NHTSA Complaint #11360596 — 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 450

SUDDEN ACCELERATION - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES- 1) 03/21/20 COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE - ALL WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTS & BRAKE LIGHTS STUCK ON, THEN WOULD NOT START AFTER LOCAL SHOPPING TRIP-ODOMETER 754 MILES - VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER - 'REPROGRAMMED'. 2) 06/18/20 ACTIVE SPEED CONTROL-CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH READS SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND ADJUSTS SPEED) WAS SET AT 50 MPH - SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH. ODOMETER 1641 MILES. 3) ACTIVE SPEED LIMIT CONTROL OFTEN READS FRONTAGE ROAD SPEED LIMIT SIGNS WHILE ON MAIN HIGHWAY, INITIATING BRAKING. 4) ACTIVE SPEED CONTROL WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL WILL APPLY BRAKES WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL FOR LANE CHANGES. 08/31/20-09/04/2020 RETURNED TO DEALER- ODOMETER 2361-'REPROGRAMMED'. 5) 09/19/20 ACTIVE SPEED LIMIT CONTROL SET AT 15 MPH SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH. ODOMETER 2512. WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY BRAKE APPLICATION TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER VEHICLE INITIATED HARD ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT AND HAD REACHED 30-35 MPH. SAME AS 06/18/20 SIMILAR INCIDENT. DEALER WAS ADVISED AND 'UPDATED SOFTWARE' MERCEDES BENZ-GRAPEVINE, TX INVOICE 511097. MERCEDES GLE 450 DATE OF MFG. 10JAN2020 - LEASED 25JAN 2020.