The contact owned a 2018 Mercedes-Benz 350 GLE. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light at an intersection, the vehicle began to lunge forward while the brake pedal was still depressed. The vehicle lurched into the intersection and struck another vehicle. The contact stated he did not notice any warning lights being illuminated. The contact's vehicle struck a vehicle on the driver's side door with his front end. The vehicle's grill was crushed and shattered all the windows on the other vehicle's driver's side. There were no injuries. The police were on the scene and wrote a report. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was placed in the body shop and repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,500. The VIN was not available.
NHTSA ODI 11464519