Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML430 / 1999

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001078771 Incident Date: Jun, 15 2001
Consumer's City: REISTERSTOWN Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: ML430 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB72E7XA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had just filled vehicle and boat being towed with gas and was crossing 4-lane divided highway to enter highway. upon completion of turn onto highway i stepped on the gas to gain normal speed and not impeed the now approaching stream of traffic. as i depressed the gas, the engine would rev slightly but without any increase in speed. the traffic is now quickly gaining on me with the boat and trailer and i am affraid that an accident might occur if the car does not begin to gain more speed. as i continue to add more and more gas, the car suddenly down shifts and jumps forward with a lurch and i quickly lessen the gas so as not to cause damage with the boat. iam able now to accelerate normally and quickly gain speed before being any more of a problem for other traffic. this happened while having just made a normal left turn onto the highway. others on www.mbnz.org website further list problems with delays up to 30 seconds while their cars creep slow and reving loudly. please help. the dealer says they can do nothing unless they can replicate the problem. we do not need accidents before they correct their designs. - - thank you.*ak