# 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1353116` · 2017-02-02 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** CLA250
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
PURCHASED A MERCEDES CLA 250C, AND HAVE HAD IT BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY IN WASHINGTON D.C. TRAFFIC, AND MORE RECENTLY ON THE I-5 IN SAN DIEGO ON 1/21/2017 DURING RAIN AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY AND LOST SPEED. THE CONSOLE POPPED UP FLASHING MESSAGE 'PRE-SAFE FUNCTIONS LIMITED' ON THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. AFTER COASTING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER I WAS HIT, BY A PASSING CAR, AND THE MOTORIST KEPT ON GOING.THIS HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIME, AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. MERCEDES AWARE, YET THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAID IF THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON WE CANT DIAGNOSE IT.  *TR
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