NHTSA Complaint #11067164 — 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R350
AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11067164 |
| Vehicle | 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R350 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 89,547 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | DE |
Consumer Description
TAKATA RECALL THIS VEHICLE HAS AIRBAGS SAFETY RECALL BY TAKATA, THE DEFECTED AIRBAGS ON THIS CAR WAS DISCOVERED 2015, THIS SAFETY RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE I EVEN WENT ON A TEST DRIVE, THIS CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SOLD AT ALL UNTIL THE AIRBAGS ARE REPLACED THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,MY INSURANCE IS HIGH BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AGAIN THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD TO ME NOR SOLD AT ALL UNTIL THE AIRBAGS ARE REPLACED , DUE TO THE UNSAFETYNESS OF THIS VEHICLE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK FROM MERCEDES OR ALLY BANK I WAS LIED TO BY MERCEDES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL BE REPLACED 3/2018 ,NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WONT BE REPLACE TIL 9/2018 ,THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY FOR 7 MORE MONTHS AND RISK MY LIFE AND WHOEVER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH DEFECTED AIRBAGS , MERCEDES KNOWS WHAT THE RISKS ARE FOR DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION THEY ARE AWARE OF WHEN THE AIRBAGS EXPLODE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MERCEDES KNOW IT WILL CAUSE METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE FRONT OCCUPANTS THAT WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH , MERCEDES KNOWS THIS AND YET THEY ARE BEING UNCOOPERATIVE AND NOT HANDLING THIS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER , ALREADY THERE HAVE BEEN 180 INCIDENTS AND 20 DEATHS, THERES NO WAY IN HELL I'M GONNA BE THE 21ST DEATH . MY VEHICLE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ISSUE STILL EXIST, HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY RECALL. I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR , SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I'M NOT GONNA CONTINUE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND RISK MY LIFE, MY WIFE HAS DEVELOPED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BECAUSE OF THIS BEING SCARED AND AFRAID WHILE BEING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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