2008 MERCEDES BENZ ML63. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GASOLINE LEAK AND FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR *TGW WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD RAINY DAY, GAS FUMES GRADUALLY FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND THE HEATER WAS ON AT THE TIME. SHORTLY AFTER, THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR BEGAN TO APPROACH EMPTY MUCH FASTER THAN USUAL. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED GAS FLOWING ON THE GROUND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INSPECTION REVEALED A RUPTURE IN THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED SOMETHING SUCH AS A ROAD HAZARD MUST HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE. *JB MB DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB
2008 Mercedes Benz ML63
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 3, 201017,800 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.