The transmission does not shift from first to second and created several dangerous situations in whichI tried to enter the highway. I called the corporate headquarters to make a complaint and was sent to the dealership to file a lemon law complaint. The Transmission specialist at AAMCO said the transmission parts are in good shape, but the problem is that there is too much clearance between the transmission casing and the transmission parts. I told him that this is a defective engineering and these vehicles should be recalled. When I did further research, I found out that I was not alone and that this is a well-documented problem with the Mercedes transmissions. I am reaching out to this agency because I believe that this situation has created a dangerous problem that should be looked into. The following link details these defects. [XXX] The problem with why this has not been reported is that many people that on these cars do not want to look as though they cannot afford the car and just have the vehicle repaired. I truly believe that the government should look into this before someone is seriously hurt because I am not the only one that has had this experience. The repairs/corrections will cost me $7,900 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

On July 3, 2024 I turned right out of a parking lot onto a busy road. The car sped up on its own and started speeding. It took me a couple of seconds to realize what was happening and put on the brake. The car ran through a red light, other cars were able to avoid hitting me. The car did stop then. There were no warning signs that this was going to happen. The dealership is going to investigate tomorrow. The car seems to be running fine since.

- Canyon Lake, CA, USA

Car not stop.when turning to stop my car accelerated on its own.on highway

- North Hills, CA, USA

The cruise control lever is the same as the turn signal lever. When signalling a turn, if I pulled back and up or down on the lever, the car would lurch ahead at high speed. This is definitely a dangerous condition. This is a dangerous design defect, as the car would accelerate quickly. I had it lurch on me several times during the 1 week when I rented the car. The first time it happened, the car sped ahead for about 10 seconds at 65 mph(I was going 50 mph) while I played with the lever to try to disable the cruise control

- Milford, CT, USA