# 2009 Mercedes-Benz M-Class tightens and stops

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mercedes-benz-m-class-tightens-and-stops/153934>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** m-class, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [December 2, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mercedes-benz-m-class-tightens-and-stops/153934 "2019-12-02T19:01:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anu16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@anu16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anu16)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mercedes-benz-m-class-tightens-and-stops/153934/1 "2019-12-02T19:01:19Z")

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2009 ML350 : My steering suddenly tightens and engine stops. Brakes and Accelerator goes tight as well.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mercedes-benz-m-class-tightens-and-stops/153934/2 "2019-12-02T19:46:04Z")

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Sounds like the engine is stalling. First have fuel pressure and filter checked to determine if you have fuel delivery problems then check for spark when it doesn’t run.