NHTSA Complaint #11057132 — 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250

PURCHASED MY NEW CLA250 IN SEPTEMBER 2014. IN AUGUST OF 2015 MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY!. THE PRE-SAFE WARNING WAS PRESENT ON MY DASHBOARD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CATASTROPHE KILLING ME AND OTHERS. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION MAKING SURE I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE PARKWAY. IT FAILED 2 MORE TIMES WHILE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT STILL A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK THE CAR (WHICH HAD 16,000 MILES) TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURNED AND THEY PERFORMED A SERIES OF TESTS. THEY FOUND A PRODUCT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM UPDATE WHICH INVOLVED UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL NOV. 2017. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A BUS IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN MY CAR DECIDED TO STOP ACCELERATING. FINALLY, DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT DOING 70MPH THE CAR AGAIN DISPLAYED THE PRE-SAFE WARNING AND RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH ON I-78 IN NJ. TOOK THE CAR TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP NEAR ME AND THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR IS 2,000 MILES BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY IT'S NOT COVERED. THEY ARE REPLACING A SERIES OF PARTS THAT WILL COST ME OVER $4,000 TO REPAIR! THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. IS MERCEDES WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CAR HAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM? I HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY CRASHES INVOLVING THIS CAR AND NOBODY SURVIVED TO DETAIL WHAT WAS HAPPENING! THE 2014 CLA IS NOT SAFE AND MERCEDES DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED.