NHTSA complaint: 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF RUBBER IN THE ROAD, ALL THREE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR WERE JOLTED BECAUSE OF HITTING THE RUBBER IN THE ROAD. CONTACT STATES WHILE DECELERATING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN TOO MUCH AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC HAS NO BRAKE CONTROL.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation