check engine light continues to turn on and off, response from dealer maintenance is this issue is temperature related and just keep driving, not sure how this makes for an effective or safe functioning of a warning light also seems like it can lead to unnecessary trips to and costs at the maintenance garage. This has been a multiple time issue since purchase of vehicle.
2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class owner complaints
63 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 2 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Showing the 300 most recent — grouped by category for scanning.
electrical 8 complaints shown
GLC 300 was purchased new on May 25, 2023. Multiple 12V battery errors, check engine indicators, and rear hatch closing on owner starting the first week of ownership. 48V battery and Main Fuse Box were replaced. Multiple recalls were addressed. Most significant issue related to false collision avoidance incidents on two occasions that resulted in dangerous situations and extreme stress on the occupants. First occurrence was on July 12, 2024. Driving approximately 40 mph on two lane road near a school that was not in session. There were no surrounding vehicles, pedestrians or obstacles. Vehicle beeped, seatbelts locked, and speed forced to 10 mph. Took vehicle to local MB dealership who attributed the vehicle’s response to proximity to a school zone. Vehicle was not checked for fault codes.
2023 Mercedes Benz GLC 300. Several Electrical, Braking, Collision, Check Battery related issues noted. At approximately 500 miles on vehicle battery system began sending critical voltage error messages to notification app after the vehicle had been turned off. --Owner recharged battery on front terminals. At various intervals, check engine light would come on while driving, sometimes for days at a time. Sometimes for less than an hour, sometimes for a day or so but not long enough to get into a MB Dealer.---MB has less than 5,000 Miles. At approximately, 3800 miles owner received notification on phone app that the vehicle had been involved in a crash while the vehicle was sitting in a parking spot in an open parking lot with no other vehicles surrounding it. Owner was looking at th
The care sends a message that the battery is low. Then the check engine light comes on till we drive the car for awhile. The first time this happened I took it to the dealer and they said they could find nothing wrong with it and was giving no readings. It has continued to happen a lot. The battery should not be going down if it not being used. There has to be a problem. This has been going on for over a year. The dealer where we bought the car called today about service and said there was a recall about the battery, but when I call MB they said there was not recall?
The contact owns a 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the message "12 Volt Battery Failure, Vehicle Inoperative" was displayed. Later, the contact was able to start the vehicle, but the check engine warning light remained illuminated. Eventually the light shut off and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed a diagnostic test and identified multiple communications errors however, the cause of the errors was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 400.
Car would not start warning lights on dash unable to start car
Hatch closes or opens when bumper cover is depressed accidentally causing injuries by smashing on top of head and crushing hands. Contact us for a video recording of an event.
Second time the rear left tail light not working properly. The parking light stay on after turning vehicle off at time it turns off. The light assembly was replaced by dealership less than a year ago. The light assembly was defective according to the dealership vehicle was purchase 10 prior.
other 5 complaints shown
The sunroof glass blasted and shattered during a drive on an interstate highway. I was driving normally when I heard a loud sound like a tire burst or gunshot. Initially, I thought that my tire had busted. I took an exit and stopped to inspect the tires. I found them to be okay, but I was puzzled where the sound came from. I started driving again and observed that a lot of outside noise was coming, also there was a glass clinking noise so I stopped again to check. I found a hole in my sunroof and the shattered glass had fallen on the protective mesh cloth. That is when I realized that the loud sound was from this broken sunroof. It was something like that the sunroof had blasted outwards as the bump was going outside. Luckily, I didn't lose control of that sudden, loud sound and didn't g
When loading groceries in my trunk, the door randomly closes on my head. The last time this door closed while we were loading, I tried stopping it with my hand, by holding it, so my spouse doesnt get smashed, and it will not stop at all. There needs to be a safety feature installed to stop this trunk from closing if a person is underneath it. I fear that a child or an elderly person wont be able to move fast enough and will be severely harmed by this.
Car has software issue putting drivers at risk until the update is provided. Response to problem from manufacturer is to drive the car or wait until such time as a solution is developed. this is the 3 issue in less than a year the car's fuel uptake system is interrupted putting drivers at risk when pulling out into traffic or needing normal acceleration expected from a normally functioning car. How long will Mercedes get away with this before someone is killed
Unknown: Driving on Route I 71 south in Cincinnati going CVG to pick up wife. 60-70 MPH. All systems normal.Suddenly out of blue , Brakes slam on 3-3 seconds seatbelt locks on and car deaccelerates with no warning , no lights , no registered failure. Belt compression severe, almost brushing strength. My wife has a spinal injury, cage in her neck ., must wear brace . She was not driving, tell Chris Walker to have service pick up , take care of open recall, fix sudden development of violent sudden deceleration with Violent seat belt tensioner compression . Really catastrophic Situation. Could have occurred . Glad I was driving . Could have been tragic. 3rd glc300 17-23 ?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!
Brakes slammed on when passing a parked vehicle on side of road, causing following vehicle to almost rear end me. Following vehicle driver blew horn .I was driving at 45 mph speed limit with cruise control set and turn signal active to pass parked vehicle. Scary experience.
brakes 2 complaints shown
Purchased vehicle 6-23 from MB West Chester pa. Feb 3-24 I was parked in a lot once I tried to enter the car I was locked out of the vehicle completely 2270 miles on it. I tried to use the key no avail. I had to contact Mercedes to have my car towed to the shop. Once arrived the damage signal came on. I was told taking the car off the tow truck sometimes makes that signal come on. I never understood. Rep stated it was the battery that died. Which the tow truck guy stated it had to be electrical. Then I returned the vehicle due to loud noise from the front of my vehicle rep stated he didn’t hear it. Then I had to return the vehicle due to brakes squealing very loud. At 5000-7900 miles I was told I needed brakes all around my vehicle. No warranty was applied I paid cash. Left the shop and t
The contact owns a 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 4Matic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and coming to a stop, the vehicle skidded or slid and felt like it had been rear-ended. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact stated that the infotainment system was inoperable intermittently. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 40-50 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact merged to the right lane to be able to pull over as necessary. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact stated that the failure had recurred inte
engine 2 complaints shown
1.This is my new GLC 300 and after taking delivery and running for around 300 miles check engine light on my dashboard 2.Took it to Ray catena freehold service center and they kept this vehicle for 2 days and ran test and said no issues or no error codes found for the engine light 3. Service department said they cleared all the codes and updated the software and it should be good 4. After taking it from service center the check engine light is again on and its quite random 5. The check engine light goes off on its own and then pop up when i start again and its quite random 6. Worried whether this vehicle is road worthy or not 5. This all started when a message from the 12 v battery came in Mercedes me app saying its draining so start the vehicle after that this message is quite randomly c
Vehicle has a significant engine oil leak without being driven. Engine oil electronic meter still shows engine oil to be in "Ok" range. Vehicle is 2023 with only 19680 miles and is rarely driven till the last 2 months. Other 2023 Model Year MB GLC300's manufactured at the same Bremen Germany plant are already being recalled for engine and fuel leaks, however, this one is not on the list. This vehicle is also the 2.0L Inline 4 engine and may be the same engine as the others being recalled. The others are recalled due to an imperfect seal between the high pressure fuel pump and the tandem oil pump. My vehicle is leaking engine fluid, likely oil at a significant rate without having been driven in any unsafe manner or much use.
steering 1 complaint shown
Loss of propulsion at highway speeds with subsequent failure of digital light system at night resulting in injury crash
lighting 1 complaint shown
I am having the following issues with my digital lights on my 2023 GLC. Dealer states normal. It is unsafe and should have a recall/software update. VIN: [XXX] Dangerously inadequate forward visibility at night on low beam/inadequate beam pattern. Level of illumination not at legal minimum of visibility on low beam/ no long distance illumination yet creates excessive illumination of retroreflective signs creating distraction. Adaptive Driving Beam not functional. Extremely limited beam pattern on low beam. Topographic/dynamic leveling does not adjust beam so you are blind going down hill/up hill at night. Poor image/contrast for projection/symbols. Only triangle works. Cornering light not functional. Cannot see sides when cornering at night. Mercedes complaint reference # [X