# 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
> NHTSA complaint `570210` · 2006-01-24 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** ML320
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
## Narrative
FRONT BRAKES ON A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML 320 OVERHEATED, BRAKES WERE SMOKING . IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ON THE RIGHT FRONT, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE LEFT SIDE THIS MONTH.  * DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED THIS H HAPPENED BEFORE WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE, WHERE FRONT BRAKES ACTUALLY CAUGHT  ON FIRE.  SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT  DETERMINE  WHAT CAUSED THE OVERHEATING BRAKE PROBLEM , SO THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYCLINDER.  BRAKE FAILURE CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR WDEATH IF NOT CORRECTED.  *AK
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