MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007 Seats Report #10339102
MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007 car safety problem was reported on June 18, 2010.MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007, manufactured by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. had a problem with SEATS . WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 ML 500 SUV, THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICALLY INDUCED SMOLDERING FIRE. THE HEAT SOURCE BURNED A DIME SIZED HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT, SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR AND MY SKIN STARTED TO BURN RIGHT THROUGH MY CLOTHES. THINKING MY CLOTHES MIGHT BURST INTO FLAMES, I IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP AND SAFELY JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND THEN MOMENTS LATER TURNED OFF THE CAR. THANKFULLY MY CLOTHES DID NOT CATCH FIRE AND I WAS NOT IN BUSY TRAFFIC OR THIS MIGHT HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEAT HEATERS IN OTHER MERCEDES BENZ CARS, THIS MALFUNCTION COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE CAR DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE PARTS AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR.Vehicle was on fire. Mileage was 38735 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):4JGBB75E27A. Mercedes Benz Ml500 2007 problem was reported in ANCHORAGE,, AK. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 25 mph.
MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007 Electrical System Report #10378769
MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007 car safety problem was reported on Jan 06, 2011.MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2007, manufactured by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. had a problem with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . I OWNED A 2007 MERCEDES ML500, THE REASON I DON'T OWN THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER IS BECAUSE IT BURNT UP IN MY PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OF MY OFFICE. THE EVENING BEFORE THE FIRE I HAD DINNER OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO UNLOCK MY CAR DOORS, THE RIGHT BLINKER LIGHT FLICKERED AND REMAINED ON. AS I GOT INTO THE CAR THE SOUND OF THE BLINKER WAS VERY QUICK AND I TURNED IT OFF BUT REALIZED THEN THAT IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT ALONG WITH THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I MADE AN APPOINTMENT T GET THOSE FIXED, IN THE MEANTIME I DROVE TO WORK AND PARKED. ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS WHOSE OFFICE FACES THE PARKING LOT SAID THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY CAR. WE CALLED 911 RAN OUTSIDE AND WHEN WE OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. WE USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT THE FLAMES KEPT COMING BACK UNTIL THERE WAS A WHOOSH SOUND AND THE FIRE EXPLODED OUT OF THE CAR. AT THAT POINT WE ALL RAN FOR SAFETY AND HAD TO SIT AND WATCH WHILE MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT IT OUT. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS A BLACK CHARRED MESS FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, THE EXTERIOR WAS BURNT AND IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE POINTING TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE SEAT. FYI - THE SEAT WARMER HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON AT ALL, IN FACT, NO ONE HAS SAT IN THAT SEAT FOR WEEKS. *TR.Vehicle was on fire. Mileage was 32500 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):4JGBB75E77A. Mercedes Benz Ml500 2007 problem was reported in MINNESOTA, MN. Accident was reported to Police. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 8 CYLINDERS. Mercedes Benz Ml500 2007 drive type:AWD. VEHICLE SPEED: 0 mph.
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