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2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 seats problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML3508% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Seats complaints
8%
share of all complaints
83,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 10
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On jan. 6, 2017 northbound on hwy 52. Drivers seat heater had been on approximately 10 minutes when I felt a very hot spot on my upper left side. Then I smelled something burning. The seat heater had burned through the upholstery on the outboard bolster of the drivers seat and started burning…

    filed Jan 14, 2017

  • Turned on the driver side heated car seat and after a few minutes, there was a burning smell. Pulled over and found it had burned a hole through the foam and leather on the lower left side of the seat about 1" wide and 2" long.

    filed Dec 20, 2016

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

Seats problems in other ML350 years

YearReportsShare
2014 ML35011%
2013 ML35012%
2011 ML35033%
2009 ML35011%
2008 ML35034%
2007 ML3503036%
2005 ML350313%
2004 ML350411%
2003 ML350728%
ML350 seats 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.