2005 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz Ml350. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I had went to a car wash & when I was leaving & turned right at the light my door flew open & few days later my steering wheel started to get hard to turn & it had started leaking bad .I had my kids in the car when both incident happened. Didn’t notify my insurance or police .”
“I had went to a car wash & when I was leaving & turned right at the light my door flew open & few days later my steering wheel started to get hard to turn & it had started leaking bad .I had my kids in the car when both incident happened. Didn’t notify my insurance or police .”
“The contact owns a 2005 mercedes-benz ml350. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the service brake warning light illuminated. The contact then stated that her husband depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle and had to apply added pressure to the…”
“Occassionally while driving the vehicle, it stalls in gear,that is the gear shift doesn't work and the vehiclestays in one gear even while moving.usually the driver has to stop briefly shifts the gear to another gear and then starts again.in a few seconds wwe can drive again.until the same thing…”
“Tl* the contact owned a 2005 mercedes-benz ml350. While driving approximately 25 mph, the odor of smoke was present inside the vehicle and dark smoke was observed coming from the dashboard. After stopping the vehicle, the fire department was called to the scene to extinguish flames that came from…”
“Commercial mack truck dot #[xxx] driver name [xxx] md tag [xxx]truck vin #[xxx] commercial entered md rt five north at 1:30 pm and heavy amounts of rocks were falling from lower edge between tailgate and body of truck bed. Major falling debris caused heavy damage to our windshield and front paint…”
“While driving on 3/14/15 the car had trouble starting. I managed to reach home. Next morning on 3/15/15 I backed car out of garage - had the same problem starting car. After parking car in garage, I suddenly noticed that gasoline was leaking from under the left passenger seat to the garage floor.…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz ml350. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, she noticed a burning odor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and the contact stated that the seat warmer had overheated and burned a hole in the leather. As a result, the seat element…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.