# MERCEDES-BENZ MERCEDES-BENZ — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `1302109` · 2016-07-27 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MERCEDES GLC 300.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL MALFUNCTION CAUSES VEHICLE ACCIDENT.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND SHE FELL A LITTLE BEHIND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON HER NEW VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED GEARS. THE BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE  (PERHAPS NOT ENOUGH TIME) AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF THERE IS A HISTORY OF GEAR CHANGE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*