NHTSA complaint: 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES FROM MY HOME TO MY WORK ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 IN THE WEST OF LOS ANGELES. I WAS GOING TO EXIT FROM THE I-10 TO ALAMEDA EXIT, I SAW WHITE FUME COMING UP FROM THE VENTILATION ON HOOD AND THE GAS SMELL START TO COME INTO INSIDE AND I ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS WHILE TAKING EXIT AND PARKING TO A SPACE OF TRUCK WASH PLACE AT 1630 MCGARRY ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90021. AS SOON AS I ARRIVE THE TRUCK WASH PLACE, STRONG FLAME AND GAS STARTED FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I ASKED HELP FROM THE TRUCK WASH PEOPLE AND THE CAME WITH WATER HOSE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO CEASE THE FIRE. AFTER STOP THE FIRE I FOUND THE FUEL LINE WAS DISCONNECTED ON THE TOP ABOVE ENGINE AT DRIVER SIDE. THERE WAS NOT TEAR OR WARE AS THE CAR WAS IN THE W I SIMONSON MERCEDES BENZ ON THE DATE OF JUNE 1, 2015, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY A FLETBED TO THE W. I. SIMONSON AT 1330 COLORADO AVE, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 [XXX]. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation