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2011 Mercedes benz E Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	817258
Internal NHTSA #	10356174
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E
Model Year	2011
File date	17/09/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2011 mercedes benz e class-this vehicle has an electronic shifter just behind steering wheel. It is difficult to tell if it goes into park or not. My wife had engine running, got out of car to check the trunk and thought she put the vehicle in park. It started to move and she was able to jump inside and hit the brake. Later that morning i pulled into a parking spot and thought i hit the park. I got out leaving the engine running with my wife in the passenger seat on the phone. When finished she shut the engine off and the car started to roll backwards. She couldn't reach over the console to hit the brake. She tried pushing the park button and nothing happened. The vehicle (72 hours old) stopped when it hit a car behind it in another parking space. Fortunately, nobody was behind the car or someone could have been killed. I spoke with mercedes corporate who said the electronic shifter has been around since 2006. The service foreman at my dealer told me there is no way to adjust the computer so that if the car isn't in park and the key is turned off the transmission would automatically sense no one in the drivers seat and the vehicle would lock into park. He explained with the key off had she opened the door the park would have automatically happened. It seems there is a simple fix. If the vehicle is below 5 mph and someone has the engine running but opens the door to get out it still should go into park. This is a simple program fix i would guess. There should also be a warning bell or voice command alerting the driver that the vehicle isn't in park. It came too late for my wife to know had she opened the door the car would have locked into park when the engine is off. There should be a warning posted to all new owners and a demonstration of how to best utilize the emergency system. Fortunately, no one was killed but my wife being twisted heart her back. Nothing can be done to correct the problem since the dealer has no designated fix.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	POTOMAC, MD
VIN pattern	WDDHF5GBXBAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	6
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Mercedes benz E Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Mercedes benz E Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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