1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430, 2% of the 44 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Throttle locks- cannot be pushed down by a 250 lb driver. This makes it difficult to even pull out of a filling station. It probably caused a serious accident in jan 2001 which I tried to cross a road and was hit and the honda that hit us was totalled.”
NHTSA complaint #747840, filed 2001-07Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430
18 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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