Seats Problems of Mercedes Benz GL450

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. The contact was able to pull over and extinguish the fire with this hands. The contact sustained burns to his hands but medical attention was provided. There was no air bag deployment or police report filed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 59,050.

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Heated seat caught fire while driving.

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Heating element in drivers side defective. The car seat caught on fire. Mercedes refuses to fix under warranty. Will only cover 25% of a 1400$ repair. This does not include the damage done to the seat.

Tl-contact owns a 2007 mercedes gl 450. Contact looked online for recall for vehicle. Mileage on vehicle is 99,801. Contact was going 66mph at time when drivers seat caught fireand contact was driving on highway. Mercedes heated seats recall for seat overheating and hole burning in drivers side seat. 0 recalls associated with this VIN.

While driving 2007 mercedes Gl450 with my wife, after driving for 1 miles from our home with front seat heating I felt burn at my back and then my wife saw smoke coming out of the seats, we stoped the car and saw drive seat was burning and made a quarter size hole in the seat, I talked to Mercedes Benz of plano but they didn't have a clue. Even now if I turn it on it will catch fire -.

Second row head rest does not adjust to different positions making it unsafe for children.

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I was driving my family to an afternoon lunch on the 5th of December, 2014, the day was chilly and it was a good time to have the heated seats on. . . After about 10 minutes of driving I noticed a burning smell and thought it was something in the area (it was actually my seat lighting me on fire), needless to say the smell continued to get worse and I knew something was wrong. I looked for a safe area to pull over and identify the source of the smell, before I was able to get off the road my side started smoking and lit on fire. I frantically pulled off the road and jumped out. I then proceeded to rip of my jacket and put out the smoldering section of it. After that I noticed the car was still smoking on the left side of the drivers seat about to go up in flames, at this time my wife was pulling our 2 year old twins out of the vehicle I got back to the car to turn it off and extinguish the fire. Once I was able to diagnose the scene I found the heated seat had malfunctioned in some manner and burned a nice hole in the seat which in return lit my jacket on fire. I will get it into the shop to have the fuse taken out and make the heated seats inoperable not taking any chances.

After starting vehicle and turning on seat warmers, the car smelled of a burning smell and I felt a very hot spot on my back. I turned off the seat warmers to find a hole burned into the leather. All occurred on the driver's side of 2007 mb gl-450.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Mercedes Benz gl 450. The contact stated that the head rest prevented the contact from properly installing a child safety seat in the rear of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the head rest could only be removed by the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. However, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. Pam.

As I was driving down the road I put on the seat warmer. Approximately 1 mile later as I was about to enter the freeway I noticed an odor that smelled like smoke. I thought it was from the road being paved nearby, but then noticed that my seat was getting very hot by my lower left back. I glanced down and saw smoke, leaned forward and noticed a black hole in the seat that was glowing too. I pushed the seat warmer button off and started hitting the seat to put out the fire. I pulled over and although it was still smoking the fire appeared to have stopped. Fortunately, I was not burned too badly.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated that a fire erupted from the front passenger¿s seat. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. A fire report was not field and the fire department was not contacted. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired to determine the cause of the fire. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000.

I was driving in my son [xxx] to his school in wayne new jersey with my gl 450 seats warmer turned on in both the drivers and passenger seats. I started smelling smoke & thought it was from outside. I opened my window, and smoke started swirling inside my car and started getting thicker within minutes. I try to search for the source of the strange smell - but no obvious clue observed. When I reached my destination I noticed that the seat has burned a hole in my suit jacket back left side. The hole in the car is on the left side of the drivers seat. I have not contacted Mercedes Benz service and would like to know what I should do if possible. I would appreciate directing me to the appropriate line to fix my seat and electrical system of my Jeep and get compensated for my suit damage ASAP.

After about 3 minutes of having my driver's side seat warmer on, we started to smell burning and the left side of my seat got very hot, so I turned off my seat warmer. When I got out of my car, I noticed a burn hole in my sweatshirt and then looked at my seat and it had a burn hole on it about 1/2-1" in size. What would have happened if I didn't turn it off if this happened in about 3 minutes?.

I was taking my kids to school in the morning and it was cold so I turned on my seat warmer and in about 5 min. We started smelling smoke and it was coming from my door side of the car and the smoke was pretty heavy, I was also feeling a burning sensation on my left side. I turn to take a look and the seat was on fire and it caused a burn through the seat, damaging my clothing. I turned of the seat warmer and stopped the car and took the kids out for some time. I was to scared to drive my car from that point on. I am in talks with the dealership and they want to take pictures of the seat. I have also gotten in touch with my insurance company to see if any coverage can be added to replace my seat. My car has all original parts and this has never happened to me before.

The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated that the second road seat head rests would not allow his child to be secured properly in a booster seat. The contact mentioned that the head rests would cause the child to be pushed toward the side. The contact was concerned that the seat belts would not secure the child in the event of a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, who stated that they were unable to alter the design of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 2,500.

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I started my car in the morning and turned on my heated seats as the seats begin to warm up I started to smell smoke I was itching on my back in the area of my far on my left side and I noticed that the seat was burning I immediately turned off my heated seats and then noticed that I was stuck to the seat because the seat at caught fire there was an apparent hole in the leather on the left right side of my driver seat where it was burning. This was scary and alarming because I didnt know if it would continue to ignite.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 mercedes Gl450. The contact stated that while attempting to enter the freeway, the vehicle emitted a strong burning odor from the driver's seat. The contact then felt her skin burning. The contact coasted onto the shoulder and discovered that her clothing was burned and the driver's seat was emitting smoke. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer did not inspect the vehicle and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 80,000. Kmj.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated that the driver¿s side head-rest air bag inadvertently deployed while driving 65 mph. The contact was not involved in a crash. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there was a short in the wiring system. The dealer replaced the wiring with a more sturdy type of wiring. The manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 37,696. Mah.

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Driver side seat caught fire after heated seat button depressed on the dash. Approximately three minutes had elapsed when seat began to smoke. The smoke continued as the seat caught fire on the front left panel of the back portion of the seat. The fire projected through the seat, burning a hole through the seat about two inches in diameter. Driver's sweater was singed by the flame.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes Benz Gl450. The contact stated while driving the interior of the vehicle exhibit a strong plastic odor and the drivers seat released smoke. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 57,000.

I was driving in my neighborhood with my gl 450 seat warmer turned on in the drivers seat. I started smelling smoke & thought it was from outside. I opened my window, and smoke started swirling inside my car and started getting thicker within minutes. I pulled the car over to the street curb, turned my ignition off and discovered a melted hole about the size of a quarter burning & smoking. The sweater I was wearing also had a melted hole in it. The hole in the car is on the left side of the drivers seat. We contacted Mercedes Benz service here in san diego, and were just told to bring it in on Monday - it happened on thurs. Morning. So we are waiting for Monday, but in the meantime I am afraid to drive my car and want to report this incident, due to the extreme safety factor of the situation, but don't know what agencies to contact. This could potentially been a more dangerous situation as it was a burning electrical fire. Thank goodness I could safely pull over and turn off the power to the car. Thank you.

I turned on my ignition and the driver's side heated seat and immediately started to drive. I traveled about 500 feet and started to smell something burning. I thought it was my neighbor's fireplace, so drove less than 1 mile before I felt intense heat on my left side and saw smoke coming out of the seat. Upon exiting the car, I saw that my seat was on fire. I turned off the heated seat button and the smoke and flame dissipated and then drove right to the dealer, who acted like it was no big deal whatsoever and said this happens because of the design of the wiring and is caused from wear and tear on the wiring from getting in and out of the vehicle. While at the dealership, I encountered an mb s320 owner who came in at the same time I did with the exact same issue. My car is out of warranty so the dealer wanted to charge us for the repair but we told him to talk to his manager because we were calling the newspapers or they were going to cover it. They agreed to replace the heat element and the seat back but refused to deal with the passenger seat. They have ordered the part and are supposed to call us in 3-4 days when the part comes in but we'll see if that happens. The fire originated on the left side of the seat. I'm shocked that the dealer didn't disable the heating mechanism before we left the dealership. I googled this issue and this is a very common problem. I'm now afraid to drive the car, especially with my kids and dog who may have trouble escaping a fire that may very likely happen. Also, once the repair is made (using the same protocol as the current defective wiring), since the cause of the short has not been corrected, this will happen again in another 2 or so years.

I was on my way to drop off my daughter for school. I started to smell something burning then I started feeling a burn on my seating area. I pulled over lucky I was next fire department, my daughter and I got off the car as we got off the drivers side seat was on fire. Every one from the fire department came out, they disabled the seat electrical system.

Driving on hwy with my 3 children in car, I felt as if I had a sticker in my pants. Something was poking me. Then we all smelt something burning, which cdf was parked on the side of hwy so we didn't think anything about it. Then my oldest said "mom there's smoke in the car" I looked back in my review mirror and saw the back of the car full of smoke. I immediately pulled off the side of the hwy and we all exited the car. Upon doing so, I grabbed my personal and important belongings. Noticed the drivers seat had a hole about the size of a nickel in the back portion. Then my kids told me my pants had a hole, and then we noticed my skin had a blister. I had the car towed to the dealer(60 miles) rented a car that held 7 passengers, since I was on my way to pick my parents up from the airport 2 1/2 hours away from our home. Mercedes declines to pay for rental car, took them 20 days to get parts and have it fixed. I am very unhappy with this vehicle and the dealer. They have never been any help since we purchased the car.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes Benz Gl450. While driving 15 mph for approximately five minutes, the contact activated the heated seats. Minutes later, she felt pain on her rear. She noticed that the leather on the front driver's seat was melting and on fire. She safely pulled over and exited the vehicle. She called the dealer and is in the process of having the vehicle inspected. The failure and current mileages were 27,088.