Three problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2008 Mercedes Benz C300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz C300. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle in a residential garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the wall. The vehicle then reversed independently and crashed into a concrete wall. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 16,500.
Two separate instances of commanded acceleration with my 2008 mercedes C300. I purchased the car from a private used car dealer in September 2009 with 10,500 miles. On November 1, 2010 I experienced my first instance of uncommanded acceleration while slowing to a stop in a driveway. The engine suddenly accelerated to a high rate and struck a parked truck immediately in front of my car. I shifted into reverse and the car sped at maximum rpm across lawns and the street until finally returning to normal. At no time were the brakes able to have any effect on slowing my speed. This incident was not reported to the police since no property serious damage occurred however I immediately contacted the dealer from whom we purchased the car. They claimed we needed to contact mercedes since the car was still under warranty. When I visited the local mercedes dealer the following day they initially expressed interest in inspecting the car right away however nearly 2 weeks passed before they told us to bring the car in for inspection. They kept the car for 3 days and told us they found no mechanical or electrical faults. We were greatly disappointed with their findings and sent a certified letter to mercedes USA with full details of the incident. Their reaction was that the vehicle was operating as designed. We continued to operate the vehicle and on may 21, 2010 a second instance of sudden uncommanded rapid acceleration occurred. I was pulling out of my driveway at a slow rate while slowing to a stop as another vehicle passed by. Suddenly the mercedes accelerated uncontrollable and struck the passing vehicle causing it to overturn. The circumstances were nearly identical and I am positive the gas pedal was not being depressed. My car has bluetooth capability and I have a bluetooth compatible cell phone. Perhaps this caused interference with something in the engine computer system. My car is presently in an undriveable condition and mercedes has not yet come to inspect it.
Serious defect of sudden acceleration in mercedes model C300 year 2008. The consumer stated as he was about to park the vehicle, he released the brake pedal and suddenly the vehicle accelerated, went over a concrete barrier and hit the wall of the building finally coming to rest. The consumer stated the vehicle was a rental.
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