# 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `868537` · 2011-07-20 · 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:** C300
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 6,664
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
ON JULY 18, 2011, I WAS WAITING IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC FOR A SIGNAL  LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO MOVE, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MY 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300 LURCHED FORWARD AND REARENDED THE  VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  THE FORWARD MOTION WAS VERY FORCEFUL AND THE IMPACT WAS  HEAVY. THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION, AS I HAD NOT DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATOR AND WHILE I AM DEEMED AT FAULT I FEEL THIS MOVEMENT IS DEFINITELY RELATED TO ANOTHER INCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE REPORTED ON MAY 21, 2011. PLEASE REFER TO ODI # 10403924. MERCEDES BENZ CORP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION  TO THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THERE IS EVIDENCE OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM.  *KB
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