Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 230 / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003245941 Incident Date: Nov, 01 2003
Consumer's City: GREAT NECK Consumer's State: NY
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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving the car at 45 miles an hour, heard a buzzing noise getting louder and louder, the accelerator was picking up speed on its own, pressed the brakes and the car wasn't stopping, i was on the highway, took the steering wheel made a hard left, was in the left lane, hit the concrete divider to avoid hitting other cars, hit the car in front that car hit the car in front of him, the airbag opened, knocked me out, then i guess the car swerved diagonally hit a car in the middle lane and then hit the concrete wall on the right side, when i came to i had to get out of the car due to smoke, dust, the car wasn't running anymore. the car is at allstate and i called mercedes and they are going to investigate, do i need to hire a independent company to investigate. there is some defeat in this car, i did locate another complaint odi id # 727970. *la