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2007 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1138266
Internal NHTSA #	10662961
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GL450
Model Year	2007
File date	05/12/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my family to an afternoon lunch on the 5th of december, 2014, the day was chilly and it was a good time to have the heated seats on... After about 10 minutes of driving i noticed a burning smell and thought it was something in the area (it was actually my seat lighting me on fire), needless to say the smell continued to get worse and i knew something was wrong. I looked for a safe area to pull over and identify the source of the smell, before i was able to get off the road my side started smoking and lit on fire. I frantically pulled off the road and jumped out. I then proceeded to rip of my jacket and put out the smoldering section of it. After that i noticed the car was still smoking on the left side of the drivers seat about to go up in flames, at this time my wife was pulling our 2 year old twins out of the vehicle i got back to the car to turn it off and extinguish the fire. Once i was able to diagnose the scene i found the heated seat had malfunctioned in some manner and burned a nice hole in the seat which in return lit my jacket on fire. I will get it into the shop to have the fuse taken out and make the heated seats inoperable not taking any chances.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	106000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DENVER, CO
VIN pattern	4JGBF71E67AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	40
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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