1999 MERCEDES BENZ E300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2003-10-21

crash · 437922 · 2003-10-29

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: E300
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 23,000
Speed: 72 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 72 MPH CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A JET. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JUMPED THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY, DAMAGING THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10044990
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown