2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Electronic stability control Problems

“New purchase 02-29-2020; the mercedes SPRINTER 2500 that was upfitted by airstream into the airstream interstate nineteen. I drove about 60 miles and when backing from a parking spot I felt a sudden grab/jolt from the right front undercarriage as if backed over a dog/child. Thankfully nothing. Three more times this occurred over two days but w/o finding a cause I chose to drive 800 miles to seattle from california via I-5. …”

“The vehicle has some emergency steering control that is automatically built in. If you go outside of the lanes, it not only steers you back to within the lanes, but also slams on the brakes. It is automatically on. It can be shifted off every single time you start the vehicle, but it is a default setting. This has proven to be extremely dangerous in approximately 5 situations while driving the vehicle, and I just bought the vehicle four months ago. To illustrate it: we were driving through a construction zone. …”

“The contact owns a 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds with the stability crosswinds feature engaged in windy weather, the brakes independently activated without driver input, and the vehicle swerved and was uncontrollable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.”