Mercedes-benz Cars Gle: Engine Ecu Has Not Been Corrctly Programmed
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 2,596 GLE and GLE Coupe vehicles due to incorrect engine control unit programming that may cause the engine to shut down when braking at low speeds, such as at traffic lights. The vehicles can be manually restarted if this occurs. Mercedes-Benz will update the engine and transmission control units to fix the issue.
- Recalling firm
- MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD
- Product
- Vehicles: MERCEDES-BENZ CARS GLE, MERCEDES-BENZ CARS GLE COUPE. Units affected: 2,596
- Reason
- Due to an error in the engine control unit software the engine may shut down when braking from slow speeds such as pulling up at traffic lights. This may also affect the vehicles ECO start system. It will still be possible to manually restart the vehicle. Remedy: On affected vehicles update engine and transmission control units.
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2017-10-20
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/594c9278-5c1d-42e5-8a93-97378db0d3ee