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NHTSA complaint #11560051

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLC43

Manufacturer

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Components

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

Dates

Incident: 12/01/2023
Filed: 12/14/2023

Owner complaint summary

2020 AMG GLC 43 coupe here in Harrison, NJ. My driving style with this vehicle isn't different in any relevant way versus with past vehicles. There is an acceleration dead spot which is the default occurrence when I am coasting at a low speed and then go to accelerate. Common scenarios are driving toward an intersection and rolling forward as you determine if you are clear to go and then accelerating, or slowing down to let a car in the lane next to you go by so you can then switch lanes and accelerate. I swear, I've almost gotten killed a few times when I had time to go but only if I hustled; depress the accelerator, and nothing happens for a full second. Then I go from having enough time to almost getting hit.

This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11560051). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.
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Official record ID (ODI): 11560051. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The raw JSON link proxies NHTSA's public API for machine verification; prefer this page when reading the complaint.