Greetings to all!
I have a 1998 ML320 that my wife drives and just before Christmas it developed a groan in the steering at about 60k miles (out of warranty). I was out of town, heard the noise over the phone and I thought it was the power steering pump running low on fluid. There was no sign of fluid leaking on the garage floor. Wife took it to the dealer and they replaced the entire steering assembly (total cost $1200). I thought it was just a leak and they should have tightened a hose and top off the fluid. The told me on the phone that "steering leaks cannot be repaired due to safety issues". I thought they were bs'ing me but had no option at the time. Now a friend has received a recall notice in the mail for power steering fluid leaks for his 2001 ML and I am wondering if I had gotten the same problem. I never received a recall in the mail for my 98 ML. The truck has always been serviced in the same dealership (the only one where I live) so I guess they should have fixed the problem in one of my visits there. Any ideas? Should I pursue it for a refund?
Thanks in advance

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TJ

1998 ML 320
2002 Jag X-type