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G-Benz · #10 03-03-2007, 06:46 AM

Here's my take from years ago:

Had the CE light come on. Ignored it. Disconnected the battery to reset the codes.

Occasional hard start issues followed. ignored.

Noticed issues with severely-poor acceleration...ignored.

CE light came on again...diconnected battery and ignored.

Six months later. Took a Memorial Day holiday trip with the ML. Stalled on the highway several times for no apparent reason. Highway was jammed full of cars, so decided to take an adjacent country road. ML stalled and would not restart.

So here we are in a desolate country road with a dead SUV (and very little cell signal strength). Family and tow truck arrives at 11:30PM. ML is towed 80 miles to the nearest MB dealership.

Diagnosis...fuel pump dead! Replaced. MAS was also diagnosed as failing. Replaced. Vacationed for an additional three days due to waiting for parts, etc. Trip required an additional $1100 for that ordeal.

I'm not sure which part started the fight, but I believe one ailing part probably caused the other to fail.