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2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class repairs by problem area
Engine (28%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (10%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (22%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (30%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)
Other (3%)
Chart based on 110 repairs.
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class repair cost distribution
$2500+ (11%)
$1000 - $2499 (16%)
$500 - $999 (20%)
$100 - $499 (24%)
< $100 (29%)
Chart based on 93 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Queensland, Australia Aug 2009 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Dec 200955800 mi | Failed transmission fluid pipe seal | ||
| Jul 201070060 miA $890 | Had to replace the turbo intake shutoff motor. No problem driving it, just low power (and much better fuel economy!) because the turbo wouldn't work. | ||
| Jan 201181840 miA $3500 | Air suspension on drivers side front needed replacing. Had to order genuine MB parts through Singapore because local MB dealership was going to charge far too much. | ||
| Jun 201191760 miA $1660 | Rear door lock actuator not working properly. Repair shop lubricated. Four new tires. | ||
| Jul 201192380 miA $360 | We had the right rear wheel bearing replaced in early July 2011- a humming noise while going straight and turning left but quiet turning right. | ||
| Dec 2012124620 miA $8500 | Front left air shock failed and caused compressor pump failure. Both rear shocks leaking Sway bar knocking noise | ||
| May 2013136400 miA $1000 | Rear air bag suspension | ||
| Aug 2013143480 miA $900 | Other rear air suspension bag failed. | ||
| Sep 2014171740 miA $2000 | Rear passenger door lock replaced. | ||
| Feb 2015179180 miA $1100 | Tailgate locking mechanism failed; tailgate would not stay latched and the car could not be locked. | ||
| Mar 2017207700 miA $1296 | Replace driver's side front air strut. | ||
| Jul 2018226300 miA $4600 | replace intake manifold and turbo seal Replace compressor | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Engine not specified
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Maryland, United States Apr 2011 - May 2011 | |||
| May 201186000 mi | There was a knocking sound while turning the wheels to the left. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in North Carolina, United States Feb 2010 - Mar 2011 | |||
| Apr 201040000 mi | wheel sensors | ||
| Mar 201168000 mi | There was a problem with tail light harnesses. At first they said not covered. I balked and said you mean a CPO doesn't mean anything? I said I would take back to dealer I bought from and see what they had to say. They repaired under cpo | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Florida, United States Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Nov 201053000 miUS $6500 | Replaced Cam Shaft | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in California, United States Jun 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jul 201037000 miUS $230 | After owning for one week, vehicle acted as if it was going to stall at slow speeds, then while stoped with motor running and foot on the brake, the vehicle would lunge forward. Dealer said previous owner probably used cheap gasoline. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Illinois, United States Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Dec 2012125000 miUS $3000 | engine mount and throttle replaced. problem persists. when slowing down or at a stop and go traffic, the car would hesitate, and shake like it was going to stall. intermittent, so far dealer hasn't been able to duplicate. taking it back again next week. | ||
| Feb 2013126400 miUS $1500 | at this point, i don't even know what need to be fixed anymore, some oxygen thing | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in New South Wales, Australia Jun 2011 - Jul 2011 | |||
| Jul 201148980 miA $3000 | i am already sick with the car. | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4dr SUV
302-horsepower 5.0L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Georgia, United States Jun 2013 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jul 2013108000 miUS $20 | Rear Turn left signal went out, front low beam lamp was burnt. AC unit has problems changing the temperatures, it get stuck, doesn't change at all, I figured how to use it,though I knew before I bought it. Dealer says it will cost around $700 to replace it if resetting doesn't fix it.Yet I love the car. | ||
| Oct 2014115300 miUS $10 | Rear turn light signal, same one done when I bought the car. | ||
| Jun 2015120000 mi | Problem with door lock actuator, the spring broke, the famous "machine gun" ocurrence. I bought the spring, but didn't work out, then I bought a new actuator at cost $332, plus 2 other things that broke $50 and I paid the $80 for labor. | ||
| Apr 2016125300 miUS $360 | Started to have a misfire in October 2015, no codes. The car would launch forward sometimes when stopped. A mechanic told me it needed a tune up first. I bought the spark plugs($85), plug wires ($150), labor $120. Everybody charged$5-600 | ||
| Dec 2017135000 miUS $650 | The car would not crank, I switched the batteries of the keys, still didn't work. My buddy works at MB and told me it was the ignition switch EIS. Also I ahd a problem with the car misfiring, so we swtiched the crank shaft sensor and it looks to solved the problems. At a dealer it'd cost $1300. But He helped me out so it cost $650. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in California, United States Jun 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201698000 miUS $500 | noisy the loosen sway bar | ||
| Dec 2017101000 miUS $101000 | Parking brake release lever was separated from brake wire. | ||
| Mar 2018101474 miUS $400 | replace Crankshaft Position Sensor | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in New Jersey, United States Apr 2011 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Jun 201140000 miUS $1625 | Back in the early part of the summer I noticed when first turning the ac on it was cool for a few min's then the air temp went up! and wouldn't work the rest of the day. | ||
| Feb 201242900 miUS $450 | Battery lite keeps coming on, replaced both batteries, still having issues with batt lite coming on intermittently | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in California, United States Aug 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 200947000 mi | Nav screen goes blank and doesn't allow the radio to function even though it still plays on the station it was last tuned to. It will come back on after multiple re-starts or shut off for period of time. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Virginia, United States Jul 2009 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Jan 201125000 miUS $600 | Oil leak from engine made smell. Required gasket replacement. Out of warranty. | ||
| Oct 201129000 miUS $500 | Drivers seat developed tear with low mileage. Dealer said it is known issue. They replaced the part, I paid for labor. | ||
| Jun 201231000 miUS $170 | Idler Pulley: WOBBLES | ||
| Jan 201436000 miUS $5000 | Leaks in Airmatic pump, it was replaced. R/R strut air leak, replaced. External mirror faulty--would close repeatedly. Mechanism replaced. | ||
| Jul 201439000 mi | Wire in left mirror broken. Odd because the mirror was fixed not long ago | ||
| Nov 201545300 miUS $3000 | Another leak in the air suspension | ||
| Mar 201646000 miUS $2000 | More problem with air suspension. Rear lights issues also. | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4dr SUV
268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Georgia, United States Jan 2016 - Nov 2018 | |||
| Jun 2016130000 miUS $750 | Replaced failed front differential bearings | ||
| Dec 2016137000 miUS $191 | Cylinder #1 misfire, Replaced #1 coil pack and all spark plugs. Found that #1 plug had failed. Electronic Ignition Switch (EIS) failed. Replaced by dealer | ||
| Aug 2017146762 miUS $980 | Vacumn leak at intake manifold showing code for lean at idle bank 1. Intake manifold and some brittle vac hoses were replaced. | ||
| May 2018155000 miUS $54 | Replced master window control | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Great Britain Nov 2013 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Jan 201476000 mi£65 | no.2 cylinder ignition coil breaking down | ||
| Jul 201479000 mi | replaced wheel speed sensor and bracket, D service rattle timing chain Oddments tray would not stay retracted. | ||
| Sep 201480000 mi£1200 | camshaft timing gears | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Washington, United States Dec 2015 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Mar 201669000 miUS $290 | Was rear ended which caused the seat belt to tighten and SRS light to come on. Sent SRS module and seatbelt to myairbags.com for repair. Reinstalled and now seatbelt functions properly and SRS light is off. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Alabama, United States - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jan 201050322 mi | Transmission Valve body and control module replaced | ||
| Mar 201053000 mi | Replaced front differential | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Georgia, United States Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Apr 2018182000 miUS $650 | New front struts after one started to fail. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Missouri, United States Sep 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Aug 201795000 miUS $650 | Failed speed sensor in conductor plate. Purchased a new conductor plate and installed. | ||
| Apr 201899000 miUS $100 | replaced MAF sensor | ||
| Dec 2021126000 miUS $50 | Replaced thermostat | ||
| Jun 2022128000 miUS $75 | Intake runner pivot arm | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Florida, United States Aug 2011 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Aug 201554000 miUS $980 | Replaced compressor | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Illinois, United States Dec 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Feb 200972000 miUS $500 | Pulley system for belts needed to be replaced | ||
| Nov 200984000 miUS $450 | Driver side seat belt kept getting warning and indicating it was not locked into place | ||
| Jan 201087000 miUS $2100 | Needed new air intake system. Needed new Air intake system | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Maryland, United States May 2013 - Jun 2014 | |||
| Jun 2013104000 miUS $400 | Compressor had intermittent fault. MB refused to fix it under warranty. Nav Processor failed. Bought COMAND unit off an auction site, paid a tech to replace the Nav Processor | ||
| Oct 2013108700 miUS $120 | Right tail light did not work, and replacing the bulb did not fix it. Oddments tray would not stay retracted. | ||
| Dec 2013112000 miUS $600 | CD Nav failed. I bought an entire radio/nav head off of eBay. An independent tech removed the old NAV head and replaced it with the "new" used one. Works great, but you lose all your addresses. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Ontario, Canada Apr 2012 - May 2013 | |||
| Mar 201365720 miC $2000 | Differential replaced | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Ontario, Canada Dec 2010 - Jun 2012 | |||
| Jan 201166960 miC $1100 | Had to repair door locking mechanism on the driver's door | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Arizona, United States Oct 2006 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jun 20063680 mi | SRS Indicator on at all times. Performed short test, found code 9200. Performed wiring harness repair per DTB T-B-91.60/93b, cleared codes | ||
| Jul 200717568 mi | Transmission clunk when slowing to a stop. Checked in Trans control unit. found new software update, after update, found update for M.E. control unit and installed. Erase all DTC codes after repair | ||
| Nov 200950000 mi | Smell of oil after recent oil change. Took to dealer as I only had 75 miles remaining in my 50K warranty. Mechanic disgnosed a leaking plug on the back of the cylinder head. Plug replaced. | ||
| Dec 200952000 miUS $490 | 600 miles out of warranty, 2 electrical problems - 1. Garage Remote buttons on mirror stopped working. (Dealer paid for new mirror and new door lock $1475, I paid labor.) 2.Rear passenger electric door lock rapidly pulsates after initial acceleration. (Dealer paid for new mirror and new door lock $1475, I paid labor.) | ||
| Feb 201053300 miUS $407 | Check engine light. Found code 1085, major leak in purge system. Replaced purge valve and flashed to new ME9.7 Software. Cleared fault code | ||
| Jan 201352000 miUS $1418 | Evidence of leaking fluid on garage floor and occasional smell of burning oil. Dealer determined that the Power steering reservoir was leaking. Dealer replaced the power steering oil tank 000-460-25-83 and gasket 000-466-18-80, $398. Vehicle on several occasions starts out in high gear from a dead spot making it very difficult to get vehicle up to speed. Dealer determined a fault code of 2767 and replaced internal transmission conductor plate # 000-270-17-00-88, $1020. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Illinois, United States Sep 2009 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Oct 200951000 mi | Replacement of passenger foot well carpeting and cargo net under warranty. | ||
| Aug 201066000 miUS $250 | The service trip was for routine maintenance. I asked the mechanic to investigate a noise in the suspension and a defective bearing in the steering column was discovered and repaired. | ||
| Aug 201179000 miUS $300 | The level sensor on the passenger side front would cause the suspension to adjust one side of the car to be higher than the other. | ||
| Dec 201188000 mi | The car had an SRS failure. The harness for the airbag system was defective. | ||
| Feb 201288000 mi | The starter motor would work intermittently. | ||
| Jun 201396000 mi | Oil leak. Air suspension problems. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Maryland, United States Dec 2011 - Feb 2016 | |||
| Oct 201378300 miUS $350 | Lift-Gate lock and release mechanism failed. Replaced unit. | ||
| Apr 201481800 miUS $300 | Leaking steering fluid reservoir | ||
| May 201593000 miUS $850 | Rear liftgate struts needed replacement. Dealer and non-dealer authorized repair said struts for electronic tailgate were $400 each. Seemed high, but purchased anyway. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Texas, United States Dec 2009 - Feb 2013 | |||
| May 201044000 mi | Rattle in steering column. Lift gate would not lock. Lift gate actuator make whining sound. Sound like motor bearing going out Drivers side view mirror rattled. Also, reflection appeared shakey. | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in North Carolina, United States Dec 2010 - Aug 2016 | |||
| Apr 201581700 miUS $1000 | Right reat door lock mechanism; rear liftgate lock mechanism. | ||
| Apr 201691000 miUS $140 | New secondary battery. | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4dr SUV
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Ireland Oct 2015 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Aug 2016126920 mi€600 | Turbo losing pressure - not fixed | ||
| Oct 2016127100 mi€150 | Same problem as before - turbo losing pressure The turbo has been rebuilt but still not fixed A pressure sensor was replaced - didn't fix the problem | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic AWD
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in France Nov 2010 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Dec 201057660 mi | At low RPM and middle range temperature, engine has temporary little cuts. EGR valve replaced. Also unexpected automatic gear box hydraulic converter... Airmatic pneumatic suspension compressor has been replaced after check light appeared. Before the repair, the defective compressor was running for long time even when I was stopping the car. | ||
| Jul 201166340 mi | Airmatic air compressor destroyed due to air leak on suspension system after non conform previous repair horn of the car put on from time to time with no action on the central switch on the steering wheel | ||
| Aug 201279360 mi€750 | Scary noisy front drivetrain when driving. Took long time at dealer to finaly detect a defective front left wheel bearing. Really not accceptable for a car driven only on nice roads for 128,000 km... | ||
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Western Australia, Australia Dec 2013 - Dec 2015 | |||
| May 201484940 mi | converter shudder, changed filter, fluid, drained converter, fixed | ||
| Apr 201594440 miA $200 | rear airbag d/side | ||
| Jun 201595480 miA $500 | change 6 glow plugs and glow plug controller | ||
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Victoria, Australia Sep 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Nov 2017116560 miA $3800 | Right hand rear air suspension replaced. Rear brake rotors and pads. | ||
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