Equipment Problems of Mercedes Benz GL550

Mercedes Benz GL550 owners have reported 8 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (7 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's owners/service manual (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Mercedes Benz GL550

Problem Category Number of Problems
Equipment problems
7
Owners/service Manual problems
1

Recently reported Equipment problems of Mercedes Benz GL550

The Equipment problem

I purchased a this vehicle at a dealership laurel Ford as is no warranty for $14,000 and not even in a week of me having it the key fob was not working and it’s been giving me problems so now it’s not is not reading the ignition switch and it won’t turn on it’s not drivable,   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

I was driving freeway 5n (12/20/12) about 200 miles n of la with my distronic plus set for 79 mph when the distronic quit causing the car to suddenly decelerate and without any warning. A car that was following (too) closely had to brake to avoid hitting me.   Read details...




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