2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML-350 from North America - Comments

Please...the ML- is the most well engineered high-end luxury SUV on the road today. You guys just got bad experiences, that's all. Anyone to deny this is just in denial.

Yeah keep on thinkin' that buddy. Guess nearly every person who owns one has had a "bad experience"

I own a 2005 ML-350, with over 30K miles I have not had one problem. Did have the brakes replaced at 27K and replaced those terrible Dunlops with Continentals. I now have a quieter rider and continue driving with no issues.

I have a 2007 ML 350 with 7,300 miles on it. Could not start the car after stopping to fill up with gas. Roadside assistance got me going and I left it at my dealer's night drop off. Needed a new battery, (after 7,300) miles; maybe I got a lemon battery!. Could not believe the battery was under the passenger seat (just found out when I looked in engine compartment and could not find the battery. What happens if a battery goes in the boonies and a gas station needs to replace it; do you wind up with a $1,000 bill because gas station, (if it can or, will) needs to remove the seat to install the battery. Even the English were smart enough to put the battery in the Austin Healy in the trunk when it would not fit under the hood.

I can't say anything about ML, but I used to have 2006 C230,

I got it in august 2005, dealer was very nice and helpful even what I was buying "cheapest" model, maintenance visits there easy, and no problems with a car at all,

I sold it because I needed bigger car,

now if dealers gives you crap just walk out, they not the only one around.

Over the years I've bought many 'premium / prestige' vehicles brand new from a variety of dealerships - including BMW, Porsche & MB.

However my last experience with MB and the purchase of a brand new ML has caused me to lose all faith in MB, their products, MBUSA and their after sales support.

Suffice it to say, after many problems and many unscheduled trips to the dealer, I was finally compelled to sell the ML and replace it with a Lexus RX400H.

Granted not quite the same vehicle, but in terms of fit and finish, reliability and after sales service, I truly think Lexus is the new MB.

American Mercedes dealers will treat you as a king if you pay cash. That is very true...

Three seconds after you've finished paying for the vehicle, you become a cash cow paying for endless repairs/maintenance and they don't care anymore if you paid cash or not.

There is no free maintenance for 2005 ML owners.. Each one will cost you $600.00+ and a complete brake change will run you $1500.00+..

I have a 2005 ML 500, in excellent shape, and now the MB dealers will only give $9000.00 for trading it. They offer half the blue book price because they say they are too unreliable and they need too many repairs..

As an investment, they are a very poor investment since there is no good quality/reliability in the new Mercedes models. Mercedes vehicles are a ripoff since their value falls to nothing in a couple of years due to being so unreliable and containing poor quality/designed parts.. Go and check how much your vehicle is valued now, and see where your cash has gone... or go to a Mercedes dealer and try to use it for trading for another Mercedes..

I had more than one brand new Mercedes ML and have been in the forums for more than 10 years. You only find people desperately trying to fix their ML's and trying not to be ripped off by the Mercedes dealers.

This car is so unreliable that it will let you stranded in the middle of the highway or in the middle of nowhere... Very bad electronic quality and too many rip-offs from the Mercedes dealers on parts, labor, and the very rude MB customer service.

I have been researching the 2005 ML 500, as a friend will sell me his. It has about 53000 miles and is the Sports edition. It looks great.

I also have a MB 300sd 1985, the best car I have ever owned. One computer on this car and 30mph/dsl. Also I have a 1999 300TD. So I was looking at the ML because I am going to give the 1985SD to my daughter. It appears that there are problems with the MB SUV.

Oh, by the way the 2005 he may sell it to me for $17,000. Would anyone out there buy it, or look at a different SUV?

Many comments that I just read seems to view this gentleman's comment as a negative one. He felt that his wife wanted a Mercedes and it was his pleasure to give her what she wanted, so don't get personal. When you experience such injustice, then your comments will not be the same. He had experienced a salesperson that was rude and he was commenting on how he was treated, this should not prevent him form buying a car that his wife wanted. At least he is spoiling his wife and many wives do not get this treatment so that is great for her! Before I would be on the other side making the same kind of comments like everyone, but I was treated unkindly at the Mercedes Benz dealership.

I have experience this kind of treatment and I thought I was treated this way because the sales person did not know that I am a owner of a older Mercedes (ML350 2004). So he thought I was just wasting his time.

However I left that dealer and went to another one that I was treated basically OK.

I only regret leaving and going to another Mercedes dealer to purchasing my ML350 2006. To be honest, I wish I was treated badly there also, if so I would not own a 2006 ML350 that is parked in my garage now and still have a loan, because the engine is no good! When Mercedes were built in Germany it was the BEST! now it is a LEMON!!!

We need to stand up and stop letting dealers walk over us as consumers... charm3bran@aol.com