2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430 steering problems
16 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Power steering failure on power assit - hose comes off - also makes load ginding nosie lost power asst. Makes car very hard to turn mb says also hose clamp can fal off causing loss of control on steering - they have been unable to fix .
Car was driving down the road and power steering fluid hoses fell off and power steering failed completely. I was able to steer the vehicle off the road and reattach the hoses the best I could. We took the vehicle in for the power steering hose clamp recall and mb performed the replacement. This year, the clamps came off again and the rack itself was damaged and profusely leaks fluid now. The new hose clamps have not fixed the problem and have caused further damage to the steering system as a whole.
Steering problems in other years
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999