Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / C320 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004313425 Incident Date: Dec, 07 2004
Consumer's City: PENNSAUKEN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: C320 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBRF64J51E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
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: Consumer was pulling inside of a parking space to park and vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. then, vehicle continued to accelerate with speed, jumped the curb,and crashed into a parked vehicle head on. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. no injuries reported. consumer was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak