Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 2004

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272087 | Incident Date: Apr, 12 2004 |
Consumer's City: LEXINGTON | Consumer's State: MA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Model Name: E CLASS | Model Year: 2004 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBUF76J53A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2003 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Intermittent failure of the distronic radar-controlled cruise control. in extreme wet conditions the car in front is intermittently not seen by the system causing the car to accelerate into the back of the car in front. this fault persists for some days after the wet conditions subside. the car's fault detection system sometimes detects this as a fault, but resets itself automatically leading to the dangerous condition recurring randomly. *ak |