NHTSA complaint: 2007 MERCEDES BENZ ML350 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ ML. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN PARK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ACROSS THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE POLE BROKE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE ROAD WAS DRY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR FIVE WEEKS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T GO INTO PARK WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD COME OUT OF PARK ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 01/15/09.*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation