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2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 551383 · 2005-09-29

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
E500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT RAN INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM, JUST THE BODY PARTS. NO ONE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134196
Machine
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