Seats Problems of Mercedes Benz GL450

Mercedes Benz GL450 owners have reported 55 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (25 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat heater/cooler (18 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seats related problems of Mercedes Benz GL450


Recently reported Seats problems of Mercedes Benz GL450

The Seats problem

The contact owns a 2007 mercedes-benz gl 450. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph in the rain there was an abnormal odor of smoke detected. The vehicle filled up with smoke. The driver noticed that the back of the front driver's seat was on fire.   Read details...

The Front Seat Heater/cooler problem

The contact owns a 2007 mercedes-benz Gl450. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, he felt a sharp pinch coming from the driver’s side seat. Upon further inspection, the contact’s husband noticed an abnormal hole with smoke coming from the   Read details...

The Front Seat Head Restraint problem

To the best of my knowledge - certain high end gl model have optional easy third row entry. The second row in such models folds with a touch of a button. However when fully deployed - the second row seat's head rest in such models prevent proper installation of kid's carseat � such that the   Read details...

The Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

We were driving on san vicente blvd in beverly hills, my husband in the driver seat turned on the seat heaters in our SUV and about one minute later we started smelling something burning and could not right away distinguish where the putrid smell originated from.   Read details...

The Front Seat Power Adjust problem

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.   Read details...




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