# 2000 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
> NHTSA complaint `497087` · 2004-09-19 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** ML320
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## Narrative
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)
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