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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4JGDA5HB3HA••••••2017 Mercedes-benz GLE350
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2017 Mercedes-benz GLE350 build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
57on the model
23builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 2Steering 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1Communication 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashJul 2022
The brakes, possibly including the brake boosters, failed on the 2017 GLE SUV on 7/19/22. The car would not stop and crashed into a brick wall. Mercedes currently has a recall for the brake boosters for models similar to mine but not my model year. The recall should include the…
Power TrainJul 2024
The transmission does not shift from first to second and created several dangerous situations in whichI tried to enter the highway. I called the corporate headquarters to make a complaint and was sent to the dealership to file a lemon law complaint. The Transmission specialist…
Electrical SystemJun 2021
The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21V058000 (Communication, Electrical system). The contact called the local dealer and it was confirmed that they could not service the recall due to the software update…
SteeringDec 2018
Purchase car with about 5k miles, within two weeks had traction issues where the back end would fish tail in rain. Took back to dealer service rider checked and said just put air in tires and it should be fine. Next rain storm same thing happened went back to dealer they said…
Electrical SystemJul 2018
We bought our brand new car in december 2016. Since we bought it, we've had a multitude of things that would go wrong. First, a brake light warning went on for no reason, then our a/c wasn't working which occurred on may 2017. We experienced alot of minor issues including the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4JGDA5HB3HA939601 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.