Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 300 / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
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?