Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 2004

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0 Injured
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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