| Issue ID | 920000 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10458253 |
| Manufacurer | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | ML350 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 12/05/12 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The car was on an incline in my driveway. It has the transmission shift lever on the column, and i had been backing down the driveway. I stopped placed the car in park and got out with the engine running to move something. The car sat in place for approximately 10 seconds and then spontaneously took off at approximately 5miles/hour. Fortunately my daughter was standing on the driver side of the car in front and saw the car rolling forward, jumped in and hit the brakes just as the car struck one of other cars on the driveway. The shift lever was reading the drive position, even had i not placed the car in park, it would not have been in drive but reverse as i had been proceeding down the driveway. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15550 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ARROYO GRANDE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4JGBB2FB5BAXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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