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2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 644530 · 2007-11-01

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
CLS500
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, THE MOST RECENT OVER $20,000. THE CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR SHOP 4 WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM FEARFUL THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10207663
Machine
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