Model year record
1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 164 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 13 | 67,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 12 | 63,500 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 12 | 58,680 mi |
| Steering | 8 | 99,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 7 | 78,446 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 6 | 72,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 6 | 72,460 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 6 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 6 | 33,000 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 6 | 61,230 mi |
| Service brakes | 5 | 95,540 mi |
| Unknown or other | 4 | 79,120 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 3 | 130,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 3 | 129,926 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | 46,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 3 | 53,000 mi |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 3 | 65,000 mi |
| Air bags | 2 | 138,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2 | 63,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | 64,225 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 2 | — |
| Power train | 2 | 130,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL) | 2 | 78,000 mi |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 2 | 78,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 2 | — |
| Steering: column | 2 | 58,000 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid | 2 | 34,000 mi |
| Structure | 2 | 120,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | 156,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 71,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | 94,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 33,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 212,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 1 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive) | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Steering: electric power assist system | 1 | 99,000 mi |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion: rack | 1 | 58,000 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate | 1 | — |
| Unknown | 1 | 104,415 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | 36,200 mi |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | 20,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1998 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2000 model has about half as many 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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