Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 300 / 1992
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003288626 | Incident Date: Nov, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: DARIEN | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 300 | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBGB34E7NA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 16 1991 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on highway, i slowed to turn off highway. after completing turn tried to accelerate but engine would not accelerate. was able to move the car off roadway at idle rpm only. car towed to local shop. a plastic piece on the end of the accelerator cable had disintegrated causing the accelerator cable to become disconnected from the engine throttle lever. this is the second time this failure has occurred. the plastic piece should have been made of metal. what if i had been in the middle lane of a six lane highway when this failure occurred? |