1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,840 miles

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problem #1

Mar 192006

ML430 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 85,840 miles
On July 14 03 I was driving on the san mateo bridge when all of a sudden I completely lost my ability to turn the steering wheel. I was getting ready to turn off the loop to transfer to the I0I and I had to slow down because the steering was very difficult to turn, luckily with all my strength I was able to turn it and not go over the ramp. I called Mercedes foster city and they accommodated me and informed of a power steering clamp defect that can affect the power steering pump (too late for me)..they fixed the problem. On March 19 I experienced the same thing lost of ability to steer luckily I was only on the streets and residential area. I had my husband struggle with the steering and bring it to the plesanton mbusa. They charge me $11134.74 to repair and not covered under warranty. How does a power steering fail so often and so soon?

- San Ramon, CA, USA

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