Lane departure system stopped working and the engine stalled on the highway. Problem reproduced by dealer who has the car now.
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 engine complaints
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My car puts itself into neutral while driving and while stopped. This has happened 4 times now. The dealer claims they aren’t familiar with this issue. My safety and the safety of others driving around me are in danger. Today, I was changing lanes on the feeder road, and my car locked up into neutral and wouldn’t let me drive it. The error message says “Do not shift gears. Visit dealer”. This car has been in no accidents and hasn’t had any work done other than routine work.
I was driving my car in motion and without any warning, the car decelerated and subsequently stalled while I was traveling on I-85 in gaffney south carolina. It went from 50 to 0 leaving me stranded on the highway. It was towed to mercedes benz of south charlotte where I was told that it was complete engine failure
Strong gasoline vapor in engine. While checking oil or removing oil filler cap. I fear this could cause explosion during service. The mercedes dealer says this common in some 4 cylinders engines. This is ongoing.
On august 4th, 2018, september 21st ,2018 and january 10th, 2019, my 2016 mercedes-benz gla 250 shutdown in the middle of the road. Specifically, in all 3 occasions mentioned above, my vehicle shut-downed and became disabled and non-operational, abruptly and without any warnings while driving. The occurrence on september 21st, 2018 was the most severe and happened during rush hour on I-93 where we almost got hit by incoming traffic from both directions. It is a miracle that nobody was hurt. Since the car had stopped in the middle of the highway, a state trooper forced me to have my car tow and not wait for my own aaa towing service which I had already called for assistance. The constant and real threat that the car can shut-down at any given moment while in operation created and imposed a major psychological burden to me and my family. It was mentally draining and exhausting to think that at any moment we can get into a fatal accident. The though alone, of such a potential tragic incident forced us to minimize the use of the vehicle and look for alternative mean of transportation. As a result, we were forced to purchase another car while the mercedes has been idle and not used for the last few months. I have attempted to talk to the dealership, mercedes-benz financial services, mercedes-benz USA, mercedes-benz customer service and other departments of mercedes-benz but nobody was willing to listen or help me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 mercedes-benz gla250. While driving approximately 30-54 MPH, the vehicle would vibrate and made a rumbling noise under the hood. Once the vehicle reached 1,400 rpms/55 MPH, the failure seized. The contact stated that the vibration could be felt through the steering wheel and accelerator pedal. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,800. ....updated 07/05/16
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