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2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 28 complaints for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
28 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
106,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 12
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 106,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 106,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 12 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving in my son [xxx] to his school in wayne new jersey with my gl 450 seats warmer turned on in both the drivers and passenger seats. I started smelling smoke & thought it was from outside. I opened my window, and smoke started swirling inside my car and started getting thicker within minutes. I try to search for the source of the strange smell - but no obvious clue observed. When I reached my destination I noticed that the seat has burned a hole in my suit jacket back left side.

Reported at 132,000 miles, December 2013 FireInjury

I was in my 2007 mercedes gl450 and had driven approx. 2 miles with my front driver's seat heater on. I started to notice a strange smell and suddenly the cabin was starting to fill up with smoke. I immediately stopped the vehicle and discovered the left side of the back of my front drivers seat was on fire. Snow was on the ground so I scooped up snow to pack in the fire/hot spot which had burned a large hole through the vinyl and inside padding material.

Reported at 107,260 miles, November 2014 Fire

Other problems reported for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450

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