Mid/rear Seats Assembly Problems of Mercedes Benz GL450

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. Moments later the cabin started filling with smoke and the fumes become unbearable which made us, myself, husband and our 1. 5yr old cough. My husband noticed his seat was hotter than usual, and quickly realized it was the seat the fumes and smoke were coming from and quickly turned off the heater. We stopped the car, jumped out, I grabbed my son from the back seat and we found a burnt hole in the driver seat!!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated that the rear seat third row area electrical button allows the seat to move forward and backwards however it does not allow the seat to lock in place. The dealer advised the seat needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 60,000. Li.

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My child, who is 11, can not sit in the rear seats of this truck without the shoulder harness sliding across his neck, a terrible situation should an accident occur. His head is forced downward by the head rest in either the up or down position. Given the position of the head rest, even a booster seat is ineffective. The vehicle is equipped with "power easy entry" option which makes removing the headrests impossible (vehicles without this option have removable head rests). The dealer, after seeing my child in the seat, also agreed that there is a significant safety so, at its expense, removed some parts of the "power easy entry" option so we could remove the headrests. The manufacturer needs to address this safety issue.

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