2001 Mercedes-Benz M-Class from North America - Comments

10th Mar 2003, 13:02

"It is no longer the Mercedes we all believed in.."

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Steering Wheel got locked, I could only drive straight (...to cementery)

Windows didn't go up.

Expensive gas... $27.00 every four days in Texas!!!

Got new brakes before 1 year old.

Got new tires @ 1.5 after bought.

General comments?

Don't buy this car!!! it is seriously dangerous... thanks god when the steering wheel got locked I was driving in a parking garage, driving less than 10 miles/hr and was by myself.

In the beginning I believed in the tradition of driving a Mercedes, the cars my parents drove when I was a child, now thinking of the exposure that my kids had while I was driving this car, makes me feel pretty bad.


19th Mar 2003, 08:52

I didn't have my steering wheel locked yet, but my windows won't go up - it will only go down. My rear window wiper won't worked. I've only used it twice and not even for a long time. The motor had to be replaced.


27th Nov 2003, 21:08

I test drove a 2001 ML320 in June '03 and I was amazed at its poor quality. It only had 20000 miles, but the air-conditioning wasn't working (salesman said it's because it had been sitting in the hot Texas sun - no, it was blowing out hot air after 15 minutes of running). There was no cd player, very poor sound system, and the windows were barely working. The ride was just very rough. The exterior looked great, but inside is a different story. Ended up purchasing a used Lexus rx300.

This is not your father's Mercedes-Benz.

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