# 1998 MERCEDES BENZ E320 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `527690` · 2005-03-16 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** E320
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1,500
## Narrative
MERCEDES E-320 1998,  SUDDEN ACCELERATION, REF.  ODI 10113529.   *BF   THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, JUMPING THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE.  PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED IRREGULAR SPEED.  THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME.  MERCEDES FOUND NO PROBLEM.   *SC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*