Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mercedes Benz CLS500

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.

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From a stopped position there is delay when the accelerator pedal is pressed before the engine actually begins to accelerate. The delay is approximately 2 seconds and presents serious danger when attempting to pull into approaching traffic. I have had a few close calls where I was almost hit by another vehicle because of the significant hesitation with the acceleration. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer a few times, but they said they could not find any problem and no error faults had been logged in the vehicles computer. The problem was intermittent initially but is not consistently occurring. I believe this is a serious safety issue and suspect my case is not unique.

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Pulling into parking space car accelerated and hit tree. Air bags did not inflate and satellite did not notify police. Could not stop vehicle. Myself and 2 other people were injured. Similar situation happened earlier this year when vehicle would not stop, struck car in front of me, air bags did not inflate and satellite did not notify police. In both instances there was extensive damage to my vehicle, the most recent over $20,000. The car is still in repair shop 4 weeks after accident. I am afraid to drive the car because I am fearful the same thing will happen.