2007 Mercedes Benz GL450

THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN A GEAR LOW OR HIGH AND WILL NOT GET OUT OF THAT GEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A FAMILY THAT IS EITHER MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. YOU DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS STUCK IN A GEAR UNTIL YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT EITHER WILL BE IN 1ST GEAR OR A HIGH GEAR 5-6? AND WILL ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A FLUID FLUSH AND REPLACING THE POWER STEERING SEAL, STEERING COLUMN MODULE, WIRING HARNESS, AUXILIARY BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT THEN FELT HER SKIN BURNING. THE CONTACT COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED THAT HER CLOTHING WAS BURNED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL 450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS NO SPACE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE FRONT AIR SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HORN STARTS HONKING BY ITSELF. WILL SOUND FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE AND THEN STOP. OTHERWISE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.. HORN CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY SOUND WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE AS IT STARTLES OTHER DRIVERS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN HORN SENSOR. HOWEVER TO FIX, THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL. TOTAL PRICE IS $1300 WITH LABOR. AT THIS PRICE IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE IT CAN BE FIXED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNED UP SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORMS. AT THE $1,300 COST, THERE MUST BE SEVERAL MERCEDES GL 450 'S DRIVING AROUND WITH FAULTY HORNS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HEATED SEAT BUTTON DEPRESSED ON THE DASH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WHEN SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE CONTINUED AS THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT PANEL OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE FIRE PROJECTED THROUGH THE SEAT, BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT ABOUT TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. DRIVER'S SWEATER WAS SINGED BY THE FLAME. *TR