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2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 918385 · 2012-05-13

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
ML350
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
15,550
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR WAS ON AN INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER ON THE COLUMN, AND I HAD BEEN BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO MOVE SOMETHING. THE CAR SAT IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 5MILES/HOUR. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS STANDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT AND SAW THE CAR ROLLING FORWARD, JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKES JUST AS THE CAR STRUCK ONE OF OTHER CARS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE SHIFT LEVER WAS READING THE DRIVE POSITION, EVEN HAD I NOT PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN DRIVE BUT REVERSE AS I HAD BEEN PROCEEDING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10458253
Machine
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