https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz GLS 550. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:32:03 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-2144034 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT See attached document for complaint. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-2144035 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT See attached document for complaint. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-2144036 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT See attached document for complaint. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-2117570 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Feel unsafe fuel rails and more where recalled in April 2022 Not all gls550 were recalled at the time due to no reason Drive to Florida with my wife and kids and car gave up on the side of a bridge hwy over the ocean We were stuck car smelt like gas and wouldn’t turn on we had nowhere to get out on a 25ft bridge with no ac no emergency lanes with 5 kids all under age of 6 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-2045586 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving my car the check engine light comes on. The code is P06DA (OIL PUMP SOLENOID OPEN CIRCUIT - ELECTRICAL ISSUE). Dealer states repair is $5000!!! Car is not able to pass inspection due to the check engine light. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1973951 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Water collects at the front row floor at driver and passenger sides https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1973952 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Water collects at the front row floor at driver and passenger sides https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-22V365000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls-550-2019 Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017-2022 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, AMG GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, SL-Class, GLC-Class, CLS-Class, GLB-Class, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. An error in the communication module's SIM card software can cause a mobile network connecti https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1783873 Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT We had our Mercedes GLS550 2017 with 59,295 overheat and call for immediate shut down on the Massachusetts Turnpike with my wife and child in the car. It was quite a dangerous situation because the failure caused by hose assembly 166-830-15-00 clamp (as described by the dealer as the reason for the loss of fluid and hose failure) caused almost an immediate overheating. The service advisor stated https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1763943 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes Benz GLS550. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed there was an abnormal noise detected. The brake warning indicator light was illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pad on one side of the disc was completely worn, and the other side of the disc was like new with a full thick pad. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contac https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1733329 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO COLORADO. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 85 MILES/ HR PASSING ALBUQUERQUE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE FELT AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. MY WIFE AND I BOTH DUCKED AND FORTUNATELY I KEPT MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL. WE LOOKED UP AND THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED AND BLOWN OUT. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED US FROM BEING SHOWERED WITH GLASS WAS THE SHADE OF THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED BECAUSE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-21V058000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls-550-2019 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 - 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to the Part 573 report for specific vehicle model details. The software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct veh https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-21V058000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls-550-2018 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 - 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to the Part 573 report for specific vehicle model details. The software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct veh https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-21V058000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls550-2017 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 - 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to the Part 573 report for specific vehicle model details. The software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct veh https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1678681 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT REAR AXLE LOCK UP BRIEFLY MADE A SOUND LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED THE CAR AND SNAP THE LEFT SIDE REAR CV AXLE. VEHICLE IS AWD AND DOES NOT MOVE ON ITS OWN POWER.. SHOP TOW SUV AND ON THE AIR FOUND THE AXLE INNER JOINT JUST SPINS BUT CAR DOES NOT MOVE, THEY PULLED THE AXLE AND THE IS METAL BURNT INTO THE AXLE SHAFT SEEMS REAR DIFF LOCK UP, OIL WAS CLEAN ON THE DIFFERENTIAL. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1634677 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT SEATBELT HAD TIGHTENED AND NOT RELEASED WHEN MY BODY MOVES. BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. TYPICALLY DURING DRIVING I'M SMALL ENOUGH TO MANEUVER MY HAND DOWN TO RELEASE RED SEAT BELT BUTTON. *TR I'VE HAD TO STOP MY VEHICLE 5-10 TIMES TO RELEASE BELT. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS 7/ 11 BOTH ARE 60 POUNDS THEY ARE 4 FEET TALL AND 4'6' 7 YEAR OLD STILL USES BOOSTER I''VE CHECKED BELTS TO THE BEST OF MY A https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1634678 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT SEATBELT HAD TIGHTENED AND NOT RELEASED WHEN MY BODY MOVES. BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. TYPICALLY DURING DRIVING I'M SMALL ENOUGH TO MANEUVER MY HAND DOWN TO RELEASE RED SEAT BELT BUTTON. *TR I'VE HAD TO STOP MY VEHICLE 5-10 TIMES TO RELEASE BELT. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS 7/ 11 BOTH ARE 60 POUNDS THEY ARE 4 FEET TALL AND 4'6' 7 YEAR OLD STILL USES BOOSTER I''VE CHECKED BELTS TO THE BEST OF MY A https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-19V787000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls550-2017 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2017 vehicles due to a software fault that may cause the date and time for the emergency call system (eCall) to differ from the actual date and time, potentially relaying an inaccurate vehicle location. For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1519582 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS THAT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOUD. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS HANDLING FINE AND NO WARNING MESSAGES CAME ON. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SAID "WHAT WAS THAT?" EVERYTHING ON SEEMED FINE MECHANICALLY SO WE KEPT DRIVING, BUT A BIT SHAKEN BY THE SUDDEN LOUD NOISE. I FEW HOURS LATER WE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1476002 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAR SHIFTED ITSELF FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH TURNED ON. DRIVER UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL BACK TO DRIVE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVER COULD ONLY SHIFT TO PARK. DRIVER SHIFTED VEHICLE TO PARK AND TRIED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED C https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1466811 Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT I PURCHASED A 2017 GLS 550 IN JANUARY 2018 FROM LOEBER MOTORS IN LINCOLNWOOD ILLINOIS. THE STICKER ON THE VEHICLE REPRESENTED THAT THERE WERE 'ALL SEASON' TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS GUARANTEES FROM THE SALESMEN, I WAS ASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE 'SAFE' ON THE FACTORY TIRES AS THEY WERE REPRESENTED AS ALL SEASON. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING THROUGH A SPRING SNOWSTORM IN https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-18V272000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls550-2017 Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2014 ML350 Bluetec 4Matic and ML550 4Matic, 2012-2015 ML63 AMG 4Matic and ML350 4Matic, 2013-2016 GL350 Bluetec 4Matic, GL550 4Matic and GL63 AMG 4Matic, 2017 GLS350d 4Matic, GLS450 4Matic, GLS550 4Matic and GLS63 AMG 4Matic, 2015 ML400 4Matic, 2016 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLE63S AMG 4Matic, GLE450 4Matic Coupe and G https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-17V816000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls550-2017 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLE550e 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLS450, GLE63S 4Matic, GLS63 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65 AMG, S550, Mercedes-Maybach S600, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE63S 4Matic Coupe, 2017-2018 GLS550 4Matic, S550 4Matic, 2018 S450, and S63 AMG 4Matic vehicl https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#complaint-1368812 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT I LOWER THE PASSENGER CAR WINDOW WHEN I ENTERED THE CAR IN A VERY HOT DAY AND THE WINDOW GLASS EXPLOTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A CAR DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CAR WINDOW GLASS JUST EXPLOTED JUST BY LOWERING IT. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-gls-550#recall-17V077000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-gls550-2017 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE 400 4Matic, GLE 350 4Matic, GLE 350, GLE 550E 4Matic, GLE 63 AMG, GLE 63S AMG, GLE 43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE 63S AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLS 450 4Matic, GLS 550 4Matic, and GLS 63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. In certain types of crash events, the center console may unlatch, allowing the objects within to fly around the cabin. As such, these vehicles