2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Steering Problems

“I am going to uhaul to rent trailer. Uhaul is around 8 miles from my house.after 7 miles of driving on the road suddenly showing error message power steering malfunction refer to operator's manual at that time steering was super super super hard to turn. Immediately I turned on the hazardous lights. Applied full amount of power with my 2 hands turned steering wheel to right to exit the road. Slowly it moved and changed lanes and took vehicle to off the road it took around 5 minutes to off the road. I referred, manual nothing mentioned in manual. Try change mode from power manual, but no luck. …”

“While traveling at 55mph the steering suddenly felt very stiff and hard to move. Had to apply brakes when it seemed I couldn't negotiate a curve in the road. The steering returned to normal shortly after applying the brakes. The steering problem occurred again in a local shopping center parking lot at slow speed. Returned the car to the dealer service center. They performed a software update and stated they couldn't find any problems with the steering. Within 3 days the problem reappeared at slow speed while steering through barriers entering a local air force base. …”

“Steering column module is intermittently not working as intended, therefore the blinkers will sometimes not work causing it to be a safety concern if I can not signal where I am going. When looking this issue up online I have seen numerous different forums and posts where people have had the same issue. When I took my vehicle to the dealership they had told me that this is very common with the vehicle I have and they do the fix all of the time, just for the issue to happen yet again later down the road.”

“The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350. While the contact’s wife was driving approximately 30 - 35 MPH, the message Do Not Drive Vehicle was suddenly displayed. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, and the brake fluid reservoir was topped off. The mechanic was unable to find any leaks. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The message turned off and was displayed again 4 hours later. The contact was called by his wife, and the vehicle was driven to the residence after the brake fluid reservoir was refilled. The contact stated that a half mile later, the message was displayed again. …”

“The steering column does not operate properly. The column no longer adjusts positions and more importantly, the turn signals work ad-hoc. When you start the vehicle, the turn signals tend to operate properly; however, after driving for approximately 15 minutes, the turn signals operate sporadically. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN as it's impossible to know when the turn signal will operate correctly or not, thus creating a hazard to me and others on the road. …”