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2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1725216 · 2021-02-06

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
260,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HI, I WAS DRIVING NORMALY ON A ROAD, NO WARNING, JUST BRAKE LIGHT POPS UP TO REDUCE POWER. PEDAL WAS EMPTY AND STEERING GOT HARD NO UPSHIFT. I HIT A CURB AND CRACKED MY BUMPER. ALL BRAKES ARE NEW. WHEN I LOOKED ON LINE, I SAW SOME PEOPLE DEVELOPED A DEVICE THAT RESETS THE ABS MUDUAL TO 100%. THEY SAID MERCEDES PUT A TIMER IN THE SYSTEM THAT RUNS OUT AND MAKE YOU CHANGE STUFF? THIS DEVICE I JUST BOUGHT TO USE SO I CAN USE MY CAR. I'M AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN AND THIS SCRAED THE HELL OUT OF ME ON A DARK NIGHT IN OHIO. I ENED UP TOWING MY CAR TO MY HOUSE 60 MILES AWAY. VERY ANGERY WITH MB.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11394931
Machine
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