Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class has 28 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Engine compartment heat causes wiring harness insulation to melt and Electrical shorting while drivi... |
| Dec 18, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | My 2020 GLE 350 first displayed a problem with left indicator on front left hand head lamp. I took a... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | Wire harness need to be replaces car is under 100k miles and the same issue has been recalled cla250... |
| Jul 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The air conditioning in my 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV has failed due to a refrigerant (freon) leak, ... |
| Mar 24, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 48V battery issue cause the car not able to drive. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Water intrusion. It rained, water leaked into driver seat floor. The water then made it to the ele... |
| May 31, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Watch this report: [XXX] There was less than 1/2 a pound of refridgerant in my vehicle. The dealers... |
| Apr 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE450. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camer... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed spe... |
| Mar 3, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | There were two incidents that had similar symptoms: one before the dealership said they fixed and on... |
| Dec 31, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact stated that the vehicle started to display... |
| Jul 10, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The Mercedes Connect app started showing a partially charged battery. The Battery voltage is 11.9 t... |
| May 26, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Air Conditioning failure with low free on measurement. Apparently there was an A/C leak that create... |
| May 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, ... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving and came to a stop sign. When I was getting ready to pull off my entire vehicle automa... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle (72,000 miles) sent an email message that the "starter battery is critical". Drove it to Me... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | There had been multiple incidents where the battery dies. We had issues where the vehicle would not... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE450. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Nu... |
| Jan 15, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 48 V BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED, I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT CHARGING. WHICH LED TO ADDITIONAL MESSAGES... |
| Oct 27, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Nu... |