Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 430 / 2000

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081990 Incident Date: May, 31 2006
Consumer's City: PALM DESERT Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 430 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electronic stability control:automatic (asc)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2000 mercedes s430 that is unsafe. the vehicle is unstable in the rain. i was driving in the rain and the rear end of the car became unstable. the vehicle fish tailed out of control and caused me to hit the center guard rail. the airbags did not go off. after 25 years of experienced driving, i feel this is a manufacturer problem and the vehicle is unsafe. *nm