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1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 service brakes, hydraulic problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML32010% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
10%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While applying brakes at 25 mph the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle continued on through an intersection controlled by a stop sign. Consumer was able to coast the vehicle through the intersection without an accident and bring the vehicle to a stop. Vehicle was towed to a repair shop…

    filed Mar 29, 2005

  • My car rolled over on klondike highway in yukon, canada. It happened when driven on down slope loose gravel. The road condition was not good on that highway. When the car travel from the paved road condition to loose gravel, it slipped in the beginning then lost control and rollover. I could not…

    filed Sep 16, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other ML320 years

YearReportsShare
2009 ML32014%
2003 ML32029%
2002 ML320910%
2001 ML3201914%
2000 ML3201811%
1999 ML32065%
ML320 service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.