Two problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2001 Mercedes Benz C320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving on a level and straight road the car automatically applied brakes and came to a complete halt. Weather conditions where; clear visibility, about 85 deg f, dry asphalt surface. Error codes resulting from this fault indicates a faulty esp yaw rate sensor. The independent mechanic code reader showed that the yaw rate sensor output was reading angle rates from as low as 34 to as high as 300+ gradients/sec, while the car was not moving and parked at the shop. As the person responsible for any actions while driving this car, I that the car should not overrule the driver's inputs and create an unsafe condition. The vehicle should just indicate to the driver the existence of an unsafe condition and do not take any action until the driver acknowledges this warning/caution.
When the driver depressed the accelerator pedal in heavy traffic the vehicle slowed down, consumer has brought the vehicle in for service on several occasions for problems with acceleration and noise without remedy. Nlm.
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