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1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 engine and engine cooling problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML43041% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
41%
share of all complaints
75,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • December 11, 2013 I was driving home from work my benz quit on me in the road would not start back (my home is within 2 miles of my work) the day before it had quit as I was making a turn but restarted a couple of days prior I had the car warming and it shut off while warming up but restarted…

    filed Dec 31, 2013

  • Tl* the owns a 1999 mercedes-benz ml 430. The contact stated while driving 25 mph the catalytic converter starting making a noise and leaking. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and the mechanic notice the welding was cracking. The mechanic pulled up a recall and suggested the contact…

    filed Sep 22, 2010

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other ML430 years

YearReportsShare
2001 ML43012%
2000 ML43024%
ML430 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.