it. Its happened three more times since then. The dealership cannot duplicate the problem so therefore there is no problem. My ignition switch needed to be replaced at 20,000 miles. My keys would not start the truck for an entire week straight on the 1st or 2nd attempt. Finally on the 3rd try the truck would start. Its a year and a half old.