Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 28, 1998OH
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AT 70MPH. MECHANIC STATES THE ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM RUSTED OUT, DEALER HAS VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK
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1995 Mercedes Benz C220 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 16, 1997PA
CONSUMER FELT A JERK IN THE VEHICLE, INSTANTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN. VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE MEDIUM BARRIER WHILE SPINNING . THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Structure › Body
Filed Jun 4, 1997VA
LEAK COMES INTO THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FIREWALL, ON TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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