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2008 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1645775
Internal NHTSA #	11310224
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	ML350
Model Year	2008
File date	08/02/20
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After starting up the car and turning on the seat heaters we noticed a strong burning smell. We had just entered a slip road and my wife (who was driving) felt a burning in her lower left side. Next thing... She was on fire! Her winter coat bust into flames and after pulling over i grabbed her out of the drivers seat and rolled her in the snow to extinguish the fire, we were amazed that the seat had a large burn hole through the leather and that there wasn't any safety shut off for the seat heater initiated by the vehicle. After a detailed description to the service manager at the local mercedes dealership of what had happened,we were told that a $2578 repair would fix the problem... We were amazed at how uncaring they were and that there wasn't a recall active for this defective wiring problem. We were relieved that this didn't cause any fatalities to us or any other people that could have been affected if we would have been on a freeway at a higher speed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	167000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAVAGE, MN
VIN pattern	4JGBB86E78AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz ML350 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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