Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 230 / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045321 Incident Date: Mar, 27 2000
Consumer's City: MARINA DEL REY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 230 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E3XA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My car self-accelerated causing crash into other vehicle. brakes failed to stop self-propelled car. manufacturer not acknowledging car problem. putting burden of proof on me. i have no witnesses . i reported this to you on 5/28/00 and do not see it appearing on your website. i called this a.m. got no where with your operator. i have copy of voq confirmation. please respond asap.*ak