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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE400 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 Sep 14, 2024
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 Jul 10, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE400. 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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Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 14, 2024
Crash reported

When the vehicle is in drive and you open the door it shifts to park. However, if the vehicle is in drive and you turn it off, the vehicle shifts to NEUTRAL. This causes the vehicle to roll with the engine off.

NHTSA ID
11614613
Incident
Sep 11, 2024
Steering
Filed Jun 25, 2024

I park at the Mall and after two hours, start the car again to go home the front panel shows "Power Steering Malfunction See owners manual" and the steering has not assistance which makes hard to drive. The steering is hard to maneuver.

NHTSA ID
11596423
Incident
Jun 24, 2024
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 1, 2022

Sometime when I press on the gas. It does a hard shift gear change. Feel like I got kicked by a horse in the rear. I have changed out front and rear differential gear oil and I changed out the transmission fluid and filter. It still does it. I'm thinking it's something in the ECM or TCM firmware since the dealer refuse to update the firmware for me. I'm leaning towards a firmware issue since I'm outdated (never been updated).

NHTSA ID
11471973
Incident
Aug 1, 2021
Fuel system
Filed Jul 13, 2021

The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE400. The contact stated that while driving at slower speeds, the vehicle loss motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

NHTSA ID
11424642
Incident
Jul 4, 2021
Mileage
5,000 mi
Filed Jan 12, 2018

WHILE DRIVING THE SUV AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED COVERING MY WIFE WITH GLASS AND ALMOST CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
11062371
Incident
Dec 18, 2017
Mileage
15,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 10, 2017

THERE IS A RECALL # 17V241 ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF CRASH DUE TO THE POWER STEERING CONNECTOR NOT BEING SEALED PROPERLY, AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SOLUTION OR PARTS TO FIX IT. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? HAVE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL.

NHTSA ID
11004146
Incident
Jun 30, 2017
Mileage
3,800 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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