10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,068 miles

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problem #6

Aug 272022

GLE450

  • miles
My 2016 Mercedes GLE 450 AMG was running perfectly but stalled while I was making a left turn onto a major roadway and I was inches from a catastrophic accident. My car was towed to Mercedes Benz dealership and the technician informed me that the trunk seal was not sealing properly causing water to get in through the trunk and shorted out a fuel pump module. My trunk was not wet and only indication of water was when the rear compartment was lifted near the spare tire area so I was not aware of a possible leak. My car is mostly garage kept unless I am at work where it-€™s exposed to weather. It had been raining for several days in our area. After doing online research, it appears to be an existing problem for Mercedes owners. I-€™m concerned because I could have lost my life due to this issue and someone may not be so fortunate if the problem goes unresolved.

- Youngsville, LA, USA

problem #5

Aug 222022

GLE450

  • miles
Electrical - Drivers lock does not lock/unlock with remote, with door lock. Have to physically lock/unlock drivers door. if you do not you will not get in door and you will not open from inside. If you do not lock manually your door will be open even though the other doors locked. Power Train - transmission is clucking between gear especially at slow speeds, Transmission in L1-5 sometimes does not shift up or down. sometimes does not go into drive from manually shifting from L gears. some downhills the tranny does not slow vehicle on down hills. Engine - valves and lifters are noisy at startup. Sounds like 1 or two cylinders. Suspension - Rear stock suspension bottoms easily also excessive motion up and down.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #4

Sep 202019

GLE450

  • miles
Shifter and speed control car goes into nuetral instead of drive. The car excessively breaks when not necessary. Car stalling and locking steering wheel constant clicking after driving coming from the fuel tank. I use premium gas always the best quality. Problems with the control modules saying transmission not in park will roll away but car is in park the car automatically going into modes without prompt showing on dash. Tow engaging without print. It-€™s ver scary. Please fix these glitches. My car was off the road by and in safe driver as I got back into the road m. Thus is hie The accident Happened my car locked and cut off ion the road and when I tried to turn my steering wheel I was hit. My car stalled and steeering wheel locked.

- Palmdale , CA, USA

problem #3

Mar 012022

GLE450

  • miles
The passenger side door won't open or lock automatically

- Germantown, MD, USA

problem #2

Jul 102021

GLE450

  • miles
Battery and antitheft device malfunction causing inability to shift out of neutral and can roll of the road. I left car immediate due to the risk of rolling into traffic without control called for help and secured with blocks. Not confirmed yet by dealer....no warning prior to failure....car is secured waiting for tow for 2 days to the dealership...the keys dont work..it was a very dangerous situation and other mercedes have encountered this problem noted on line the mercedes dashboard..

- Island Falls, ME, USA

problem #1

Jun 062017

GLE450

  • 18,407 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Gle450. After the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16V440000 (electrical system), the vehicle experinced a failure. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle completely shut off. The contact restarted the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to walter Mercedes in riverside, California, but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer stated that the recall was repaired and could not be duplicated. The approximate failure mileage was 18,407.

- Perris, CA, USA