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2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLE63 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 1665240 · 2020-05-26

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
AMG GLE63
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
16,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 70 TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE SEVERELY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG THE SAME HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY CONTROL PROBLEM. THIS CONTROL PROBLEM DURING RAIN HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I'VE HAD IT. IT HAS NEVER FELT SAFE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I'VE FOUND OTHER GLE 43 AMG OWNERS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11326038
Machine
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