NHTSA Complaint #11546616 — 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11546616 |
| Vehicle | 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TN |
Consumer Description
My 2015 GL550 has 90k miles on it and is city driven, on 09/11/2023 when I was trying to pull out onto a main rd my suv hesitated and the check engine light came on, luckily traffic wasn’t heavy at the time so I wasn’t in any accidents. I called and was able to get my suv into my local Mercedes dealership for an inspection. When the suv was dropped off the check engine light had gone off but when the service center pulled up the codes it showed both turbos were bad and have to be replaced. This isn’t something that should happen to a vehicle that is regularly serviced only at Mercedes service centers, isn’t 10years old yet, never wrecked, and has less then 100k miles on it. If this had happened with heavy traffic or any other situation it could have caused a serious wreck. My suv is currently at the dealership having both turbochargers replaced at a cost of $12,000 out of pocket. I feel that Mercedes needs to look into the turbochargers used in their vehicles.
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