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2009 Mercedes-Benz G500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 18, 2013
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 18, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz G500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 18, 2013

LANDERS TOYOTA SCION AT: 10825 COLONEL GLENN ROAD LITTLE ROCK, AR 72204 SOLD ME A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ G55 AMG DESCRIBED IN OVERALL IMMACULATE, EXCELLENT, MINT, AND SHOWROOM CONDITION VEHICLE AND AMONGST A DOZEN OTHER ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH MISREPRESENTATION, FALSE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT, BAIT AND SWITCH, AND FRAUD AND DECEPTION IT WAS SOLD AND DELIVERED TO ME WITH A SET OF 4 TIRES THAT WERE EXTREMELY UNSAFE, UNEVENLY WORN, DAMAGED, AND FLAT AT DELIVERY. (PICTURES, VIDEO'S AND WITNESSES AVAILABLE AS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) THESE TIRES ARE NOT DEEMED SAFE TO BE DRIVEN ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHUTTLING 3 CHILDREN AGES 6, 3, AND 8 MOS OLD AROUND. ALL PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE CLEARLY UNSAFE TIRES WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, AND ALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS DEALERSHIP INCLUDING THE OWNER [XXX] LANDERS HIMSELF IS AWARE THOUGH HAVE NOT AT ALL DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS MATTER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE TO DATE. THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THIS MATTER SINCE PURCHASE WHICH WAS OVER 5 MONTHS AGO. THESE TIRES WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE BY PROFESSIONALS, AND HAVE BEEN TAGGED AS EVIDENCE FOR ALL FUTURE REFERENCES. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE INSPECTION AND REVIEW. DRIVING ON THESE TIRES WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FAILURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL AND DRIVABILITY, THUS SERIOUS DAMAGES AND INJURIES TO ALL PASSENGERS AS WELL AS ANY/ALL RELATED TRAFFIC, ETC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10493372
Incident
Aug 11, 2012
Mileage
29,187 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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