Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Mercedes Benz Gl450.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal s… |
| 2025-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 2024-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A flash from the right headlight had occured. I thought it was the bulb, but turns out the ballist was shorted out. I… |
| 2023-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V315000 (Ser… |
| 2023-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | Last Wednesday Morning June 06, 2023 I started vehicle up to move it closer to my apartment. Once I shifted into "Drive… |
| 2022-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated that the vehicle had been at the dealer for almost two … |
| 2022-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and approaching a st… |
| 2022-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | At slow speed it’s hard to turn. Steering fluid is fine |
| 2021-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE 2 HRS PRIOR. MY HUSBAND ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAN… |
| 2021-09-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | The vehicle has a steering problem resulting from the pin. |
| 2021-05-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. The contact stated their vehicle had a warning light that stated the seat … |
| 2019-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL DON'T WORK PROPER WAY HOW SHOULD BE. STEERING WHEEL GETTING FROZEN WHEN IS VEHICLE DRIVING.NHTSA CAMPAIG… |
| 2018-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHI… |
| 2018-11-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE TRUCK IS SITTING LOW THE AIR COMPRESSOR BLEW INTO PIECES FROM WORKING TO HARD. … |
| 2018-06-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS LOSING AIR, STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, CAR LEANING TO RIGHT SIDE, AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON, THE CA… |
| 2017-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | SINCE DEC 2017 THE CAR PRESENTED STEERING PROBLEMS AT SLOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER AND HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALE… |
| 2017-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBJECT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODE OR INFLATED INSIDE: ON AUGUST 30TH I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM MERCHEDISBENZ D… |
| 2017-08-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 8/30/16 REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AIRMATIC STRUT.SUSPENSION KEPT DROPPING. 8/1717 AT TIMES,AFTER CLOSING DOOR,AIR ESCAPES AN… |
| 2017-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ME AND MY WIFE OWN A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-450. IT STARTED GENERATED POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON US SINCE JULY 2017. DUR… |
| 2017-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS AIR BA… |
| 2016-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE GOES ON ONE SIDE, DEALER BLAMES AND REPAIRS STRUTS, SAME ISSUE HAPPEN AFTER 5 MONTHS, AND DEALER BLAMES AIR SUS… |
| 2016-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 GL450 WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU'LL HEAR A SOUND AND IT IS SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT T… |
| 2016-06-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWERING STEERING LOCKS,SUSPENSION AIR STRUTS LOSING AIR CAN HEAR WHEN DRIVING |
| 2016-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING AT TOP SEAL AT INPUT SHAFT ON POWER STEERING GEAR. IT LEAKS ONTO BOTTOM OF CHASSIS FRAM… |
| 2015-11-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER A FULL TANK OF GAS WITH MY MERCEDES BENZ GL450 AFTER I RECEIVED IT BACK FROM THE ME… |
| 2015-11-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AIRMATIC SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. AIRMATIC AIR PUMP WAS FIRST REPLACED DEC 2013 AT 71,00… |
| 2015-07-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND BECAME I… |
| 2015-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN RIGHT OR… |
| 2014-12-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THIS IS A FAULTY PART. I HAD 31,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT AIRMATIC WENT OUT. NOW THE BACK IS GO… |
| 2014-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT POWER CONTROL BUTTON FAILED TO L… |
| 2014-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS NOTIFIED BY MERCEDES DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR HAD "POSSIBLE STEERING RACK CONTROL HEAD LEAKING. FLUID COULD BE SPATT… |
| 2013-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM AUTO WORLD USA IN BEDFORD, OHIO. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUED WITH THE CAR FROM THE DAY I TOOK … |
| 2013-11-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TODAY I WAS SHOPPING IN A STORE WHILE MY TEENAGE SON WAITED IN THE CAR FOR ME. HE CAME RUNNING IN THE STORE ACCOMPANIE… |
| 2013-11-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE. DEALER RESEALED RACK HEAD ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME HOW A … |
| 2013-09-23 | WHEELS | No | 0 | LEFT-FRONT STRUT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGES. WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR 4 YEARS THAT THE LEFT-FRONT OF THE CAR WAS MAKIN… |
| 2012-12-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERI… |
| 2012-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | THIS VEHICLE, AND ALL OTHERS MERCEDES-BENZ MANUFACTURES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR OF THIS TYPE NEED… |
| 2012-10-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2008 CPO GL-450. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTAL/CONSEQUENTIAL REPAIRS WHICH DOES NOT CO… |
| 2012-10-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I OWN MERCEDES GL450 2008 THAT I BOUGHT AS NEW. I SAW THAT THE R/F CORNER OF THE VEHICLE VERY LOW. TURNS OUT THAT THE … |
| 2012-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | I CAME OUT OF THE SHOPPING MAUL INTO THE PARKING LOT, ENTERED INTO THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THEN L PRESSED THE BR… |
| 2012-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING CONTINUOUSLY ONTO T… |
| 2011-08-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN WE SUDDENLY NOTICED NO VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT THAT … |
| 2011-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN WE INSERTED THE KEY IN IGNITION; VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ITSELF. LUCK… |
| 2011-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 MERCEDES GL 450 STEERING SPORADICALLY LOCKS UP AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP. W… |
| 2011-04-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE GLASS ON THE PANORAMIC ROOF IS DEFECTIVE, BROKEN AND THE GLASS AROUND THE HINGES IS BREAKING. *TR |
| 2010-05-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING WEIRD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE RIDE… |
| 2010-03-24 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE HE WAS D… |
| 2010-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE HE WAS D… |
| 2009-10-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR OPENED UP ITSELF; CHILD ALMOST FELL OFF THE CAR; HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNTIL WE SLAM THE DOOR. AUTOMATIC T… |
| 2009-10-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIME COMPLAINING SOME WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT … |