Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / ML500 / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055802 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MORRIS | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: ML500 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB75E52A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 10 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 21 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2002 mercedes benz ml500. a week ago i experienced sudden acceleration while driving on an interstate. as i was accelerating the car suddenly accelerated (the gas pedal went to the floor) and i was unable to stop the car despite fully depressing the break pedal. the car reached 80+ mph and i was forced to drive off of the road to avoid an accident (i was able to slow it to about 50 mph by fully depressing the break pedal). i was finally able to stop the car by shifting into neutral (it has an automatic transmission; when i shifted to neutral the engine immediately decelerated). over the next 40 miles i experienced sudden acceleration 10+ times. this occurred both while i was accelerating and while i was braking. while attempting to stop at a stop sign in my subdivision the car accelerated and drove through the stop sign. i parked the car in my garage and called my mb dealer. i asked to have the car towed to the dealer and i was told that they would not do this. i explained the issue to them and they seemed unconcerned. i have not driven the car again since this occurred (i will not ever drive it again). *nm |