There are 3 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL-Classin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN WE SUDDENLY NOTICED NO VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT THAT WE TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS BY MISTAKE BUT IT WAS ON. FOLLOWED ANOTHER VEHICLE'S TAIL LIGHT TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY; PULLED AT A GAS STATION AND NOTICED BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE POINTING DOWNWARD. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIME; IT TOOK THEM OVER A YEAR TO FIX THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR
THE GLASS ON THE PANORAMIC ROOF IS DEFECTIVE, BROKEN AND THE GLASS AROUND THE HINGES IS BREAKING. *TR
PASSENGER DOOR OPENED UP ITSELF; CHILD ALMOST FELL OFF THE CAR; HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNTIL WE SLAM THE DOOR. AUTOMATIC TRUNK OPENED UP ITSELF AND HIT THE GARAGE. HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNTIL WE MANUALLY PUSH TO CLOSE. WHEN A/C IS RUNNING; BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GETS FOGGY CAUSING 0 VISIBILITY TO THE SIDE MIRRORS. BRAKE PEDAL BROKE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER MANY TIMES; DEALER FAILED TO REPAIRED AND MANUFACTURER FAILED TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THEM. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026