NHTSA Complaint #10807860 — 1987 MERCEDES BENZ 300

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10807860
Vehicle	1987 MERCEDES BENZ 300
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	November 22, 2015
Date Filed	December 1, 2015
Mileage	303,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (IT'S A TEN MILE DRIVE ONE WAY) WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL IT REACHED ABOUT 110 MPH. I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP. I FORCED IT TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, LEAVING SKID MARKS IN THE ROAD, AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAITED FOR A FRIEND TO COME AND SEE IF THEY COULD HELP. WHEN THEY GOT THERE THEY HAD ME TURN THE CAR ON IN PARK. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REVVED REALLY FAST SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO KEEP THE VALVES FROM BEING DAMAGED. WE TOWED THE CAR OURSELVES THE LAST HALF MILE HOME. JUST A NOTE THE CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND WASN'T REALLY DRIVEN MUCH UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

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