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vehicle
2023 / mercedes-benz / gle-class
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-20)
complaints
31 on file (2022-12-07 → 2026-03-29)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
1 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission shifting to neutral or movement in ParkPOWER TRAIN7 complaints2023-03 → 2026-03gle-2023-transmission-neutral-park-movement
11527139 vehicle shifts in to neutral while driving causing loss of control...had to pull over and restart the vehicle to get it back into the drive mode...it has done this twice.....last week the most severe ...very dangerous on a crowded highway
11605282 The vehicle, while on (P)ark, will move forward on its own. The vehicle will move either millimiters at a time or up to a quarter inch in a single incident. These incidents are continuous in nature and can be duplicated by simply putting the vehicle in Park after driving it…
11559645 Around once a week, while utilizing the car in comfort mode, the car will appear to kick into neutral when stopped at a traffic light. When it’s time to accelerate, despite indicating it’s in drive, the car will not move as if it’s in neutral
Automatic Emergency Braking and forward collision warning failureFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, SERVICE BRAKES4 complaints2022-12 → 2024-02gle-2023-aeb-forward-collision-failure
11496489 On December 3, 2022, my new 2023 AMG GLE53, with less than 300 miles on the odometer, completely failed to issue a Forward Collision Warning and to activate the Automatic Emergency Braking when approaching at approximately 25 mph a city intersection, causing an accident
11572955 This car rear-ended another car while slowing down and preparing to stop at a red light. The Automatic Emergency Brake system failed to provide any alert whatsoever, no warning lamps, no audible alerts, no warning messages, nothing. The Automatic Emergency Brake system failed…
11571666 The contact stated while coming off the highway at 15-20 MPH, she made a left into her community. The brake stopped to the floor and the seat belt restrained her without cause. The Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) displayed illuminated when no collision occurred
Adaptive cruise control unintended hard brakingLANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2 complaints2025-09 → 2025-12gle-2023-adaptive-cruise-unintended-braking
11706773 When driving on an interstate going 55-70 mph and the cruise in on, the car cruise flashes randomly down to 15 or 20 mph and the car severely brakes. This is NOT because someone is in front of us on the highway. It does it when no one is in front of us
11690368 First incident on I5 around exit 186 9 car was cruise control was on. Speed was set at 65. Car was accelerating from 60 to 65 but all of a sudden it slams on the brakes when no car was in front from 60ish to 45. Almost caused the car in the back to hit us
Fuel system recall 23V880000 parts unavailability and recurrenceFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE3 complaints2024-05 → 2024-09gle-2023-fuel-system-recall-23v880000
11614237 The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with fuel contamination. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V880000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); and…
11592857 The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the garage, he observed a fuel odor inside the garage. The Fire Department was called and aired out the garage. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump delivery module needed to be…
12V and 48V battery warnings and power lossELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 complaints2023-06 → 2024-05gle-2023-electrical-battery-power-loss
11528964 My brand new car (less than 4,000 miles) has broken down twice, leaving me stranded with no power waiting on a flat bed tow to a dealership. The vehicle gives warning messages about the 48V and 12V batteries and then loses power immediately
11589317 I have been getting Battery Monitor - Charge status very low warnings for the past month and they occur at any moment, including while driving the car. The warning then states for me to stop and pull the car over so it can charge up
Panoramic roof and sunroof glass shatteringSTRUCTURE:BODY2 complaints2024-12 → 2025-12gle-2023-panoramic-roof-glass-shattering
11633609 As I was driving, sunroof suddenly exploded. My screen was partially opened. The sunroof itself was closed. I did not observe anything to hit the car, I did not hear any road debris hit the car. The glass shattered inside the vehicle over myself/my person, also my passenger in…
11707039 Panel on roof between front windshield and panoramic roof completely shattered
OEM windshield replacement parts supply shortageUNKNOWN OR OTHER2 complaints2024-11 → 2024-12gle-2023-windshield-supply-shortage
11623271 I contacted my insurance company, USAA, and Safelite to get the windshield replaced and was informed there was a nationwide backlog in windshields for these vehicles, a 2023 Mercedes Benz GLE450 SUV 4Matic. Since then, I have called multiple MB dealerships, as well as USAA and…
11631635 Cracked windshield. Manufacturer has not been able to supply a replacement for 4 months. Every time I ask for an ETA the day moves back a month. This is a safety concern for many affected drivers with no apparent solution from MBUSA
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2023/mercedes-benz/gle-class
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title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2023/mercedes-benz/gle-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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