| Issue ID | 1695691 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11363111 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C300 |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 05/09/20 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On september 5th around 4:30 pm, i made a complete stop at a red light, on the intersection of sykes creek pkwy and sr 520 in merritt island, florida. Weather was perfect no rain or wind. I applied the brake hold feature and lifted my foot off the brake pad. About 3 minutes passed and suddenly the engine turned on and the car moved and collided with the car in front of me and she hit the car in front of her. It was not hard hit as evidenced by the minor scratch on my front bumper (car #3) and another minor scratch on the car in front of me (car #2), and no sctraches at all on the car in front of her( car #1) |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6300 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MELBOURNE, FL |
| VIN pattern | 55SWF8DB8KUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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