SL/R107: Unintended acceleration in reverse
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1967 Morris Cooper "S", 1983 911SC, 1997 Toyota Tacoma, 1999 HD FXSTB, 1998 C43
Unintended acceleration in reverse
This may be an old topic...please let me know if that is the case.
Has anyone here experienced their model 560 SL (1987-1989) accelerate in reverse while attempting to remove from the "P" position in the transmission?
Please let me know, need to research for civil litigation purposes. MB has swept this under the rug and this ain't happening again!
Has anyone here experienced their model 560 SL (1987-1989) accelerate in reverse while attempting to remove from the "P" position in the transmission?
Please let me know, need to research for civil litigation purposes. MB has swept this under the rug and this ain't happening again!
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1967 Morris Cooper "S", 1983 911SC, 1997 Toyota Tacoma, 1999 HD FXSTB, 1998 C43
The acceleration I'm talking about it is akin to you flooring it while manuevering through PRNDL. It overcame the brakes....a case went through civil litigation in Hawaii, United States and I was deposed for a case on this. Thanks for the input though, it is appreciated.
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560 SL
This may be an old topic...please let me know if that is the case.
Has anyone here experienced their model 560 SL (1987-1989) accelerate in reverse while attempting to remove from the "P" position in the transmission?
Please let me know, need to research for civil litigation purposes. MB has swept this under the rug and this ain't happening again!
Has anyone here experienced their model 560 SL (1987-1989) accelerate in reverse while attempting to remove from the "P" position in the transmission?
Please let me know, need to research for civil litigation purposes. MB has swept this under the rug and this ain't happening again!
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I experienced this once about 7 years ago on my 88' 560. Good thing I had the garage door open but scared the c...p out of my neighbor. At the time I attributed it to my mixing gas vs brake because the pedals are unusually close to one another. I remember thinking that it was a terrible design and that there should have been a recall on it. I only put 100 additional miles on it after that and sold it a year ago. Considering the prior posts, it might not have been my mistake.
