OK. The story first:
I was going down a country road the other day, not exceeding the speed limit (there wasn't one ) and came over a hill into a blind corner. I dug in the brakes and cranked the wheel over, ABS kicked in as it should (slightly gravely road) and then the car stalled . No more ABS or ability to try and regain traction by getting into the gas...spun out, but managed to keep it between the ditches. My immediate thought was that I was low on gas(reserve light had come on not half a mile before) and that the G force of the corner sloshed all the fuel to one side of the tank, stalling the car. But I talked to the PO (a good friend of mine) and he said that this had been a problem years ago. He even had it into the dealership a few times and they replaced several things (inc the EHA) but were flabbergasted.

The Question: Well, in discussing our experiences w/ this we came up with this senario: When coming into a corner at higher-than-average-G's (faster than one would on a daily basis, definitly spill-your-coffee-corner) and getting into the brake hard (maybe not until ABS kicks in but not too far away) the car just flat out stalls. I don't like this idea. It is there, at the ratty edge of control, that you need your car not to panic, and pull some very "Italian car" stunt like stalling (the same friends Alfa did that all the time...turn on the radio, car would stall ). WHAT THE HELL IS CAUSING THIS?? I think it has to be something electric, but I don't know where to look. Anyone had a similar prob? Every lose or almost lose control of your W124 and have it stall? Was there a recall about this I didn't know? I know the OVP is hooked into both systems (right?). What else is? I would really like to figure this out before I swerve to avoid a Girl Scout that is helping an old lady carring puppies across the street and I end up dead.

Thanks for any imput.

-Matt-

(ps: And don't tell me that the best solution is not to take corners so fast. This solution only works if you can also control what everyone else is doing too. )

(pps: The car is my well taken care of 1991 300E)

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