2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 Steering Problems

“Purchase car with about 5k miles, within two weeks had traction issues where the back end would fish tail in rain. Took back to dealer service rider checked and said just put air in tires and it should be fine. Next rain storm same thing happened went back to dealer they said they looked at it and everything is fine. Still not sure why, but traveling out of town and nearly spun out on busy highway went back to dealer this time they tell me 2 tires are bad. They agree to pay for 2 and I bought 2 only 22k miles... …”

“on Several occasions while either backing into my drive way, parking stall or out into the roadway, when i shifted the vehicle into gear, either Drive or reverse, the vehicle failed to do either. I had to turn off the vehicle and restart in order to have it change gear. This was dangerous as when the vehicle failed it was in the line of traffic flow and if another vehicle had not seen me in time it would have caused a collision. …”

“The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes GLE. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the electronic power steering. The vehicle was repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V574000 (Steering), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. …”

“The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE350. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the message Power Steering Malfunction. See Operator Manual was displayed. The steering became extremely difficult to turn. The contact was unable to maneuver the steering wheel and stopped the vehicle. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road with the assistance of a bystander who drove the vehicle. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the warning message disappeared, and the vehicle regained power steering functionality. …”

“While traveling at approximately 45 MPH in multi-lane highway traffic, WITHOUT WARNING the vehicle's power steering suddenly failed. Concurrently a red display message appeared in the instrument cluster stating Power Steering Malfunction - See Owner's Manual . ALL steering assistance was lost at that point and the vehicle had to be maneuvered with great effort out of traffic to a safe offroad location. Vehicle is a 2017 Mercedes GLE 350 (166 chassis) with 22,000 miles. …”