NHTSA Complaint #10669960 — 2000 MERCEDES BENZ E320

WHILE DRIVING ALONG FORT DIX ROAD, IN PEMBERTON, NJ, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WITH NO EXPLAIN SIGN. UPON THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE TO SIDE OF ROAD WAS ABLE TO ROLL. UPON THE VEHICLE STOPPING, THE AIRBAGS SMACKED ME ON MY LEFT SIDE LEAVING ME IN TOTAL PAIN ON MY LEFT SIDE UPPER ARM. UPON GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD ONLY DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BOTH FRONT AND BACK DOORS AIRBAGS ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG IN DRIVERS SIDE UPPER AREA WHICH COVERED THE WINDOWS. MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT NO DAMAGE OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AND MOVING IT COMPLETELY OFF THE RIDE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR