# 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `551383` · 2005-09-29 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** E500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1,000
## 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
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