Hybrid powertrain power loss / turtle mode activationFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN6 complaints2024-10 → 2026-04gle-2025-hybrid-turtle-mode-power-loss
- 11629705 Vehicle goes into Turtle mode with the error that says Performance Extremely Limited. It happens without any warning and has already happened 3 times right now. Last night (December 8th, 2024) it happened as my wife was merging into the freeway. All of a sudden, the power got…
- 11656431 The vehicle loses power while driving and flashes "Performance Extremely Limited." We have had this happen in intersections and while getting on the highway almost causing an accident on more than one occasion. When this occurs the vehicle decelerates quickly, will not use the…
Automatic emergency braking and ADAS phantom activationFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, STEERING3 complaints2025-02 → 2026-06gle-2025-adas-phantom-braking
- 11645260 When driving on a quiet, straight road with no other cars anywhere nearby the vehicle suddenly slammed on the brakes until the car came to a complete stop. The seat belt pre-tensioners also activated and there were loud audible warning beeping and red "radar" images on the…
- 11658349 While using adaptive cruise control, the car automatically applies brake in full force eventhough there is no object in front of the car. Almost cause couple accidents where there are cars behind me. This happened multiple times in one trip (500 miles trip)
Engine stall and electrical system failure while drivingSERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2025-09 → 2026-02gle-2025-engine-stall-electrical-failure
- 11718847 I was about to pull out into traffic, once on the interstate and another time on a 2 lane highway… right as I hit the gas to pull out the car lurches forward and dies. Comes to a complete stop. It won’t crank back up, it won’t go into neutral or drive or reverse. The electoral…
- 11686759 On two separate occasions afterward, the vehicle suddenly slowed down and stopped while she was driving on the highway. 3.Most recently, two days ago, while driving to work early in the morning on the freeway, the car suddenly stopped in the dark. Thankfully, there were no cars…
Panoramic sunroof spontaneous breakageSTRUCTURE:BODY2 complaints2024-12 → 2026-06gle-2025-sunroof-spontaneous-breakage
- 11628735 driving at 70 mph in the right lane the panoramic sunroof exploded into shards of glass and rained down on the driver and passenger, it sounded like a gun went off as the front moveable roof panel blew apart. The vehicle had approximately 650 miles on the odometer. Nothing…
- 11747053 We were driving on Interstate 4 in Orlando and our sunroof exploded at 80 MPH
Transmission rough and jerky shiftingPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2025-07 → 2026-02gle-2025-transmission-rough-shifting
- 11712618 Transmission has very rough, "jerky" shifting when downshifting and upshifting. There was a bad 'jerk" when downshifting from 5 to 4th gear. Dealer acknowledged the problem and provided a transmission software upgrade. The problem was somewhat alleviated but the transmission…
- 11718478 I have brought the vehicle in for service on multiple occasions—October, January, March, May, and November—due to recurring transmission-related issues. These issues include jerking, delayed acceleration, and irregular shifting. Each time, the dealer did not confirm a definitive…
Steering wheel hands-detection false warnings and emergency stopFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, STEERING1 complaints2026-06 → 2026-06gle-2025-steering-wheel-hands-detection
- 11741555 I noticed that the warning that I was not holding the steering wheel would light up when I was holding the wheel with both hands in the 10-2 position. Flipping my fingers while continuing to hold the steering wheel was sufficient to switch the warning off. Also I was frequently…
Coolant system failure at low mileageENGINE2 complaints2025-04 → 2026-01gle-2025-coolant-system-failure
- 11654267 Coolant hose was rubbing on the drive shaft and at 4,931 miles the coolant hose failed and the vehicle lost all coolant from the system. Fortunately the hose failed after the car was driven into our garage and not on the open highway
- 11713270 Radiator started leaking in <3000 miles of driving the brand new GLE 580 Mercedes Benz. Twice I got errors in the car that stated check coolant level I could hear liquid moving in the front of the car when I parked it
Suspension lateral skip on rough road surfaces at highway speedSUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER1 complaints2026-07 → 2026-07gle-2025-suspension-lateral-skip
- 11747726 When operating at 65-70 MPH on a limited access highway and encountering a rough road surface, the vehicle seemed to rather dramatically "skip" to the side. The GLE450e moved laterally while maintaining the intended forward direction. During two of these events the vehicle…
