# 1999 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
> NHTSA complaint `178043` · 1999-10-12 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** 320
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED THEN DOWNSHIFTED (1ST)  WHILE DRIVING.  BRAKES ENGAGED.  CAR CAME TO VIOLENT HALT , THEN CAR AND PASSENGERS WERE LURCHED BACK & FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT OPERATOR INPUT, RPMS ERRATIC UNTIL KEY REMOVED.  FREEWAY INCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE, MFG DENIED SIMILAR CLAIMS, SEE NHTSA ITEM # SB605899.  TRAUMA OF EVENT HAS RESULTED IN INABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE (CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND FEAR OF REOCCURANCE).
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