Power Steering Hose, Piping, And Connections problems of the 2000 Mercedes Benz M Class

Third time for steering loss - 3. Power steering hose fell off, draining all the fluid, causing loss of steering abilities, and almost caused a serious accident. 2. Two months earlier, power steering hose clamp came loose,loss of fluid and steering, and almost caused a serious accident. 1. And, six months prior to the second incident, power steering hose clamp fell off, loss of fluid and steering, and almost caused a serious accident. Dealership has so far replaced the power steering clamp twice and the hose once.

I brought the car to the dealer (hbl Mercedes Benz of tyson's corner, va) in August 2003 due to a recall to fix a possible problem with the power steering hose clamp. The car had no problems whatsoever before bringing it to the dealer. Hbl performed the recall work and they actually made it worse. The hose clamp was installed improperly which led to power steering failure while my wife was driving on the freeway. We had roadside assistance refill the power steering fluid and tried to get in touch with hbl to get it fixed yet again. After a few days, I finally got them to look at the car. They again tried to replace the clamp in sept. 2003. Yesterday, Nov. 25, 2003, my wife was driving to work and lost power steering again.

Power steering fluid hose came unattached form the radiator (clamp failed) power steering fluid sprayed over the engine compartment. No fire resulted. Lost power steering assist. Called mercedes road repair - they replaced the clamp with a new "improved" clamp. They charged $45. 00 for the service>.