NHTSA Complaint #11362647 — 2018 PLEASURE WAY PLATEAU
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11362647 |
| Vehicle | 2018 PLEASURE WAY PLATEAU |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 28,964 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
THIS VEHICLE IS AN RV BUILT ON 2017 MERCEDES SPRINTER CHASSIS MXCA76. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, SPEED INCREASED DRAMATICALLY FROM SETPOINT, UP TO 80MPH WHEN SET TO 65. TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL, AND SHORT TIME LATER 5 SEPARATE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH APPEARED, WITH WARNING TO TAKE VEHICLE TO WORKSHOP. WARNINGS WERE- BLIND SPOT ASSIST NOT WORKING, ABS NOT WORKING, TIRE SLIP PICTURE??, ESP NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. PULLED INTO CLOSEST EXIT AND CALLED CLOSEST MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SPRINTERS, AND IT WAS LIKELY A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY HAD THE PARTS, AND COULD DO IT SAME DAY. MILAGE WAS 28964, AND MERCEDES DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED A FAILED RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED UNDER 5 YEAR EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THE IMPACT OF THE SUDDEN SPEED INCREASE, ALL THE ALARMS AT ONCE, AND DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WAS FRIGHTENING, BUT SINCE IT WAS THE SECOND TIME, I WASN'T AS WORRIED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE IS APPEARING ON MANY RV OWNER SITES WHERE RV'S ARE BUILT ON A MERCEDES SPRINTER CHASSIS. WHILE INVESTIGATING, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, AS THIS IS A MERCEDES SPRINTER ISSUE.
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