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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 894715 · 2011-12-11

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
24,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MY HEALTH CLUB. AS I WAS ABOUT TO STOP, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED GOING INTO THE CURB, UP A DIRT BERM AND OVER SOME VERY LARGE BOULDERS. I NEVER MADE IT OVER THE BERM BECAUSE THE CAR GOT LODGED ONTO OF A LARGE ROCK. WHEN IT WAS OVER, IT TOOK A COUPLE OF SECONDS, I KNOW THAT MY FOOT WAS PUSHING HARD ON MY BRAKE. HOWEVER, I DOUBT THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE CAR. I WILL REPORT THIS TO MERCEDES BENZ, HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10439321
Machine
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