1985 Mercedes-Benz 190 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 30%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190, 30% of the 10 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The vehicle surged into a brick wall. While in park, consumer went to put the vehilce into teh drive gear from park. Wiht foot on the brake, the vehicle lunged forward. This type of surging action would happen while in motion also. Consumer feels some retribution is owed.”
NHTSA complaint #8012140, filed 2002-06“Plastic clip on accelerator cable wears out prematurely, falls out onto ground; have no control over idling speed. Tt dealer replaced entire accelerator cable the first time the incident occurred, the seond time, just the clip was replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #972797, filed 1995-10Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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