Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / MERCEDES BENZ / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000211187 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: MERCEDES BENZ | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBNG70J72A | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 21 2003 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vehicle was equipped with a safety feature which automatically reduces the speed of the vehicle to 20-30 mph when various sensors detect some sort of mechanical difficulty. while the consumer was driving about 60 mph the safety feature activated and the vehicle speed was reduced. the driver was forced to pull over and the vehicle was towed tot he dealer. i was later determined that a faulty esp control module sent a false warning to the system that made the vehicle reduce speed. the consumer feels this feature was designed poorly and that it should be designed so it could be manually overridden (mercedes benz s430 2002). *mr *scc *nlm |