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car needs a new body harness which can take up to 20 weeks! I still think it’s the battery but no idea. I might raise to MB corporate to take vehicle to another dealer As second opinion
You might want to consider trading your vehicle after this work. I fear that the amount of work involved to change the harness that it'll never drive the same again. If what your dealer means by switching out the harness is the same as this: https://www.reddit.com/r/mercedes_benz/s/uQxrscX4cz
sadly I’m in NC so I got no choice to get this fixed. It is what it is. Thank god I’m not out of warranty but sucks I have to keep making payments on a car I don’t have. Dealer gave me a EQE loaner but I rather have a GLE gas vehicle to balance out our longer drives. I don’t want a 3 hour trip turning into 6 hour trip because of charging and waiting
Don't forget that 48 volt battery is covered for 8 years.
But I think it only costs $350 to replace.
You've unwittingly discovered another advantage of the 48 volt system. Thanks for pointing it out.🙂
100%! The cost even outside of the warranty isn't that much to replace the 48v battery. It's probably less than replacing the hybrid battery in a Toyota hybrid.
If the 12 volt Lithium Porsche battery is any example, it might be a little more. Porsche Cayenne owners are paying $2500-$3000+,,, but Porsche prices are always nosebleed. The price of the battery might be less than the labor for installation and registration to the vehicle! There might not be a DIY option.
This entire “emerging” technology with Lithium batteries has the earmarks of a pending disaster. The GLE battery has a sufficient volume that replacements will probably be available in the future. That might not be the case for a lot of other’s. Battery tech is in it’s infancy and a high obsolescence probability. Many BEV vehicles could be worthless when the battery is out of warranty. A replacement battery could cost more than the value of the vehicle…if a replacement is even available.
That federal 8 years & 80,000 mile emissions component warranty is nice and thankfully covers the 48v system in its entirety.
Hopefully the lithium batteries stay in stock, the lithium starter battery in the w222 S63, GT, and others has been very difficult if not impossible to find ($2,500-$3,000 to boot).
Any one still experience issues with their 48v battery after the march 23,2023 recal?
Originally Posted by ArchHist99
Hi All,
Well, after 26,500 perfect carefree miles and 4 road trips up and down the East coast, I received the dreaded battery message today! What is different from the older car batteries was that the doors unlocked with the remote, the screens inside lit up as usual, the seat moved as it should, but when I tried to start the engine…nothing! DEAD! Funny how the message comes up that says “Stop vehicle” when it was parked and wouldn’t start! It gets towed to the dealer in the morning. 😡
Just curious if anyone that previously had 48v battery issues , is still experiencing them now after the new recall software update for the ISG.
Just curious if anyone that previously had 48v battery issues , is still experiencing them now after the new recall software update for the ISG.
my issues started after recall but dealership nor MB corporate will take ownership of giving me a straight answer. Now my car will be in shop for 6-9 months waiting on new battery, body harness and modules
my issues started after recall but dealership nor MB corporate will take ownership of giving me a straight answer. Now my car will be in shop for 6-9 months waiting on new battery, body harness and modules
Which is which is a really poor outcome.
But from your first description it sounded like it was a wiring issue, not the battery. Is that still the diagnosis?
apparently GLE has a recall with AC drain plug clogging near passenger footwell and it leaked all over the wiring and short circuited basically everything. My car shouldn’t have been effected based on VIN but it still was.
makes you wonder if Mercedes just grabbing VINs out of the hat and saying what’s effected or not.
my 48v battery also is testing out on low end so since interior is coming out, they going to replace it too! Both jobs are equaling out to be about $50K job
apparently GLE has a recall with AC drain plug clogging near passenger footwell and it leaked all over the wiring and short circuited basically everything. My car shouldn’t have been effected based on VIN but it still was.
makes you wonder if Mercedes just grabbing VINs out of the hat and saying what’s effected or not.
my 48v battery also is testing out on low end so since interior is coming out, they going to replace it too! Both jobs are equaling out to be about $50K job
The recall you mention was for some MY 2020 GLE’s when the drain line was improperly routed during production-letting condensation build in the footwell. Your car might be similar if someone on the production line got sloppy. I watched the Service Tech check mine (it was OK) by pulling back the passenger side carpet to see if the drain line exited the footwell properly.
Someone spilling a drink, melting snow over time or a leaking water bottle might cause the same issue if Mercedes hasn’t made any changes to seal the area.
Our Audi SQ5 had a recall for a similar electronics issue in the rear passenger area. They provided a waterproof seal of the area.
The recall you mention was for some MY 2020 GLE’s when the drain line was improperly routed during production-letting condensation build in the footwell. Your car might be similar if someone on the production line got sloppy. I watched the Service Tech check mine (it was OK) by pulling back the passenger side carpet to see if the drain line exited the footwell properly.
Someone spilling a drink, melting snow over time or a leaking water bottle might cause the same issue if Mercedes hasn’t made any changes to seal the area.
Our Audi SQ5 had a recall for a similar electronics issue in the rear passenger area. They provided a waterproof seal of the area.
This is what happening according to the dealer. Car has been sitting since October now. No resolution still
11-13-2023, 07:22 PM
