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2011 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1360589
Internal NHTSA #	10958420
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GL450
Model Year	2011
File date	10/01/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The electronic ignition switch either won't start the engine or will finally start after a long delay or after repeated attempts are made to turn the key and start the engine using either of the two electronic keys. The car has failed to start causing my wife to be stranded on numerous occasions and poses a serious safety problem. Mercedes has a service campaign #2013040001 that applies to this very vehicle to correct this very problem but i was told that my vin number has not been included for this campaign. This is clearly a defective electronic ignition switch (eis) problem with most of these 2011 - 2012 vehicles as any google search will reveal.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	67000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TALLADEGA, AL
VIN pattern	4JGBF7BE1BAXXXXXX
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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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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2011 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Mercedes benz GL450 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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