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2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 engine and engine cooling problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML35010% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
10%
share of all complaints
59,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Recently I was driving and my check engine came on. I took it to the mercedes-benz dealer to have it checked and the diagnostic reported the balance shaft and intake repair was needed. The issue is that there was a lawsuit against mbusa for faulty balance shafts. At no point in time was I informed…

    filed Jun 9, 2016

  • Letter from senator nelson re constituent re 2006 ml mercedes benz suv ml 350 recall issues. *smd the consumer stated there was a class action lawsuit filed against mercedes benz, due to an inferior balance shaft in the engine. A number of vehicles including his were defective. The repair for the…

    filed Jun 8, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other ML350 years

YearReportsShare
2015 ML35012%
2014 ML35011%
2012 ML35023%
2008 ML35011%
2007 ML35078%
2005 ML350522%
2004 ML35039%
2003 ML350416%
ML350 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.