Issue ID | 1025705 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10554297 |
Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
Model | C230 |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 27/11/13 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | On nov 27, 2013, i was in the los angeles area on highway 14 traveling around 70 mph on the highway w/ many cars and my speed dropped to around 50 mph in spite of my foot downing the accelerator to the floor. I had to turn on my emergency lights and move over to the slow lane for safety. Returning home that same day on the same freeway, the car would not accelerate or transmission would not downshift to compensate for the uphill on the freeway in spite of stepping down on the accelerator- again i had to flash my emergency lights on and move to the slow lane. There is no sensor light on the dashboard for both incidents. My mechanic reported it will be hard to diagnose the transmission problem since there is no sensor light on. On nov 29, 2013, i traveled to las vegas and the transmission repeated the decelerating incident and failure of the accelerator to increase engine or transmission speed. This is dangerous. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 125375 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | LAS VEGAS, NV |
VIN pattern | WDBRF52H16FXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 18/01/21 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
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Vehicle speed | 70 |
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