2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 10%of 21 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 28,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320, 10% of the 21 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,900 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Both rear brake light assemblies have failed. These failures increase the likelihood of a rear end collision. When the left assembly failed in 2011, I attributed it to bad luck. When the right assembly failed at 66000 miles in 2012, it occurred to me that mercedes may have a problem that deserves a recall action. Instead of costing about $5 to $10 for light bulbs these assemblies cost about $300 each to replace and install. $600 is enough to cause some people to not repair them and thus create a safety hazard. …”
NHTSA complaint #10455203, filed 2012-04, 55,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10166980Feb 10, 2014Traces of oil in area of oil cooler (inner V) on engine 642
- 10166978Feb 6, 2014Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up - Fault code entry (FC) 14A600 or 14A700
- 10033070Dec 16, 2009Xentry (mercedes): engine warning lamp is currently on or was on and a delay fault of the camshaft adjust to current or stored in the engine control unit. Models 171, 203, 209…
- 10026202Jun 4, 2008Mercedes benz: oil leak at the engine air intake duct. Oil leakage at the air intake duct downstream of the engine air filter to the turbocharger, the cause may be a damaged or…
- 10026203May 1, 2008Mercedes benz: recode engine type in assyst (maintenance system) control module. The assyst system may not have been coded correctly. As a result, the low oil level light may not…
- 10022893Apr 24, 2008Check engine light on / fault codes fc1200 / fc1208 stored in me-sfi control unit. Mercedes-benz model c230, c280, c350, slk280, slk350, clk350, clk550, e350, e550, cls550, s600…
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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