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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
57%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
20,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450, 57% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“For the Engine problem While driving the car there was a warning about the battery and asked to check the manual, immediately after that another warning was coolant too hot and the car shut down in the middle of the road For the transmission problem While driving the gear went to Neutral by itself. I put it back in drive about 4 minutes later it went back to neutral by itself and I had to put it back in drive No dashboard warning”

NHTSA complaint #11511088, filed 2023-03

“Engine does while driving; when accelerator pressed there is often a delay of several seconds before the car speed will increase as the engine will rev but the transmission will not engage for several seconds. This is occurring sporadically but with increasing regularity. Dealer cannot find any error codes. Seems like it’s a fuel pump and/or computer chip issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11541807, filed 2023-08

“After driving the car about 5 miles at about 10 miles per hour while decelerating the transmission shifted into neutral requiring me to need to pull over to the side of the road, put the car in park, turn it off and back on again, this has now happened 3 times in the span of about 1 week.”

NHTSA complaint #11588071, filed 2024-05

“The contact owns a 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE450. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road on each occasion. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V118000 (Power Train). The dealer performed the recall repair; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the recall remedy failed to fix the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11606472, filed 2024-08, 20,000 miles

Related recalls

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024110%
2023457%
2021320%
202014%
2016312%

Other parts of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

Engine
3 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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