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2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1670164
Internal NHTSA #	11331070
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES-BENZ
Model	E350
Model Year	2008
File date	19/06/20
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At low speed , coming out of a grocery store parking lot, car went into sudden unintended acceleration without any warning. Fully pressing on the brake failed to slow or stop the car. With the brake not working and the car accelerating very fast the car became out of control until it crashed with a large rock /boulder when it stopped. There was extensive damage the the whole front half of the car. The car had to be towed in. I sustained a significant bruises of my breast bone and adjoining ribs. I am still in pain. This same exact malfunction with this same car as noted above occurred in 2013. I paid extra for mb to have an engineer examine the car but i was told nothing was wrong. On both occasions the air bags did not deploy.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DENVER, CO
VIN pattern	WDBUF87X58BXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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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.
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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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2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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