2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags133.3%
- Body & structure133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
T BONE FRONTAL CRASH IN TARRYTOWN, NY ON 2/5/16 AT 7:59 PM APPROXIMATELY ON ROUTE 119 WEST. VEHICLE # 2 A KIA SUBURBAN MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I IN VEHICLE # 1 HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND RIGHT OF WAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY APPROXIMATE SPEED OF MY MB G 63 , 2013 WAS AROUND 35-40 MPH ON ACTUAL POINT OF IMPACT. ROAD SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH. ROADS WERE CLEAR, WEATHER WAS COLD, NO ICE OR RAIN. SEAT BELT RETRACTION ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSED STERNUM FRACTURE TO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON ARM ON IMPACT. COMPLETE NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE#1 ON IMPACT. CAUSE OF NON DEPLOYMENT BEING INVESTIGATED BY MB FACTORY ENGINEERS- REPORTS WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU ON AVAILABILITY. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES BENZ G63- 2013 ##
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
T BONE FRONTAL CRASH IN TARRYTOWN, NY ON 2/5/16 AT 7:59 PM APPROXIMATELY ON ROUTE 119 WEST. VEHICLE # 2 A KIA SUBURBAN MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I IN VEHICLE # 1 HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND RIGHT OF WAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY APPROXIMATE SPEED OF MY MB G 63 , 2013 WAS AROUND 35-40 MPH ON ACTUAL POINT OF IMPACT. ROAD SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH. ROADS WERE CLEAR, WEATHER WAS COLD, NO ICE OR RAIN. SEAT BELT RETRACTION ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSED STERNUM FRACTURE TO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON ARM ON IMPACT. COMPLETE NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE#1 ON IMPACT. CAUSE OF NON DEPLOYMENT BEING INVESTIGATED BY MB FACTORY ENGINEERS- REPORTS WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU ON AVAILABILITY. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES BENZ G63- 2013 ##
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
T BONE FRONTAL CRASH IN TARRYTOWN, NY ON 2/5/16 AT 7:59 PM APPROXIMATELY ON ROUTE 119 WEST. VEHICLE # 2 A KIA SUBURBAN MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I IN VEHICLE # 1 HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND RIGHT OF WAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY APPROXIMATE SPEED OF MY MB G 63 , 2013 WAS AROUND 35-40 MPH ON ACTUAL POINT OF IMPACT. ROAD SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH. ROADS WERE CLEAR, WEATHER WAS COLD, NO ICE OR RAIN. SEAT BELT RETRACTION ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSED STERNUM FRACTURE TO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON ARM ON IMPACT. COMPLETE NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE#1 ON IMPACT. CAUSE OF NON DEPLOYMENT BEING INVESTIGATED BY MB FACTORY ENGINEERS- REPORTS WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU ON AVAILABILITY. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES BENZ G63- 2013 ##
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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