Three problems related to engine have been reported for the 1998 Mercedes Benz ML320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Harmonic balancer broke apart at 140k , no indication of failure, just lots of smoke and no steering capabilities, was in the middle of the intersection. Police pushed me to safety. Plastic shattered everywhere in engine compartment. . The defect was the plastic pully, internet research showed other people had same problem and cost them thousands.
98 mercedes Ml320 with 75,000 miles harmonic balancer went up and destroyed half of the engine which cost over $5,000 in repairs. Mbusa said they had no previous complaints and that I was responsible for all repairs since it was out of warranty. I have since found out that this is a known problem for these vehicles/engines that mb is trying to cover up.
Harmonic balancer failure at highway speeds.