{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10237355,"manufacturer":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2008","vin":"WDBRF61JX1F","components":"STRUCTURE,SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MERCEDES C240 AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE AUTOMATIC \"EASY EXIT\" FEATURE SHORTED OUT CAUSING MY SEAT TO AUTOMATICALLY MOVE ALL THE WAY BACKWARDS SO THAT I COULD NO LONGER REACH MY CLUTCH, BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. IN ADDITION TO THIS MY STEERING WHEEL MOVED ITSELF UPWARDS AS FAR AS IT COULD GO. I NEARLY WRECKED MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO REACH MY BRAKE PEDAL BY SCOOTING WAY FORWARD IN THE SEAT, AND I ALSO WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE STICKSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FREEZING UP, BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE RELAY SWITCH CONNECTING TO THE ELECTRIC WINDOW, COULD ALSO CAUSE A SHORT, AND THUS INITIATE THIS MOST DANGEROUS \"EASY EXIT\" FEATURE. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THE DOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS, OFF AN ON. I HAD EVEN COMPLAIN TO THE DEALERS SHOP. BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE MY COMPLAINTS, SO THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT BROKEN. THIS TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN AS SOON AS I COULD AFTER THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL INCIDENT (THEY COULD NOT GET MY CAR IN UNTIL TUESDAY, THE FOLLOWING WEEK.)  THE DIAGNOSIS THAT PART #203-820-15-85 (CONTROL UNIT) WAS FAULTY.  THE PART WAS REPLACED FOR $579.20. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT MERCEDES BENZ COMPANY SHOULD WARN ANY OTHER OWNERS OF A CAR WITH THIS PART TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS WRECK IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, OR WAS DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SNOW. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR  ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2001","productMake":"MERCEDES BENZ","productModel":"240","manufacturer":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC"}]}]}