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2008 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	730029
Internal NHTSA #	10276031
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GL450
Model Year	2008
File date	01/05/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On april 30th 2009 while driving car slipped into low gear on its own. On may 1st while pulling out of a driveway and going to make a left turn on a major road the car again slipped into low gear. Ten minutes later while easing into a shopping center parking spot the car shot forward and crashed into a concrete pillar. I was driving the car and injured my wrist and my mother who was in the passenger seat injured her ankle. The air bags didn't deploy. Car was sent to authorized mercedes auto body shop repaired then sent to mercedes dealership where they checked the car and said no problems were found with the car. On july 7th while stopped at a red light at railroad tracks the light turned green i stepped on the accelerator and the car didn't move i couldn't understand what was the matter and when i looked at the gear indicator the car was in low gear which happened again on its own. Also in april 2008 the vehicle front suspension system failed and mercedes replaced suspension system.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	23000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SYOSSET, NY
VIN pattern	4JGBF71E18AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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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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2008 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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