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2011 Mercedes benz ML350 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1196778
Internal NHTSA #	10732120
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	ML350
Model Year	2011
File date	10/03/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	With the gear selector in park and the passenger side front seat occupied, the vehicle rolled backwards from a 4. 4 percent grade and overturned as it proceeded downhill. Inspection of the transmission parking gear revealed that the parking pawl had been activated but did not engage a parking gear slot. This incident was attributed to excessive angle on the parking gear slot sides, an underpowered pressure spring in the park interlock mechanism, or a combination of both of these conditions. These conditions permitted the parking pawl to be rejected from the parking gear slots at speeds well below the park pawl engagement (target) speed of 6 kph (3. 7 mph), as defined by sae specification j2208. A series of such rejections while the driver
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2432
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	COLUMBIA, SC
VIN pattern	4JGBB8GB8BAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2011 Mercedes benz ML350 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Mercedes benz ML350 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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