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2007 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	660579
Internal NHTSA #	10215954
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	ML350
Model Year	2007
File date	21/01/08
Component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While out of state on vacation, we activated both the driver side and the passenger side seat warmers in my car. After about two to three minutes of activating the seat warmers, we began to smell burning leather. All of a sudden we began to see smoke coming from the driver side of the vehicle. After seeing the smoke, we pulled over to the roadside to see where the smoke was coming from. Once we exited the vehicle we realized my husbands jacket and shirt had been burned by the malfunction in the driver side seat back warmers. After inspecting the seat back, we saw that the seat had a large burn area. We immediately turned off both seat warmers and the vehicle's engine. The burning finally stopped after tuning off both the seat warmers and the vehicle. This was the worst encounter that i ever had with a vehicle, and the vehicle happens to be a brand new mercedes-benz ml350, 2007 model from downtown la motors. I had always dreamed of owning a mercedes-benz, but i never thought that i would have this kind of experience with such a prestigious vehicle. I thought that i had purchased my dream vehicle, but after this experience i realized that i was mistaken. This experience spoiled our trip, and traumatized my family and i. Not only did it spoil our trip, we were inconvenience and devastated by the damage to the vehicle and also to my husband who was almost burned by the incident. My vehicle is now in the process of being repaired by the dealership. Upon completion of the repairs, i will be hesitant to use the seat warmers in my vehicle again because the confidence and trust i once had in my vehicle has been diminished. I am afraid that it may happen again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11976
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS ANGELES, CA
VIN pattern	4JGBB86E57AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	08/04/07
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	DOWNTOWN LA MOTORS
Dealer's telephone number	213-748-8951
Dealer's city	LOS ANGELES
Dealer's state code	CA
Dealer's ZIP code	90015

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

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