general problems of the 2008 Mercedes Benz GL450

The airmatic suspension has failed, the truck is sitting low the air compressor blew into pieces from working to hard. This is a big problem with mercedes airmatic shocks on many different model. . . Please help us ,this should be a recall. . I only have about 45000 miles on my truck.

8/30/16 replaced right front airmatic strut. Suspension kept dropping. 8/1717 at times,after closing door,air escapes and suspension drops. Dealer checked codes and nothing. Suspension continues to drop when door closes. Can hear air escaping. Not every time, but 3 out of 4 times.

Vehicle goes on one side, dealer blames and repairs struts, same issue happen after 5 months, and dealer blames air suspension bellows. Stiff and noisy steering may also be related to takata recall.

Powering steering locks,suspension air struts losing air can hear when driving.

The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz Gl450. While driving at 20 mph, the vehicle drove over a pothole and became inoperable. The compressor overheating warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the front axle, hubs, and suspension were corroded and the engine was leaking. All the parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,876.

I believe this is a faulty part. I had 31,000 miles on the vehicle when the front airmatic went out. Now the back is going out at 50,000 miles. The first time I took it in they said it's not if it will go out it's when. So I believe Mercedes Benz knows they have problems with this and we are paying for bad parts. I believe this part should be recalled because they know their is a problem.

Left-front strut leaked causing damages. We have been complaining for 4 years that the left-front of the car was making noise;took it to the dealer for service numerous times but they were not able to fix the problem.

I own mercedes Gl450 2008 that I bought as new. I saw that the the r/f corner of the vehicle very low. Turns out that the trust airbag is leaking and both suspension/trust assembly need to be replaced. This issue can flip the car if you ran into potholes on the road.

We have taken this vehicle to the dealer service numerous time complaining some weird noise coming from the left front side of the vehicle and a bumpy ride. Left vehicle with dealer service at least 8 times for the same problem but never fixed. Right before my warranty expired in December 2012; I took it back to the dealer for the same issue and asked them to completely inspect the vehicle for any problems needing repair before the warranty expires. The dealer service found no issues and were not able to resolve the issue of bumpy ride; asked us to replace tires (we were told the same 3 times previously and we replaced tires each time but never fixed the problem) and we replace all four tires the fourth time in 4 years. Picked up the car and noticed no of the issues were resolved; and the warranty eventually expired. Took it back to the dealer for maintenance and they gave mean an estimate of around $1800 for bad left-front strut. They advised me that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle is still at the dealer workshop.

The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated that his vehicle has been stalling ever since it was purchased. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and was informed that there was no remedy for the failure. When the stalling occurs, there is no power throughout the vehicle, but it will restart seconds later. In addition to this failure, the sideview mirror is molded, the tire lug nuts are rusted, the power seat and navigation system are malfunctioning, the engine valve cover is cracked, and the compressors for the suspension system has failed. The contact has taken his vehicle back to be repaired numerous times. The failure mileage was 18,000.