1994 Mercedes-Benz 280 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 17%of 18 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 1994 Mercedes-Benz 280, 17% of the 18 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“This is an intermittent problem that happens when slowing down for a stop light and applying pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle will suddenly accelerate forward for a second. Driver has to press harder on the brake pedal for vehicle to stop.”
NHTSA complaint #828934, filed 1998-10“While vehicle was in drive with foot on brake pedal, the vehicle surged foward, hit a wall in garage, causing passenger's side air bag to deploy, while driver's side air bag did not deploy. Please provide details.”
NHTSA complaint #822480, filed 1998-04Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Mercedes-Benz 280
10 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Mercedes-Benz 280
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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