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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 868538 · 2011-07-20

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
C300
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
6,664
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10413806
Machine
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