# 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1014421` · 2013-10-07 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** E350
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 39,500
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THIS CAR AUTO ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS PARKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON SEP 14, 2013. MY CAR ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR DAMAGE IS AROUND $13,000. IT IS THE 2ND TIME WHEN IT HAS AUTO ACCELERATED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE 1ST. TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE ROAD & IT MOVED FEW FEET BY ITSELF WHEN I STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT BY HITTING THE BREAKS WITH LOTS OF FORCE. THAT TIME, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE MY IMAGINATION OR EARTHQUAKE, BUT THIS TIME, 2ND TIME, THE ENGINE MADE A RACING SOUND & IT JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL & HIT THE OTHER PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME DESPITE OF ME HITTING THE BRAKES. APPARENTLY THE CAR BRAKES COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER & THE END RESULT WAS I HIT THE OTHER PARKED SUV IN FRONT OF ME.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*