2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — ENGINE
I was driving along in my 2013 MB GL450 with the M278 engine when the engine stopped. I had it towed to my home and checked it out. I had a suspicion the engine was seized. I eventually had to towed to my closest MB dealership for evaluation. The engine was seized. Their further investigation r...
2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the message for brake and traction control failure was intermittently displayed, causing the cruise control to disengage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with ha ydraulic contr...
2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — ENGINE
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to formally request the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs assistance regarding a critical safety defect in my 2015 MercedesâBenz GLâ¯450 (M278 engine). I purchased this vehicle in Octoberâ¯2024 with 76,000 miles, and it now has about 87,000 m...
2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH and attempting to bring the vehicle of a complete stop, the vehicle slowed but failed to stop as expected. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard but was able to bring the vehicle to...
2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — ENGINE
There were numerous Engine Oil Leak Recalls by Mercedes-Benz. There was a recent recalls announced in 2023, however, my vehicle 2014 GL450 with now about 50K miles, was not included in the list. Since there have been engine oil leaks problem reported and recalls, I'd like to report my car engine oil...
2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
Tailgate sometimes opens while driving. It sometimes takes many attempts to reclose it from the outside of car. It will not reclose using the electronic button on the door. The alert comes on on the dashboard and its extremely dangerous as luggage can fall out. This happened while highway driving la...
2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The EIS module we have found has an issue with the part from Japan that does not have enough Sauder on a part of it, so when the temp drops below 50 degrees or less the ignition starts but all the safety features go off and the computer shuts down the vehicle. Reason is the metal contracts in cold w...
2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The EIS module we have found has an issue with the part from Japan that does not have enough Sauder on a part of it, so when the temp drops below 50 degrees or less the ignition starts but all the safety features go off and the computer shuts down the vehicle. Reason is the metal contracts in cold w...
2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — ENGINE
On this Engine 166 model, I experience noise when Idling and when driving, coming from Engine with no code to indicate what is the problem of the car. This create the heat of the Engine to go up than normal and make the fan to run at high speed. When I call dealer, they told me its common problem o...
2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise and opened the sunroof and became aware that the sunroof panel had detached, and the glass fell inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to b...