2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

RE: INVESTIGATION PE 03-006. 2000 MERCEDES ML320.IN [XXX] VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY 8 HOURS BEFORE FIRE WAS SPOTTED AT APPROX 4:00 A.M. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS SERVICED MY SCHUMACHER MERCEDES OF SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA. LAST SERVICE WAS APPROX SEP 10, 2004. I DO NOT KNOW IF REPAIR TO POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS EVER PERFORMED. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE ,THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATHS. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET. VEHICLE WAS PARKED NOSE UP ON AN INCLINE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED , BUT I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MERCEDES PENDING YOUR ADVICE.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)