chrislk55

I've had a few odd things happen on my 2020 GLE450. I've had the right steering trackpad randomly stop working, it won't move but the press action still works. This happened 3 times so far and fixed by a full shutdown and restart. I've also had the left headlight stuck on and that took several restarts for it to correct itself. More recently, I've noticed on a few occasions when starting the car, the climate control system was totally off, I had to physically turn it on and a couple other times, it randomly changes the set temperature to the lowest setting, blowing cold air full blast despite my temperature being set to 22 deg when the car was turned off. All of these issues seem to correct themselves but they randomly happen again at some point.... I hope these are fixed on a future software update !

monwen

I’ve had the same thing with the trackpad on the steering wheel. If you check my previous post you’ll see that the engine didn’t engage while in ECO mode from a dead stop. Nothing, dead. I pulled over, shut down and restarted and everything is fine so far. Called the dealer but they claim there were no bulletins.

places

It's a GLE, par for the course. Gremlins are part of the package, no charge.

Philamg

Do you drive a GLE?

places

Nope and more than likely never will.

Philamg

So you aren't an expert, just a troll.

places

Don't need to be a rocket scientist to know this vehicle has been plagued with issues since it's roll-out. Early on I was interested but after reading the stories on MBWorld and talking to my dealership, it was an easy pass.

Philamg

17 months only issue I have had is easy entry/exit not working correctly, would be interested to hear what you drive.

places

Consider yourself lucky. 2018 G63 and 2020 S450

petee1997

You appear to be very disenchanted with the new GLE though you do not own one. Your opinion would be be better served on the S and G forum since you actually drive those vehicles. I have had a new GLE for over two months and it has been everything I expected. I notice you listed all the Mercedes cars you have owned. Like you, I am a long time Mercedes owner. It would take too long to list them but I have owned 26 of them since 1983. Among those cars, there have been S,SL, CLS, CLK, E, ML. I mention this so you won’t think this is my first rodeo. To be honest, a few of those cars were less than perfect. That said, my GLE is not one of them. This vehicle has been flawless in fit, finish, comfort and performance.

I would recommend you purchase one. I think you will like it. And of course, as a GLE owner, we would value your actual experience.

chrislk55

To add to what others have said, this post was not meant to be a bash the GLE post.... I am generally very happy with my car, its been a treat to drive and I receive endless compliments on its great looks and high tech gadgetry. With the high tech gadgetry unfortunately comes a few gremlins, I'm not fussed about them, I'm sure they will iron themselves out or be fixed on a future software update. I've lived with Gremlins for years on my phone and computer, they get fixed eventually so why should the car be any different ?

Ron.s

The fact is that no one reading these posts has any perspective as to the number of problems. There have likely been over 150,000 produced to date. What percentage have had problems? Severity? Anything with a motor will have issues. Many are supplier or maybe COVID related.
Continually posting the same thing about an opinion of crappy Mercedes quality serves no useful purpose and becomes petty. It’s only an opinion and not worth much since it doesn’t support the purpose of the Forum to provide help and answers to others. We post about problems hoping for insight from others. Too often, the problem can be lack of knowledge or user error as we get used to our new vehicle.
IMO, If you have a beef with Mercedes take it to them. Don’t bore the rest of us with sarcastic comments.🤐

chassis

Consumer Reports ranks the newly redesigned GLE in a tie with the Ford Explorer for lowest reliability among new SUVs. Separately, Mercedes as a brand received a lowest-third ranking. Mercedes is spiralling downward in terms of quality and reliability.

https://www.consumerreports.org/medi...re-dependable/

Ron.s

Tesla is ranked last but owners love them!

chrislk55

Interesting read... It says right in the article that the electronics are one of the contributors to the low rating. The GLE has a ton of tech, if CR were to interview me I would have to mention the Gremlins but I still love the car and its amazing in numerous other ways !

paulmj1

Ron, you have to just simply acknowledge when some people like Places are just being a PITA and should be ignored. He/she bounces around from thread-to-thread and is nothing short of boring. He/she has a strange agenda, not sure what drives it, really don’t care. I love our GLE!

paulmj1

Ron, you have to just simply acknowledge when some people like Places are just being a PITA and should be ignored. He/she bounces around from thread-to-thread and is nothing short of boring. He/she has a strange agenda, not sure what drives it, really don’t care. I love our GLE! Besides, anyone who lives in The District has to be a bit of a crackpot to begin with!

cupecoy

I'm pretty sure that "places" is just a bot since they only post a few variations of the same message, which is essentially a negative statement in regards to a vehicle they only know about from reading few things online
The 450 which my wife primarily drives has no issues yet... as I posted before my Cayenne which costs double the GLE already had 2 major problems. It's fixed now, but the tally is 2:0 still...

Lucky 777

When reading posts on a forum like this, keep in mind you generally only hear from the people with a gripe. It's like living in an emergency room and never seeing the rest of the world. You'll soon believe everyone is sick.

Philamg

+1, I am happy for someone to post their issues but not for people who don't own one to tell us how bad the GLE is, sad. Look at the X5 forum if you want to see issues.

quattrogmbh

quite happy to be called petty or sarcastic if it helps just one other person avoid the mistake of buying a GLE that I made.

I have the luxury of being able to hand it back at the end of a lease. Others might not be so lucky.

mikapen

Your trolling does not convince anybody - without substance, it's just noise.

Why don't you investigate an Early Termination of your lease? You might be surprised at the resale value. In your case, it would be a mistake not to get away from your problem.
Then, after several months of your ranting about how bad M-BV Finance was, you'd be gone.