1991 MERCEDES BENZ 300 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 300 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 1999-01-31

fire · 134010 · 1999-02-02

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: 300
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO UP TO 80 TO 100 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP ALSO, BRAKE SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 834365
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown