2006 Mercedes benz R350 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2006 Mercedes benz R350 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID588057
 Internal NHTSA #10157229
 ManufacurerMERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
 BrandMERCEDES BENZ
 ModelR350
 Model Year2006
 File date01/05/06
 ComponentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemMy wife drove our mercedes benz r350 to a friends house to drop off the kids. Upon stopping on the driveway my wife shut the car off (key in off position) got out and went to the passenger side to help my daughter out of the third row. At that same time my son exited the vehicle and was standing outside the car. As my wife began to move the seat for my daughter the car rolled due to not being in park, rolled past my son and went through the friends garage door. All cars i know of that are automatics require the vehicle be in park prior to the key going to the off position. Mercedes benz has the car programmed so that if the user forgets to put the car in park, park will be engaged once the key is removed (a haptic admission of guilt). For safety reasons the logic should be modified slightly to: zerospd+(dooropen*keyoff)=park i called mercedes benz and they see this as my wife's fault. It is simple to them, people don't leave their keys in their cars so going into park once the key is removed is fine. The shifter this car has is hidden behind the steering wheel and will take a lot of getting used to in order to remember to put it in park. On the second day we had the car home i almost got out without being in park. It will cost $1100 for a new garage door and the r350 has some minor scratches on the facia. To me this is simple, mercedes benz puts the car in park (for those that forget) one step too late overlooking conditions that could lead to safer logic. My son could have been crushed by the car, he only made it as far as the front fender and was about to walk in front of the car. I am still waiting to hear back from bernard, the chief technician that i left a vm with on the 800-for-merc line. *nm
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure1900
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateZANESFIELD, OH
VIN pattern 4JGCB65E56AXXXXXX
 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
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase15/04/06
Was original owner?Y
Anti-lock brakesY
Cruise controlY
Number of cylinders6
Drive train typeAWD
Transmission typeAUTO
 Vehicle speed5
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's nameGERMAIN MB OF COLUMBUS
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's cityCOLUMBUS
 Dealer's state codeOH
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    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.
  • What is Failure?

    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.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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