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Having very similar, some same, problems since the trip to Las Vegas.
Had 350 for less than 2 months and it's been to the service center 4 times.
Car stopped while driving on I-15, totally lucky no accident, then sporadically weird error messages pop up and finally car/engine won't start. Constant electrical, computer problems 1 week after getting the car.
I hate to complain again, because in general I love the car, but this happened to me the third time today in the last month I own the car:
I get these messages (below) and adaptive cruise control no longer works. I figured a way to "fix it". I stop the car, turn it off, exit, lock it. After all of then I turn the car on and cruise control is working.
The related issue (I believe) happed a few times and today as well: while the adaptive cruise control is active: the car suddenly dropping the speed from 70mph to very low for no reason: there are no cars in front of me in close proximity!
In my 2016 GLE these things worked like a charm. My guess, these are issues with radar and/or cameras...
P.S. Does anyone knows what the "C" indicator in the blue box stands for?
Last edited by chelentano99; Aug 4, 2019 at 04:18 PM.
Left my GLE450 in the garage for a month for vacation. Coming back, engine starts but car shakes terribly. Check Engine light is on and ECO stop is forced to turn off (the car thinks it’s not safe to turn off engine). The shaking stops when I press gas and engine is at 3,000 rpm, but starts again when engine goes back to 1,000 rpm.
I drove a bit and it’s fine when driving. But still shakes when engine is at low speed. Feels like a piston is not moving.
Waiting for service dept to open on Monday. Had the car for 4 months and 3k miles.
Had 350 for less than 2 months and it's been to the service center 4 times.
Car stopped while driving on I-15, totally lucky no accident, then sporadically weird error messages pop up and finally car/engine won't start. Constant electrical, computer problems 1 week after getting the car.
Wow, please let us know what's happened.
This car probably packed with electronics, unlike any other and probably not tested enough which may affect reliability.
So far my issues:
Rear door KeylessGo randomly does not work, usually after I don't use the car for a long time (dealer couldn't fix it)
The trunk door has Close and Lock buttons, but the Lock button does not work randomly. ( dealer couldn't fix it) This may be not a problem but a change the way the button operates versus previous GLE generation. Who knows? The dealer has no clue.
Parktronic is way less accurate vs. my 2016 GLE parktronic. The car parks too far from the curb. In Chicago you can get a ticket for that and it's not safe (dealer couldn't fix it)
Oversensitive parking sensors randomly alert for no reasons
Adaptive cruise control becomes randomly disabled or drops speed while still being enabled. (I did't go my dealer yet)
The ECO feature shakes the car, but once again this issue is random, meaning it's hard to fix, so I always turn the feature off.
Last edited by chelentano99; Aug 4, 2019 at 05:00 PM.
P.S. Does anyone knows what the "C" indicator in the blue box stands for?
That one is easy - "C" stands for Comfort mode. Sport mode would be "S", Individual would be "I", etc. The car always resets to Comfort mode when the ignition is turned on.
Left my GLE450 in the garage for a month for vacation. Coming back, engine starts but car shakes terribly. Check Engine light is on and ECO stop is forced to turn off (the car thinks it’s not safe to turn off engine). The shaking stops when I press gas and engine is at 3,000 rpm, but starts again when engine goes back to 1,000 rpm.
I drove a bit and it’s fine when driving. But still shakes when engine is at low speed. Feels like a piston is not moving.
Waiting for service dept to open on Monday. Had the car for 4 months and 3k miles.
My car was shaking like that on that first day I got the car. I have disabled the ECO feature since that immediately every time I start the car. I am not sure if the problem is gone by now. Please let us now the service department findings.
That one is easy - "C" stands for Comfort mode. Sport mode would be "S", Individual would be "I", etc. The car always resets to Comfort mode when the ignition is turned on.
Hi,
I'm a new member and have a question. I purchased a new 2020 GLE 350 back in March and have been trying to get some accessories for it. Without success, so far. The model I purchased was pretty basic $60,000) and didn't come with all the bells and whistles i.e. AMG package, etc. I thought that with a few modifications, I could bring it up to speed on my own rather than purchase option packages that I couldn't afford nor wanted. I did manage to switch out the 19" wheels and tires for an aftermarket set of 20 inch wheels that look much better than the stock wheels it came with. The original 19 " wheels looked undersized and showed a lot of wheel well. Anyway, I have been trying to upgrade the look of my new MB 350 GLE by adding illuminated running boards, mud flaps and the new diamond studded front grill. Unfortunately, I am not able to buy these accessories from MB Parts Dept. or 3rd party vendors online. I checked a couple of dealers in the Boston area and was told that MB does not have these parts in inventory even though the vehicle has been out for several months. Interestingly, some of the 2020 GLE 350s already come equipped with these options but for some strange reason, the dealers keep getting the same response re: unavailability of these accessories. I asked the Parts Dept. manager what he would do in the case of an owner who had these options originally installed on their vehicle but was involved in an accident and needed to replace them. He scratched his head and said that was a good question but he was unable to provide a satisfactory answer. So, I thought I'd reach out to the MB community to see if anyone else had encountered this issue and how it was resolved. In the meantime, I continue to wait until MB parts is able to furnish these accessories. As of August 1, they still do not show up on their online inventory at the east coast distribution center. Kind of pathetic that MB doesn't have these replacement parts available IMO.
Thought I'd throw up one small issue here in case others have same issue or know of any potential fix. Our GLE350 is about a month old now. About 20% of the time the doors don't lock by touching the rectangular pad on the door handles on the driver's side - either front or rear doors. Doesn't seem to happen on the passenger side. Sometimes can open door and close and then it works, but usually not. Then use FOB or walk to other side to lock. No biggie, just a pita for an awfully nice vehicle.
Thought I'd throw up one small issue here in case others have same issue or know of any potential fix. Our GLE350 is about a month old now. About 20% of the time the doors don't lock by touching the rectangular pad on the door handles on the driver's side - either front or rear doors. Doesn't seem to happen on the passenger side. Sometimes can open door and close and then it works, but usually not. Then use FOB or walk to other side to lock. No biggie, just a pita for an awfully nice vehicle.
Thanks. Actually I had found & read your thread. I thought yours was a fob problem and and my fobs have been fine - although we rarely use them. Really only to lock the vehicle when I don’t feel like walking around to the passenger side to lock it by touching the door handle. Mine is just the driver’s side door handles not responding to touching the lock “pads”. But for the heck of it I might try shaking my fob next time to see if it has any effect.
Thanks. Actually I had found & read your thread. I thought yours was a fob problem and and my fobs have been fine - although we rarely use them. Really only to lock the vehicle when I don’t feel like walking around to the passenger side to lock it by touching the door handle. Mine is just the driver’s side door handles not responding to touching the lock “pads”. But for the heck of it I might try shaking my fob next time to see if it has any effect.
Thanks!
OK! Yours might be different but walking around the car can wake up the Fob. I tried the driver door and rear door no luck and walked around several times to lock. Then one day I walked carefully so that the Fob wouldn’t jiggle and the passenger side wouldn’t lock. I pulled into the dealer Another time to demonstrate.... wouldn’t lock when I got there but worked fine by the time we got back to the car.
Thanks. Actually I had found & read your thread. I thought yours was a fob problem and and my fobs have been fine - although we rarely use them. Really only to lock the vehicle when I don’t feel like walking around to the passenger side to lock it by touching the door handle. Mine is just the driver’s side door handles not responding to touching the lock “pads”. But for the heck of it I might try shaking my fob next time to see if it has any effect.
But it could be the fobs - they need to be detected within a meter outside of the handle for the lock function to work.
Last edited by GregW / Oregon; Aug 4, 2019 at 10:31 PM.
Any other 350 owners find that the auto off/start is rather harsh when turning back on? Notice it much more when i'm waiting at a light and the car comes back on before getting moving.
Hi,
I'm a new member and have a question. I purchased a new 2020 GLE 350 back in March and have been trying to get some accessories for it. Without success, so far. The model I purchased was pretty basic $60,000) and didn't come with all the bells and whistles i.e. AMG package, etc. I thought that with a few modifications, I could bring it up to speed on my own rather than purchase option packages that I couldn't afford nor wanted. I did manage to switch out the 19" wheels and tires for an aftermarket set of 20 inch wheels that look much better than the stock wheels it came with. The original 19 " wheels looked undersized and showed a lot of wheel well. Anyway, I have been trying to upgrade the look of my new MB 350 GLE by adding illuminated running boards, mud flaps and the new diamond studded front grill. Unfortunately, I am not able to buy these accessories from MB Parts Dept. or 3rd party vendors online. I checked a couple of dealers in the Boston area and was told that MB does not have these parts in inventory even though the vehicle has been out for several months. Interestingly, some of the 2020 GLE 350s already come equipped with these options but for some strange reason, the dealers keep getting the same response re: unavailability of these accessories. I asked the Parts Dept. manager what he would do in the case of an owner who had these options originally installed on their vehicle but was involved in an accident and needed to replace them. He scratched his head and said that was a good question but he was unable to provide a satisfactory answer. So, I thought I'd reach out to the MB community to see if anyone else had encountered this issue and how it was resolved. In the meantime, I continue to wait until MB parts is able to furnish these accessories. As of August 1, they still do not show up on their online inventory at the east coast distribution center. Kind of pathetic that MB doesn't have these replacement parts available IMO.
You may not have read about the production delays but there are serious parts supply issues delaying new GLE production. I gave up on the running boards and ordered an AM set on Amazon. They won’t be lighted. I don’t think the Factory or these are very functional since they don’t have much protrusion. Also will dirty your pants on exit.
Hi,
I'm a new member and have a question. I purchased a new 2020 GLE 350 back in March and have been trying to get some accessories for it. Without success, so far. The model I purchased was pretty basic $60,000) and didn't come with all the bells and whistles i.e. AMG package, etc. I thought that with a few modifications, I could bring it up to speed on my own rather than purchase option packages that I couldn't afford nor wanted. I did manage to switch out the 19" wheels and tires for an aftermarket set of 20 inch wheels that look much better than the stock wheels it came with. The original 19 " wheels looked undersized and showed a lot of wheel well. Anyway, I have been trying to upgrade the look of my new MB 350 GLE by adding illuminated running boards, mud flaps and the new diamond studded front grill. Unfortunately, I am not able to buy these accessories from MB Parts Dept. or 3rd party vendors online. I checked a couple of dealers in the Boston area and was told that MB does not have these parts in inventory even though the vehicle has been out for several months. Interestingly, some of the 2020 GLE 350s already come equipped with these options but for some strange reason, the dealers keep getting the same response re: unavailability of these accessories. I asked the Parts Dept. manager what he would do in the case of an owner who had these options originally installed on their vehicle but was involved in an accident and needed to replace them. He scratched his head and said that was a good question but he was unable to provide a satisfactory answer. So, I thought I'd reach out to the MB community to see if anyone else had encountered this issue and how it was resolved. In the meantime, I continue to wait until MB parts is able to furnish these accessories. As of August 1, they still do not show up on their online inventory at the east coast distribution center. Kind of pathetic that MB doesn't have these replacement parts available IMO.
As Ron.s says says at this point the parts supply is somewhat limited. Mercedes generally has good parts availability and it will improve. The aftermarket will also catch up to this new model eventually.
You should have come here first. Unfortunately the route you've chosen will likely be more expensive than if you had ordered what you want. The front grille swap, for one, is pretty much unfeasible. The AMG grille is a different shape than the standard one, so you need to replace the whole front fascia, and it doesn't end there. Because of the difference in the wheel well lips between the two and the way the fascia ties in you would likely need to replace the fenders as well. Bottom line is that it can't be done without an extraordinary effort and expense.
What size are your wheels (width) & tires?
Standard vs. AMG Line Exterior
Last edited by GregW / Oregon; Aug 5, 2019 at 09:23 AM.
MB will have parts available for repairs but not enough to sell at moment, I had my drivers wing mirror hit and they ordered the parts from Germany and they have arrived at dealers within a week. Only top part of mirror and glass to replace at cost of nearly £700 fitted, the glass alone is £360.
Any other 350 owners find that the auto off/start is rather harsh when turning back on? Notice it much more when i'm waiting at a light and the car comes back on before getting moving.
Yes, absolutely. Ours starts very abruptly each time. Makes me debate disabling.
Any other 350 owners find that the auto off/start is rather harsh when turning back on? Notice it much more when i'm waiting at a light and the car comes back on before getting moving.
Yes, harsh here as well. If there was a way to disable it by default I would use it. Now I turn it off every time I get into the car.
Any other 350 owners find that the auto off/start is rather harsh when turning back on? Notice it much more when i'm waiting at a light and the car comes back on before getting moving.
Yes, but I am getting use to it. Passengers notice more than me. They always ask "Doesn't that drive you crazy?" It becomes much less noticeable if you ease up on the brake pedal.
Yes, absolutely. Ours starts very abruptly each time. Makes me debate disabling.
I can’t think of one reason why Mercedes doesn’t give the option of letting a psssnger disabling that by default instead of having to do it each time the car is started.
Every other brand in the world has the default option except Mercedes. Such an unnecessary inconvenience for people like me who gets annoyed by that greatly.
Now im going to have to look and find an aftermarket solution for it from a 3rd party vendor on a $75k brand new GLE.
I can’t think of one reason why Mercedes doesn’t give the option of letting a psssnger disabling that by default instead of having to do it each time the car is started.
Every other brand in the world has the default option except Mercedes. Such an unnecessary inconvenience for people like me who gets annoyed by that greatly.
Now im going to have to look and find an aftermarket solution for it from a 3rd party vendor on a $75k brand new GLE.
Not correct in that every other brand has a default off option for stop/start, certainly BMW ,Land Rover , Porche and Volkswagen don't and I believe that as it is used to get consumption figures when testing that it has to be set as default on.
"I've been asked why Dealers cannot program s/s out, so it's never operable anymore. That's simple. The CO2 output test regime is a legal requirement. The cars sold in dealers MUST be as tested. It would therefore be illegal for a dealer to "reprogram" a car to defeat the system since it's CO2 output would be made worse. This is probably why no aftermarket tuners offer this service either."
Message Vladimir thru eBay with your VIN# and ask him to confirm his OBD module will "work".. very effective in "re-programming" the function of ECO Start/Stop..
We just turned in a Jag XJ and early on the dealer provided a fix. We drove in, opened the trunk and he said pull that wire. We did, permanently off! They could not do it but they showed us how.
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. I’m definitely trying the fob thing.
