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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+ Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
33%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+, 33% of the 9 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“* My driving side front wheel climbed a small bump with a rock. I put my car on reverse and pressed the accelerator. The car first refused to reverse then went completely out of control. The engine produced a huge revving noise and the car accelerated, taking the car backward at high speed. I had no control. The car went off the road, climbed a hill at a 45 degree incline on one side of the road. It continued up the hill at high speed until it hit a tree. The impact caused about 1 foot of the passenger side to be a mangled mass of steel from the rear fender to the front passenger door. …”

NHTSA complaint #11565093, filed 2024-01

“Around once a week, while utilizing the car in comfort mode, the car will appear to kick into neutral when stopped at a traffic light. When it’s time to accelerate, despite indicating it’s in drive, the car will not move as if it’s in neutral. The car must then be shifted into drive again to be able to move.”

NHTSA complaint #11559645, filed 2023-12

“vehicle shifts in to neutral while driving causing loss of control...had to pull over and restart the vehicle to get it back into the drive mode...it has done this twice.....last week the most severe ...very dangerous on a crowded highway”

NHTSA complaint #11527139, filed 2023-06

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024120%
2023333%

Other parts of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+

Fuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology