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2018 Mercedes benz GLS550 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1474584
Internal NHTSA #	11101953
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GLS550
Model Year	2018
File date	21/05/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While in motion on a highway in stop and go traffic, car shifted itself from drive to neutral without any driver input. All indicator lights on dash turned on. Driver unable to shift from neutral back to drive to regain control of vehicle. Driver could only shift to park. Driver shifted vehicle to park and tried to shift to drive, but was unable to do so. Driver turned off ignition and restarted car, at which point driver was able to shift the vehicle into drive. Driver reports no user error (i. E. Did not accidentally hit the shifter, did not hit engine on/off button) and no indicator lights were present prior to incident. Vehicle was brand new: owned for approximately 10 days with 199 miles at the time of accident. Vehicle had been purchased with 6 miles on odometer.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	199
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MINNEAPOLIS, MN
VIN pattern	4JGDF7DE3JBXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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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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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.
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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2018 Mercedes benz GLS550 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Mercedes benz GLS550 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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