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2012 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1676525
Internal NHTSA #	11340730
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GL450
Model Year	2012
File date	10/07/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After purchasing the vehicle used from a dealer (with @ 36,000 miles) i started having transmission problems within a year. When i would be stopped on a hill/incline and then accelerate the car would violently jerk (as if i had hit something). It would not go forward until after the sudden jerking motion stopped. It would also behave this way when i backed up a hill or incline. Every year i brought it to the dealer to diagnose and fix it and they told me that they couldn't reproduce it when they had the car, therefore they couldn't find out the problem. I also told them that the engine light would come on and off intermittently, however, they were unable to figure out the problem. Every time i took it in for a service they documented the problem on the estimate sheet. However, this last time i brought it in they were able to diagnose the problem as a faulty transmission. It would slip out of gear when on a hill or slight incline when put into drive or revers from a complete stop. Come to find out when researching these cars that mercedes have had this problem with their engines for a long time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LA HABRA, CA
VIN pattern	4JGBF7BE3CAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Mercedes benz GL450 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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