Model year record
1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 201 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 11 | 67,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 7 | 125,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 7 | 75,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 7 | 79,279 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 6 | 139,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 6 | 70,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 6 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 6 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 5 | — |
| Unknown or other | 5 | 56,700 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 98,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 4 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 4 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 3 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 3 | 77,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 3 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 3 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | — |
| Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive) | 3 | 55,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 3 | 170,549 mi |
| Service brakes | 3 | 98,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 3 | — |
| Structure | 3 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 3 | — |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 2 | 97,433 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 2 | 145,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2 | 97,615 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 73,500 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | 47,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | 180,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 150,843 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | 20,162 mi |
| Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 2 | — |
| Interior lighting | 2 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2 | 97,615 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 2 | 97,433 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 2 | — |
| Seats | 2 | — |
| Wheels | 2 | 15,000 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | — |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module | 1 | 80,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | — |
| Engine | 1 | 131,459 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | 180,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV) | 1 | 40,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | 55,000 mi |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | — |
| Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: flasher unit | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | 46,316 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | 33,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 1 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 131,459 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline | 1 | 59,945 mi |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Seats: mid/rear assembly | 1 | 99,865 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 59,120 mi |
| Steering: linkages | 1 | 139,000 mi |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | 157,000 mi |
| Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Structure: body: tailgate | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: hub | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: torsion bar | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | 140,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: rear window | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Visibility: rear window wiper/washer: motor | 1 | 97,615 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 1 | 180,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | — |
The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ ML320 model years
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