Took my wife's car to the grocery yesterday. After shopping, I returned to the car and tried to start it. It cranked, seemed to catch, then stalled. Tried it again, with the same result. Third time, nothing. Figuring it to be a battery problem, I tried jumping it to no avail. I got a "Start Error" message on the display. I finally called Roadside Assistance, and had it towed to my local dealer. No word from them yet. Any ideas what the problem is? TIA.
Jeff
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Her Car: 03 ML 350; Silver/Charcoal; Inspiration Edition; Heated Seats; Sunroof; Third Row; Bose Stereo; OEM Bug Deflector; Manik Black Nerf Bars
Took my wife's car to the grocery yesterday. After shopping, I returned to the car and tried to start it. It cranked, seemed to catch, then stalled. Tried it again, with the same result. Third time, nothing. Figuring it to be a battery problem, I tried jumping it to no avail. I got a "Start Error" message on the display. I finally called Roadside Assistance, and had it towed to my local dealer. No word from them yet. Any ideas what the problem is? TIA.
Jeff
DAS (driver authorization system) is dead. Usually means they replace the AAM computer.
Easy fix at the dealer. Should be warranty item
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BMW E60 530xi
MB W163 ML320
MB W202 C230
I have that happen to my ML every 25,000+ miles or so. I turn the key and suddenly I got a "Start Error", but when I try again, it starts fine.
The last time it happened was two weeks ago, and before that it was when I changed my battery and it did the same thing once.
I currently have 102,000 miles, and that error has been so sporadic that I am ignoring it, but I will really like to know what causes that error message..
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2005 ML 500
Black, 18" AMG Wheels, 285/60R18 Falken Ziex ST/Z + Bi-Xenons(+ Drew's e-code mod), Yakima roof bars. Former vehicle 2001 ML 320 with 108K miles, when traded, and a large repair/defect history. After 3 years of owning my current 2005 ML 500, it has become another unreiliable vehicle with a very large/expensive repair/defect history..
Took my wife's car to the grocery yesterday. After shopping, I returned to the car and tried to start it. It cranked, seemed to catch, then stalled. Tried it again, with the same result. Third time, nothing. Figuring it to be a battery problem, I tried jumping it to no avail. I got a "Start Error" message on the display. I finally called Roadside Assistance, and had it towed to my local dealer. No word from them yet. Any ideas what the problem is? TIA.
Jeff
DAS (driver authorization system) is dead. Usually means they replace the AAM computer.
Easy fix at the dealer. Should be warranty item
Just got back from the dealer, and that's exactly the problem. Thanks!
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