2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450 Problems & Recalls
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Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML, GL, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumulate and caus...
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML-Class, GL-Class, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumul...
The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, he felt a sharp pinch coming from the driver’s side seat. Upon further inspection, the contact’s husband noticed an abnormal hole with smoke coming from the driver’s side...
Mileage: 190,000
The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that the SRS warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while the dealer was servicing the air suspension strut failures, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had sustained severe water damage. The ...
The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that the SRS warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while the dealer was servicing the air suspension strut failures, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had sustained severe water damage. The ...
Blinkers and horn stopped working windshield wipers coming on without being turned on it’s saying drive to workshop without shifting gears and won’t start in the middle of the highway
Blinkers and horn stopped working windshield wipers coming on without being turned on it’s saying drive to workshop without shifting gears and won’t start in the middle of the highway
The contact owned a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact received a recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V315000 (Service Brake, Hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed by the dealer that the vehicle had been inspected but the brake booster was ...
Mileage: 187,000
The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH in the rain, there was an abnormal smoke odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle then started filling up with smoke. The contact checked and became aware that the...
Mileage: 59,050
The steering wheel airbag spontaneously deployed with no prior warning sensors activated or collision (moments after pulling into driveway at home). Mercedes Benz refuses to take any responsibility, or at least inspect and replace the steering wheel and airbag. Driver's arm was partially injured due...
The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission slipped and failed to shift into the intended gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The dealer replaced the transmission ...
Mileage: 130,000
Was driving my vehicle on the freeway and pulled off on and exit ramp. Brake pedal went to floor with very little braking had to pump the brake pedal to regain control. Brakes felt soft. Returned home by pumping brakes. No warning lights, Next day bled brakes and replaced brake fluid. Function rest...
In the past several weeks, whenever I press on the brake pedal firmly at a stoplight or even on the highway, the "low brake light" alarm on the vehicle turns on. I went and checked the brake fluid level, but it is normal. It also seems to take longer to brake the car than before. I'm not sure if it ...
The GL450 has the balance shaft problem .It skipped timing and caused major engine failure.. This problem is prevalent for the M273 engine. The parts wear prematurely. The timing is affected and the 4 cam power train misaligns. The engine quits and the repair is usually over 4000.00. It produces 12...
Mileage: 153,000
The GL450 has the balance shaft problem .It skipped timing and caused major engine failure.. This problem is prevalent for the M273 engine. The parts wear prematurely. The timing is affected and the 4 cam power train misaligns. The engine quits and the repair is usually over 4000.00. It produces 12...
Mileage: 153,000
ON NOVEMBER 17, 2020, I TURNED MY DRIVER SEAT HEATER AND SUDDENLY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES DRIVING I DECIDED TO TURN OF THE HEATER, THE BURNING SENSATION ON MY BACK WAS INTENSE. ONCE I PARKED, I NOTICED A HOLE IN MY SEAT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER! I CHECKED MY CLOTHING AND NOT...
Mileage: 96,382
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT AND I COULD ONLY GO 40 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT TEN MINUTES AND THEN START IT UP AGAIN. AGAIN THIS WEEK IT ALSO HAPPENED.
Mileage: 135,000
RAIN LEAKED IN THROUGH THE BACK CAUSING THE REAR SAM TO BE FILLED WITH WATER. THIS CAUSED ALL OF MY TAILLIGHTS TO GO OUT. I SAW A RECALL FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR AS MINE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE GL 450 THAT I CAN FIND. I CALLED MERCEDES WHICH YIELDED NOTHING.THEY TOLD ME THE RECALLS ARE...
RAIN LEAKED IN THROUGH THE BACK CAUSING THE REAR SAM TO BE FILLED WITH WATER. THIS CAUSED ALL OF MY TAILLIGHTS TO GO OUT. I SAW A RECALL FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR AS MINE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE GL 450 THAT I CAN FIND. I CALLED MERCEDES WHICH YIELDED NOTHING.THEY TOLD ME THE RECALLS ARE...
MY CAR BATTERY DIED, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE JUMPED MY CAR, MECHANIC REPLACED MY BATTERIES. THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT THEN A MESSAGE CAME UP IN MY DASHBOARD IN RED SAYING TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE WORKSHOP WITHOUT SHIFTING GEARS; AFTER THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR AND DID SOME RESEARCH HE FOU...
Mileage: 142,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND HER COAT. AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED AND FLAMES APPEARED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EURO MOTORCARS BETHES...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. IN ADDITION, THE ESP AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. IN ADDITION, THE ESP AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A...
Mileage: 190,000
HEATING ELEMENT IN DRIVERS SIDE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. MERCEDES REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. WILL ONLY COVER 25% OF A 1400$ REPAIR. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE SEAT.
Mileage: 130,000
HEATING ELEMENT IN DRIVERS SIDE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. MERCEDES REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. WILL ONLY COVER 25% OF A 1400$ REPAIR. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE SEAT.
Mileage: 130,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT IDLE (STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT) AND WHEN TRAVELING 70+MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE EVENT HAPPENS VERY FAST AND THE ENGINE RESTARTS WITHIN 30SEC. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE BUT A...
Mileage: 168,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT IDLE (STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT) AND WHEN TRAVELING 70+MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE EVENT HAPPENS VERY FAST AND THE ENGINE RESTARTS WITHIN 30SEC. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE BUT A...
Mileage: 168,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ALL THE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS (E.G. NAVIGATION, DASHBOARD). AFTER 1 SECOND, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ALL BY ITSELF. THE CLOCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE KEPT ON CIRCLING BACK AND FORTH AS I...
Mileage: 153,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ALL THE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS (E.G. NAVIGATION, DASHBOARD). AFTER 1 SECOND, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ALL BY ITSELF. THE CLOCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE KEPT ON CIRCLING BACK AND FORTH AS I...
Mileage: 153,000
THE FOLLOWING CONDITION APPEARED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. (I PUT A DATE OF 1/1/18, IN THE BOX BELOW, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN, AND I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE). AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT TO BY ITS...
Mileage: 117,000
THE FOLLOWING CONDITION APPEARED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. (I PUT A DATE OF 1/1/18, IN THE BOX BELOW, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN, AND I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE). AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT TO BY ITS...
Mileage: 117,000
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL 450. CONTACT LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALL FOR VEHICLE.MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 99,801. CONTACT WAS GOING 66MPH AT TIME WHEN DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT FIREAND CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MERCEDES HEATED SEATS RECALL FOR SEAT OVERHEATING AND HOLE BURNING IN DRIVERS SIDE SEAT....
Mileage: 99,801
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL 450. CONTACT LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALL FOR VEHICLE.MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 99,801. CONTACT WAS GOING 66MPH AT TIME WHEN DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT FIREAND CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MERCEDES HEATED SEATS RECALL FOR SEAT OVERHEATING AND HOLE BURNING IN DRIVERS SIDE SEAT....
Mileage: 99,801
TAKATA RECALL .MY CAR HAVE THE AIR SHOCKS COMPLETELY DOWN THE AIR IS ESCAPING FROM 3 OF THEM AND THE CAR LOOKS AND DRIVE VERY BAD ,ALSO THE TURBINE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR IS FAILING SINCE I PURCFCHASE THIS VEHICLE, THA CAR STOP MOVING FORWARD EVERY TIME IGOT TO A STOP ,AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF A...
Mileage: 125,000
TAKATA RECALL .MY CAR HAVE THE AIR SHOCKS COMPLETELY DOWN THE AIR IS ESCAPING FROM 3 OF THEM AND THE CAR LOOKS AND DRIVE VERY BAD ,ALSO THE TURBINE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR IS FAILING SINCE I PURCFCHASE THIS VEHICLE, THA CAR STOP MOVING FORWARD EVERY TIME IGOT TO A STOP ,AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF A...
Mileage: 125,000
TAKATA RECALL .MY CAR HAVE THE AIR SHOCKS COMPLETELY DOWN THE AIR IS ESCAPING FROM 3 OF THEM AND THE CAR LOOKS AND DRIVE VERY BAD ,ALSO THE TURBINE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR IS FAILING SINCE I PURCFCHASE THIS VEHICLE, THA CAR STOP MOVING FORWARD EVERY TIME IGOT TO A STOP ,AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF A...
Mileage: 125,000
275/55/19 SCORPION VERDE ALL SEASON PLUS TIRES I PURCHASED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER MERCEDES GL 450 ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT A SIDEWALL FOR NO REASON. I HAVE A REPORT FROM THE TIRE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE OR ABRASION NOTED.
WHILE DRIVING 2007 MERCEDES GL450 WITH MY WIFE, AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 MILES FROM OUR HOME WITH FRONT SEAT HEATING I FELT BURN AT MY BACK AND THEN MY WIFE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE SEATS, WE STOPED THE CAR AND SAW DRIVE SEAT WAS BURNING AND MADE A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN THE SEAT, I TALKED TO MERCEDES ...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND THEN THE GEARS OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND THEN THE GEARS OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI...
Mileage: 130,000
WE WERE DRIVING ON SAN VICENTE BLVD IN BEVERLY HILLS, MY HUSBAND IN THE DRIVER SEAT TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATERS IN OUR SUV AND ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER WE STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND COULD NOT RIGHT AWAY DISTINGUISH WHERE THE PUTRID SMELL ORIGINATED FROM. MOMENTS LATER THE CABIN STARTED FILL...
Mileage: 65,000
2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSES FIRE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SEAT HEATER. UPDATED 04/04/2017*JS UPDATED 04/14/2017*JS *JS
MY TAIL GATE WON'T LOCK MY POWER STEERING IS WAY HARD TO TURN
MY TAIL GATE WON'T LOCK MY POWER STEERING IS WAY HARD TO TURN
1. NORMAL USE. 2. TIRE DEVELOPED RADIAL RUNOUT - PROBABLE TREAD SEPARATION 3. REMOVED TIRES FROM CAR
Mileage: 134,000
THE ISM (INTELLIGENT SERVO MODULE) HAS FAILED IN MANY OF THE SIMILAR MERCEDES CARS THAT I OWN. I CAN NOT START THE CAR AND CAN NOT EVEN ORDER THIS PART BECAUSE ONLY A DEALER CAN INSTALL THIS PART. MY VEHICLE IS STUCK IN A PARKING LOT AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECA...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE REMAINED FUNCTIONAL DU...
Mileage: 127,561
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE REMAINED FUNCTIONAL DU...
Mileage: 127,561
I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-80 HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 70 DOWN TO 10 MPH IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, BELLS, OR SIGNALS TO WARN ME THAT MY FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER, AND ...
Mileage: 145,000
2 COMPLAINTS -1 I WAS DRIVING W/OUT A COAT ON & TURNED THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER ON. THEN I STARTED FEELING A SHARP, STINGING PAIN ON MY BACK AND STARTED SMELLING THE BURNING OF WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE SEAT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A STINGING OR BITING INSECT OFF ...
2 COMPLAINTS -1 I WAS DRIVING W/OUT A COAT ON & TURNED THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER ON. THEN I STARTED FEELING A SHARP, STINGING PAIN ON MY BACK AND STARTED SMELLING THE BURNING OF WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE SEAT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A STINGING OR BITING INSECT OFF ...
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, I TURNED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER. LESS THAN THREE MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR FOLLOWED BY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND HEAT COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE SEAT NEAREST THE DOOR. I FELT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING POKING ME IN THE LEFT REAR...
Mileage: 100,101
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, I TURNED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER. LESS THAN THREE MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR FOLLOWED BY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND HEAT COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE SEAT NEAREST THE DOOR. I FELT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING POKING ME IN THE LEFT REAR...
Mileage: 100,101
VEH SUSPENSION FELL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL
Mileage: 150,000
VEH SUSPENSION FELL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL
Mileage: 150,000
VEH SUSPENSION FELL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL
Mileage: 150,000
2007 MERCEDES GL450 AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR ALL THE SUDDEN BECAME NOISY POPPED THE HOOD TO CONFIRM NOISE AND IT WAS THE AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR CAR WAS DRIVING FINE HAD TO GET TO MY DESTINATION ONLY 2 MILES AWAY THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN BOOM I THOUGHT MY TIRE BLEW OUT CAR STARTED BOUNCING IN THE R...
Mileage: 93,000
HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF IN THE WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO DEFECTING WIRING SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO EXPERTS MB USED AN INFERIOR AND UNSUITABLE MATERIAL FOR THE INSULATION ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES OF SOME OF THE GL450 MODELS. THIS INSULATION PREMATURELY DISINTEGRATES UNDER NORMAL USE CAUSING THE WIRES IT IS DE...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE SEAT WHILE THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE OFF AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A POLICE R...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE AND BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND THE CONTACT'S CLOTHING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE I...
Mileage: 60,000
WE HAD LEFT THE HOME - DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AT 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE SEAT HEATER ON. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE - IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD A BABY IN THE CAR, WERE TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD IN ASPEN. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THANKFULLY WERE A...
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF AND WILL NOT STOP. MUST TURN OFF THE CAR TO GET THE HORN TO STOP SOUNDING. THEN, MUST TURN ON THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE CAR A FEW TIMES TO MAKE IT STOP UNTIL IT ALL STARTS HAPPENING, RANDOMLY, AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MERCEDES D...
Mileage: 38,425
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF AND WILL NOT STOP. MUST TURN OFF THE CAR TO GET THE HORN TO STOP SOUNDING. THEN, MUST TURN ON THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE CAR A FEW TIMES TO MAKE IT STOP UNTIL IT ALL STARTS HAPPENING, RANDOMLY, AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MERCEDES D...
Mileage: 38,425
I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO AN AFTERNOON LUNCH ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER, 2014, THE DAY WAS CHILLY AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THE HEATED SEATS ON... AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE AREA (IT WAS ACTUALLY MY SEAT LIGHTING ME ON FIRE), NEE...
Mileage: 106,000
I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO AN AFTERNOON LUNCH ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER, 2014, THE DAY WAS CHILLY AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THE HEATED SEATS ON... AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE AREA (IT WAS ACTUALLY MY SEAT LIGHTING ME ON FIRE), NEE...
Mileage: 106,000
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND TURNING ON SEAT WARMERS, THE CAR SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL AND I FELT A VERY HOT SPOT ON MY BACK. I TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMERS TO FIND A HOLE BURNED INTO THE LEATHER. ALL OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF 2007 MB GL-450.
Mileage: 115,900
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND TURNING ON SEAT WARMERS, THE CAR SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL AND I FELT A VERY HOT SPOT ON MY BACK. I TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMERS TO FIND A HOLE BURNED INTO THE LEATHER. ALL OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF 2007 MB GL-450.
Mileage: 115,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SEAT HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND HIP WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT...
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SEAT HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND HIP WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT...
Mileage: 96,000
I WAS IN MY 2007 MERCEDES GL450 AND HAD DRIVEN APPROX. 2 MILES WITH MY FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON. I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRANGE SMELL AND SUDDENLY THE CABIN WAS STARTING TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF MY FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WAS...
Mileage: 107,260
I WAS IN MY 2007 MERCEDES GL450 AND HAD DRIVEN APPROX. 2 MILES WITH MY FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON. I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRANGE SMELL AND SUDDENLY THE CABIN WAS STARTING TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF MY FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WAS...
Mileage: 107,260
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SEAT HEATERS OVER HEATED CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ...
Mileage: 68,690
I HAD JUST STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2 MILES AND GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON. THANKFULLY CARS WERE COMING UP TO STOP SIGN SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF ROAD. STARTED CAR UP AND DROVE A LITTL...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAD JUST STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2 MILES AND GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON. THANKFULLY CARS WERE COMING UP TO STOP SIGN SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF ROAD. STARTED CAR UP AND DROVE A LITTL...
Mileage: 70,000
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFT AND REMAINS UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE POSITION. SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION CONDUCTOR PLATE/VALVE FAILURE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED BY OTHERS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. WHEN WILL MB ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 89,000
THERE'S A WHISTLING SOUND ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW THAN USUAL AND THERE MESSAGE INDICATOR STATES THAT THERE'S AN FAILURE WITH SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
MERCEDES GL450 THE FRONT END STARTED RIDING LOW AFTER DRIVING IT AND WOULD THEN ADJUST ITSELF, WHICH WAS VERY NOTICEABLE NOT THE MINUTE AMOUNT IS SUPPOSED TO DO JUST FOR AERODYNAMICS. THEN IT STARTED OUT LOW FROM A PARKING POSITION AND ONCE ON THE ROAD IT WOULD RAISE A LITTLE TO WHERE IT WAS DRIVABL...
Mileage: 110,000
MERCEDES GL450 THE FRONT END STARTED RIDING LOW AFTER DRIVING IT AND WOULD THEN ADJUST ITSELF, WHICH WAS VERY NOTICEABLE NOT THE MINUTE AMOUNT IS SUPPOSED TO DO JUST FOR AERODYNAMICS. THEN IT STARTED OUT LOW FROM A PARKING POSITION AND ONCE ON THE ROAD IT WOULD RAISE A LITTLE TO WHERE IT WAS DRIVABL...
Mileage: 110,000
MERCEDES GL450 THE FRONT END STARTED RIDING LOW AFTER DRIVING IT AND WOULD THEN ADJUST ITSELF, WHICH WAS VERY NOTICEABLE NOT THE MINUTE AMOUNT IS SUPPOSED TO DO JUST FOR AERODYNAMICS. THEN IT STARTED OUT LOW FROM A PARKING POSITION AND ONCE ON THE ROAD IT WOULD RAISE A LITTLE TO WHERE IT WAS DRIVABL...
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING IN NEW JERSEY ON ROUTE 80 WEST FOR 1-2 MILES THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT WIRES THAT SMELL SO BAD AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WENT ON FOR FEW MINUTES WHERE THE WIRES ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED TOGETHER. STOPPED THE CAR, SHOT ...
Mileage: 140,000
DRIVING IN NEW JERSEY ON ROUTE 80 WEST FOR 1-2 MILES THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT WIRES THAT SMELL SO BAD AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WENT ON FOR FEW MINUTES WHERE THE WIRES ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED TOGETHER. STOPPED THE CAR, SHOT ...
Mileage: 140,000
TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK IN A GEAR AND NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT AND ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON AN UPHILL INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD OTHER FAILURE TO SHIFT GEAR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BEFORE AN...
Mileage: 56,350
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I PUT ON THE SEAT WARMER. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE LATER AS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY I NOTICED AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE SMOKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE ROAD BEING PAVED NEARBY, BUT THEN NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS GETTING VERY HOT BY MY LOWER LEFT BACK. I GLANCE...
Mileage: 92,534
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR ...
Mileage: 62,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MY SON [XXX] TO HIS SCHOOL IN WAYNE NEW JERSEY WITH MY GL 450 SEATS WARMER TURNED ON IN BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEATS. I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE & THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OUTSIDE. I OPENED MY WINDOW, AND SMOKE STARTED SWIRLING INSIDE MY CAR AND STARTED GETTING THICKER WITHIN MINUT...
Mileage: 132,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MY SON [XXX] TO HIS SCHOOL IN WAYNE NEW JERSEY WITH MY GL 450 SEATS WARMER TURNED ON IN BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEATS. I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE & THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OUTSIDE. I OPENED MY WINDOW, AND SMOKE STARTED SWIRLING INSIDE MY CAR AND STARTED GETTING THICKER WITHIN MINUT...
Mileage: 132,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MY SON [XXX] TO HIS SCHOOL IN WAYNE NEW JERSEY WITH MY GL 450 SEATS WARMER TURNED ON IN BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEATS. I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE & THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OUTSIDE. I OPENED MY WINDOW, AND SMOKE STARTED SWIRLING INSIDE MY CAR AND STARTED GETTING THICKER WITHIN MINUT...
Mileage: 132,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR GOING UP A HILL.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER 10 TIMES AND THEY SAID IS A INTAKE FLAP NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW ITS HAPPENING SO OFTEN IM AFRAID T...
Mileage: 79,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR GOING UP A HILL.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER 10 TIMES AND THEY SAID IS A INTAKE FLAP NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW ITS HAPPENING SO OFTEN IM AFRAID T...
Mileage: 79,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR GOING UP A HILL.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER 10 TIMES AND THEY SAID IS A INTAKE FLAP NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW ITS HAPPENING SO OFTEN IM AFRAID T...
Mileage: 79,000
I TURNED ON MY 2007 MERCEDES GL450 IN MY DRIVEWAY TO WARM IT UP AND 1 MINUTE LATER THE HORN CONTINUALLY WENT OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE HORN CONTINUED. SMOKE BEGAN FROM THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT, THEN A FLAME. 911 WAS CALLED THE MOMENT WE SAW SMOKE. WITHIN SECONDS THE BACK SEAT WAS EN...
Mileage: 65,000
I TURNED ON MY 2007 MERCEDES GL450 IN MY DRIVEWAY TO WARM IT UP AND 1 MINUTE LATER THE HORN CONTINUALLY WENT OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE HORN CONTINUED. SMOKE BEGAN FROM THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT, THEN A FLAME. 911 WAS CALLED THE MOMENT WE SAW SMOKE. WITHIN SECONDS THE BACK SEAT WAS EN...
Mileage: 65,000
I TURNED ON MY 2007 MERCEDES GL450 IN MY DRIVEWAY TO WARM IT UP AND 1 MINUTE LATER THE HORN CONTINUALLY WENT OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE HORN CONTINUED. SMOKE BEGAN FROM THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT, THEN A FLAME. 911 WAS CALLED THE MOMENT WE SAW SMOKE. WITHIN SECONDS THE BACK SEAT WAS EN...
Mileage: 65,000
AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES OF HAVING MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER ON, WE STARTED TO SMELL BURNING AND THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT GOT VERY HOT, SO I TURNED OFF MY SEAT WARMER. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I NOTICED A BURN HOLE IN MY SWEATSHIRT AND THEN LOOKED AT MY SEAT AND IT HAD A BURN HOLE ON IT ABOUT 1/2-...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 580 EASTBOUND IN LIVERMORE, CA. OTHER DRIVERS WERE FLAGGING ME TO PULL OVER. MY CAR IS TOTALLY DESTROYED. IT TOOK 3 FIRE TRUCKS AND 1500 GALLONS OF WATER AND FOAM TO PUT OUT. THERE WAS JUST UNDER 1/2 TANK OF GAS. *TR
Mileage: 109,000
I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND IT WAS COLD SO I TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMER AND IN ABOUT 5 MIN. WE STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND IT WAS COMING FROM MY DOOR SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE SMOKE WAS PRETTY HEAVY, I WAS ALSO FEELING A BURNING SENSATION ON MY LEFT SIDE. I TURN TO TAKE A LOOK AND T...
Mileage: 80,000
THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE LATCH BROKE. WE NORMALLY HAVE A CHILD SEAT BUCKLED INTO THAT BELT. BUT WE WERE ON A TRIP, AND I WAS THE ONE USING THIS SEAT BELT. I COULD NOT LATCH IT, AND FOUND THAT A CHUNK OF THE PLASTIC HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BELT AND WOULD NOT LATCH. MERCEDES AND MY EXTENDED PRO...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE (NEUTRAL) EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN D AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON STOP LIGHT, CAR LOST THE POWER AND I HAD TO ACCELERATE CAR HARD TO MAKE IT MOVE AND STILL DIDN'T MOVE FINALLY I HAD TO RESTART IT, RESTARTING THE C...
Mileage: 82,500
MY MB GL450 2007 CARS HORN STARTED TO RANDOMLY GO OFF FOR NO REASON MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ONCE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SCARED OTHER MOTORIST TO PULL OVER. ONLY WAY I COULD MAKE IT STOP WAS TO PULL OVER AND TURN ...
Mileage: 83,000
MY MB GL450 2007 CARS HORN STARTED TO RANDOMLY GO OFF FOR NO REASON MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ONCE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SCARED OTHER MOTORIST TO PULL OVER. ONLY WAY I COULD MAKE IT STOP WAS TO PULL OVER AND TURN ...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC JACK HOLDER HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE IT WAS ELEVATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/18/13*LJ THE DEALER ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC JACK HOLDER HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE IT WAS ELEVATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/18/13*LJ THE DEALER ...
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A LOCAL ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP A GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY GOT INTO THE NEAREST PLAZA AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND WAS NOT LOCKING INTO A GEAR. THIS...
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEAR AND BECOME SLUGGISH WITH TERRIBLE FUEL CONSUMPTION. TRIED FUEL TREATMENT, PROBLEM GETS BETTER THEN RETURN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEAR AND BECOME SLUGGISH WITH TERRIBLE FUEL CONSUMPTION. TRIED FUEL TREATMENT, PROBLEM GETS BETTER THEN RETURN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STICK IN GEAR, NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN OTHER THAN AFTER TURNING IT OF. RESEARCHED THIS; SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HAD NO TIME TO GET IT FIXED THAT DAY, NEXT DAY GOT INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT (OTHER DRIVER NEGLECTED STOP SIGN) WAN...
Mileage: 80,000
I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND TURNED ON MY HEATED SEATS AS THE SEATS BEGIN TO WARM UP I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE I WAS ITCHING ON MY BACK IN THE AREA OF MY FAR ON MY LEFT SIDE AND I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS BURNING I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF MY HEATED SEATS AND THEN NOTICED THAT I WAS STUCK TO TH...
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WITH SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE SEAT. A SMALL FLAME WAS ALSO VISIBLE. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIR...
Mileage: 106,366
2007 GL 450 DOES NOT SHIFT, PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT, WITH SMALL MOVEMENT 5MPH TOP SPEED. STOP AT LIGHT ON HILL AND TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE TO RE ENGAGE TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONDUCTOR PLATE SENSOR. SAFETY ISSUE? I THINK SO. *TR
Mileage: 46,200
THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN A GEAR LOW OR HIGH AND WILL NOT GET OUT OF THAT GEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A FAMILY THAT IS EITHER MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND MAKES IT VERY DANGER...
Mileage: 62,000
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH SEAT CAUSING SMOKE AND HOLE. *TR
Mileage: 69,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT THEN FELT HER SKIN BURNING. THE CONTACT COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED THAT HER CLOTHING WAS BURNED AND T...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL 450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS NO SPACE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A WHISTLING AND RUMBLING SOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 47,700
HORN STARTS HONKING BY ITSELF. WILL SOUND FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE AND THEN STOP. OTHERWISE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.. HORN CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY SOUND WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE AS IT STARTLES OTHER DRIVERS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN HORN SENSOR. HOWEVER TO FIX, THEY SAID THE...
Mileage: 92,000
SPEED CONTROL BECAME NULL DURING ACCELERATION AT 72 MPH. DURING THE TIME OF ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION MADE AN ODD SOUND THEN SPEEDOMETER MOVED FROM 72 MPH TO 35 MPH IN JUST SECONDS AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
Mileage: 72,715
DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HEATED SEAT BUTTON DEPRESSED ON THE DASH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WHEN SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE CONTINUED AS THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT PANEL OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE FIRE PROJECTED THROUGH THE SEAT, BURNING A HOLE THRO...
Mileage: 44,396
DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HEATED SEAT BUTTON DEPRESSED ON THE DASH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WHEN SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE CONTINUED AS THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT PANEL OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE FIRE PROJECTED THROUGH THE SEAT, BURNING A HOLE THRO...
Mileage: 44,396
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-- CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN AND SPROCKET WEAR-- COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY MERZ OF THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CAME TO A HALT. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DEFE...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD FIRST POWER DOWN AND THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF BEFORE STALLING. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PR...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBIT A STRONG PLASTIC ODOR AND THE DRIVERS SEAT RELEASED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT M...
Mileage: 57,000
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. 90 MINUTES LATER ENGINE FIRE BEGAN THAT NEARLY BURNED DOWN MY GARAGE AND HOUSE. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED IN THE CAR 60 MINUTES AFTER PARKING. FIRE OCCURRED 60 TO 90 MINUTES AFTER PARKING. *TT
Mileage: 48,000
AIRMATIC FAILURE FRONT SUSPENSION MANY TIMES SINCE 2007 FOR GL 450 WARRRANY REPLACEMANT IN 2008 , 2009 AND NOW AGAIN IN 2011. *TR
MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450 HAS A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 5,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TOO MUCH TRAVEL TO STOP ESPECIALLY, IN TRAFFIC THE PEDAL GOES ALL MOST TO THE FLOOR IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. EVEN AFTER THEY PERFORMED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB...
Mileage: 5,000
AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE: INITIAL FAILURE - FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILED - LOWERED COMPLETELY WHERE TIRES WOULD APPEAR TO CONTACT WHEEL WELL. DEALER 'FIXED' PROBLEM SECOND FAILURE - LEFT FRONT AIR SUSPENSION LOWERED, THE REMAINING THREE DID NOT LOWER ITSELF. THE CAR DRIVES AT AN ODD ANGLE WITH LEFT ...
Mileage: 55,000
MERCEDES BENZ GL 450 2007. STEERING GOT LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. LATER THE DEALER FOUND OUT IT BECAUSE OF STEERING PUMP PRESSER WENT DOWN. MERCEDES SERVICE WAS NOT HELPFUL ON THIS. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOT MUCH CARS ON THE ROAD WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEN. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL 450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS A DELAYED STOPPING RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER C...
Mileage: 5,000
MECHANICAL FAILURE FOR THE TRUCK'S LIFTGATE. LIGHT FLASHED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT TURN OFF NOW, GETTING IT CHECKED TOMORROW. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
MECHANICAL FAILURE FOR THE TRUCK'S LIFTGATE. LIGHT FLASHED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT TURN OFF NOW, GETTING IT CHECKED TOMORROW. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAD BEEN DROPPING DOWN AND RISING UP SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK DROPPED DOWN THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY BOUNCE UP AND DOWN TO THE POINT THAT I NEARLY HIT MY HEAD ON THE ROOF. THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE UNTIL IT ROSE UP AGAIN. ON 2/18/2...
Mileage: 63,000
I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAD BEEN DROPPING DOWN AND RISING UP SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK DROPPED DOWN THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY BOUNCE UP AND DOWN TO THE POINT THAT I NEARLY HIT MY HEAD ON THE ROOF. THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE UNTIL IT ROSE UP AGAIN. ON 2/18/2...
Mileage: 63,000
I OWN A MERCEDES GL450 THE FRONT END STARTED RIDING LOW AFTER DRIVING IT AND WOULD THEN ADJUST ITSELF, WHICH WAS VERY NOTICEABLE NOT THE MINUTE AMOUNT IS SUPPOSED TO DO JUST FOR AERODYNAMICS. THEN IT STARTED OUT LOW FROM A PARKING POSITION AND ONCE ON THE ROAD IT WOULD RAISE A LITTLE TO WHERE IT WAS...
Mileage: 63,800
LEFT FRONT TIRE(MICHELIN LATITUDE 165/60R18) BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON FRIDAY,JAN 28,2011. *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MY GL 450 SEAT WARMER TURNED ON IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE & THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OUTSIDE. I OPENED MY WINDOW, AND SMOKE STARTED SWIRLING INSIDE MY CAR AND STARTED GETTING THICKER WITHIN MINUTES. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE STREET CURB, TUR...
Mileage: 45,022
DRIVER'S SEAT TURNING FROM GRAY TO YELLOW TO BROWN. WIFE AND I NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHILE USING SEAT HEATER AND NOTICED SEAT IS BURNED. NOTIFYING MERCEDES BENZ. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
1. POOR BATTERY LIFE AND ALTERNATOR LIFE IN 2007 GL 450 2. ENGINE DIED AND ELECTRONICS DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPORTED TO MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATION WITH NO RESOLVE.3. LIFT GATE CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT CLOSE. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
1. POOR BATTERY LIFE AND ALTERNATOR LIFE IN 2007 GL 450 2. ENGINE DIED AND ELECTRONICS DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPORTED TO MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATION WITH NO RESOLVE.3. LIFT GATE CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT CLOSE. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
1. POOR BATTERY LIFE AND ALTERNATOR LIFE IN 2007 GL 450 2. ENGINE DIED AND ELECTRONICS DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPORTED TO MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATION WITH NO RESOLVE.3. LIFT GATE CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT CLOSE. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
I TURNED ON MY IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DRIVE. I TRAVELED ABOUT 500 FEET AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY NEIGHBOR'S FIREPLACE, SO DROVE LESS THAN 1 MILE BEFORE I FELT INTENSE HEAT ON MY LEFT SIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF T...
Mileage: 59,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL. I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THEN I STARTED FEELING A BURN ON MY SEATING AREA. I PULLED OVER LUCKY I WAS NEXT FIRE DEPARTMENT, MY DAUGHTER AND I GOT OFF THE CAR AS WE GOT OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WAS ON FIRE. EVERY ONE FROM THE FIRE DEPART...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLANKING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 37,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLANKING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 37,500
2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450, DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT DEALER, ONLY 36000 MILES, THE 'BRAKE WEAR' MESSAGE JUST CAME UP ON THE CONSOLE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID ALL BRAKE PADS, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO ONLY 36K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKE SENSOR JUST INDICAT...
Mileage: 36,810
DRIVING ON HWY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN CAR, I FELT AS IF I HAD A STICKER IN MY PANTS. SOMETHING WAS POKING ME. THEN WE ALL SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, WHICH CDF WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF HWY SO WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEN MY OLDEST SAID "MOM THERE'S SMOKE IN THE CAR" I LOOKED BACK IN MY R...
Mileage: 41,428
2007 MERCEDES GL450- TURNED ON SEAT HEATERS AND WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES SMELT BURNING MATERIAL. DISCOVERED THE SEAT HEATER WAS BURNING A HOLE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER BUT IT HAD ALREADY BURNED A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 24,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TO 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY DECELERATED THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 72,500
MY 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-450 WITH 36,900 MILES SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WAS BARELY RESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY (2/17/2010), AND THEN THE CAR REQUIRED 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AS I WAS TRYING TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. ...
Mileage: 36,900
TODAY MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 GL450. THANK GOD HE WASN'T INJURED BUT THE SITUATION HE EXPLAINED TO ME HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED. HE LEFT HOME FOR WORK AT ABOUT 6AM AND W...
Mileage: 49,000
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. 14 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE WENT INTO THE SHOP. ON 2 OCCASIONS MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN ON BUSY ROAD WAYS AND BOTH TIMES MERCEDES DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE CAR. MER...
2007 MERCEDES GL450 ON DEC 11 2009 I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING MY SUV. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I FELT AN INTENSE BURNING ALONG MY LEFT LOWER BACK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. ALONG THE LEFT SIDE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS A 1.5 X 0.5INCH HOLE BURNT T...
Mileage: 32,000
2007 MERCEDES GL . TURNED ON SEAT WARMER, MINUTES LATER, BOTH PEOPLE IN CAR STARTED COUGHING BECAUSE OF FUMES. DRIVER FELT SOMETHING BURNING, SEAT HEATER BURNED A HOLE IN LEATHER SEAT, DRIVER'S SHIRT AND ON BODY. *TR
Mileage: 37,600
1. MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE ROADWAY FROM A STOP. 2. HAD FAILURE OF THE ABS, ESP AND PARKTRONIC SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. 3. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STARTED. THIS CONDITION SELF CORRECTED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. HAV...
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATED SEATS. MINUTES LATER, SHE FELT PAIN ON HER REAR. SHE NOTICED THAT THE LEATHER ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS MELTING AND ON FIRE. SHE SAFELY PULLED OVER AND EXITE...
Mileage: 27,088
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVA IN WHICH I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. THIS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR (2007 MERCEDES GL450) WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DURING THE ATTEMPT AT STOPPING I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOME MUSHY AND BE...
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVA IN WHICH I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. THIS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR (2007 MERCEDES GL450) WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DURING THE ATTEMPT AT STOPPING I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOME MUSHY AND BE...
AUTOMATIC OPENING REAR HATCH OPENS WITHOUT A COMMAND TO DO SO. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE FOUND IT OPEN WHEN PARKED IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS. TWICE IT HAS OPENED WITHIN MY GARAGE, CAUSING THE HATCH TO STRIKE THE GARAGE DOOR AND SCRATCH AND DAMAGE THE TRUCKS PAINT. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS PARK...
Mileage: 2,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. ...
Mileage: 11,139
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY GRINDED THE EDGES OF THE BRAKE PADS TO REDUCE THE SQUEAKING NOISE. THE S...
Mileage: 4,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY GRINDED THE EDGES OF THE BRAKE PADS TO REDUCE THE SQUEAKING NOISE. THE S...
Mileage: 4,000
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE 'CHARGE AIR HOSE' CONNECTING TO THE TURBO INTERCOOLER SYSTEM ON MY 2007 MERCEDES GL320CDI HAS FAILED. THE HOSE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES TOTAL. ACCORDING TO INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS THERE ARE NUMEROUS FAILURES THAT MB HAS FAILED TO FIX INCLUDING MINE. ON ALL OCCA...
Mileage: 6,500