10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Sep 032022

GLE350

  • miles
Cannot shift gear to Reverse or Neutral, after car is completely stopped by pushing brake pedal and keep firmly pushing the brake pedal. After firmly press the brake pedal, tried to move hear selector to Reverse or Neutral, but did not work. Tried to above step more than five times at the moment of incident, but did not work. If takes off the foot from the pedal, the car Restart the engine, then I was able to move the gear to Reverse or Neutral The case has occurred three times, an year ago (Summer, 2021), Aug 2022, Sep 3, 2022. Q:How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk" When incident happened, after trying changing the gear to Reverse, take off the foot from the pedal then car moved to forward instead of backward, then immediately braked the car again to stop moving the car. Q:Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No. Have not brought the car to the dealership yet. Cannot reproduce it most of the time. Q:Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No. Cannot reproduce it most of the time. Q:Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" There seems a message that "Cannot change the gear to Reverse".

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