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2006 Mercedes benz CLS500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	825097
Internal NHTSA #	10363342
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	CLS500
Model Year	2006
File date	08/09/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving down i-10 on wednesday, september 8th, 2010 between 5:10 and 5:15 p. M. And all of a sudden my car took off at speeds over 100mph out of control. I was able to get the car on the shoulder of the interstate and come to a complete stop. I was horrified and could not believe what had just happened. It is a miracle no one was killed or injured. My 14 year old son and his friend were in the car during this whole ordeal. I called my husband and he advised me and the kids to be calm and to turn the car off, which i did. I then described to him in detail what had just happened. After about 60-90 seconds later, because the heat inside the vehicle was unbearable, i turned the car back on to get some air. The car then violently leapt forward with the gear shift in park position and took off for another 50 yards. I was able to use the brakes to get the car under control once again. At this time i turned the car off and screamed to the boys " get out of the car". After the car was towed to the dealership their service people experienced the same nightmare as i did. My car almost hit another car on the lot when it once again lunged forward out of control. The car has been "repaired" but i will not put my family in it again. Googling this problem, i found several similar reports, and wanted to make sure mine was filed as well so maybe mercedes will recognize this is a serious, life threatening problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	TALLAHASSEE, FL
VIN pattern	WDDDJ75X16AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	70
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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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2006 Mercedes benz CLS500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz CLS500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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