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2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 2117558 · 2025-08-05

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLE350
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

While waiting for traffic signal to change with foot on break pedal, the suv accelerated suddenly and lurched forward and rear ended the car ahead of me! Luckily, it was a Hummer with a tire mounted on the rear door and damage occurred only to my MB. Front end has severe damage, hood buckled and headlight broken! It was a spooky experience! 'chk breakpad wear' warning light has been coming on lately when starting and I was planning to get breaks chkd. But this was a frightening experience! Is there an issue with MB ECU like this? I'm in the process of filing insurance claim.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11678620
Machine
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