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2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1014421 · 2013-10-07

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
39,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS CAR AUTO ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS PARKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON SEP 14, 2013. MY CAR ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR DAMAGE IS AROUND $13,000. IT IS THE 2ND TIME WHEN IT HAS AUTO ACCELERATED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE 1ST. TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE ROAD & IT MOVED FEW FEET BY ITSELF WHEN I STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT BY HITTING THE BREAKS WITH LOTS OF FORCE. THAT TIME, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE MY IMAGINATION OR EARTHQUAKE, BUT THIS TIME, 2ND TIME, THE ENGINE MADE A RACING SOUND & IT JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL & HIT THE OTHER PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME DESPITE OF ME HITTING THE BRAKES. APPARENTLY THE CAR BRAKES COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER & THE END RESULT WAS I HIT THE OTHER PARKED SUV IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10547151
Machine
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