2003 Mercedes Benz Cl Class

TL*THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2003 MERCEDES CL55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 11,2006, THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE( LIMOUSINE) AT 45 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER DOWN SHIFTED, THE DRIVER DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE MERCEDES WAS DESTROYED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER THE CRASH. THE FRONT OF THE LIMOUSINE WAS "SHEERED" OFF. THERE WERE THREE FATALITIES AND ONE INJURY. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED TO THE ICU. THE POLICE RESPONDED AND FILED A POLICE HOMICIDE CASE REPORT # 246/7/9-06. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CONSUMER WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE MERCEDES BENZ, STATED THE SEAT BACK FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE DRIVER OF THE MERCEDES BENZ WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER IN THE MERCEDES BENZ WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO EXPIRED. UPDATED EVOQ 08/26/10 UPDATED 11/05/10 INFO RECEIVED 01/19/11 UPDATED EVOQ 03/28/12 UPDATED 11/25/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIM. UPDATED 12/02/13

1. EXITING A CURVE ON A WINDY ROAD AT APPROX. 30MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THROTTLE CAUSING AN AUTOMATIC DOWNSHIFT INTO A 516FTLB TORQUE LUNGE. WITH NO STEERING CONTROL IN 1-SECOND WE WERE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. DRIVER FOUGHT TO REGAIN CONTROL DURING SECOND NO. 2. THEN A LIMO BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN ON A MERGE LANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. BOTH DRIVER'S BRACED ON THEIR GAS PEDALS. 2. THE MERCEDES CL & SL CLASSES HAVE THE SAME FRONT SEATS WITH AN INTEGRATED SEAT BELT SYSTEM. SINCE IT WAS ONLY CONNECTED TO THE SEAT, THE SEAT FAILED WITHOUT EVEN A BRUISE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER (BY OVER 30-40 DEGREES). I WAS LEFT AGAINST THE DASH BOARD (WITH MY SEATBELT ON) THROWING LIMBS AT MY SURVIVAL. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, AFTER BREAKING MY LEFT FEMUR TWICE, SMASHING TWO KNEES, BREAKING MY FOREARM, HITTING MY HEAD ATOP MY LEFT HAND ON THE DASH AND LEAVING MY BODY WHEN I PUSHED BACK AND RETURNED I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO THINK THE AIR BAG HAS YET TO GO OFF. THEN IT DID, PICKING ME UP BY MY HEAD, SMASHING IT AGAINST THE MOONROOF BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST IN A MANGLED SEAT POSITION. 3. IN THE 2.75 YEARS IT TOOK TO GET TO WRITING THIS CORRESPONDENCE, MERCEDES HAS INCREASED THEIR CL POWER OPTIONS BY ANOTHER 150HP AND 250FTLBS OF TORQUE TO 650HP/750FTLBS OF TORQUE WITH THE SAME SEAT/BELT ARRANGEMENT. NHRA RULES REQUIRE 5-POINT HARNESSES ATTACHED TO FRAME/ROLLCAGE COMPONENTS FOR A CAR CAPABLE OF TRAVERSING THE 1/4MILE IN 12 SECONDS OR LESS. THE CL55-65'S RANGE FROM MID 12'S TO MID 11'S. AND FAIL TO CONNECT ANY PORTION OF THE BELT TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. IT MAKES NO SENSE ESPECIALLY IN A CAR THAT WEIGHS 4400LBS TO LEAVE THEIR OCCUPANTS FENDING FOR THEMSELVES IN MID FLIGHT WHILE "BUCKLED UP". *TR