NHTSA Complaint #10065804 — 2003 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10065804
Vehicle	2003 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 1, 2004
Date Filed	April 8, 2004
Mileage	24,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 MY 2003 ML500 MERCEDES - BENZ COMPUTER SHUT DOWN AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE THERE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE BUT IT STOPED FOR JUST A SECOND OR TWO. THIS ISN;T AN LD CAR WITH ABOUT 25K MILES ON IT. FOR A 55 THOUSAND DOLLARS CAR TO DO THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.*AK

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