Radiator started leaking in <3000 miles of driving the brand new GLE 580 Mercedes Benz. Twice I got errors in the car that stated check coolant level I could hear liquid moving in the front of the car when I parked it. Once while driving, the AC totally stopped working and on the entire drive, I couldn't feel the cool air. I also got 48V battery issue during this drive. I called the dealer and they said not to worry and that they will top off coolant. A few weeks later, I got another error and this time I took the car in and the dealer said that the radiator was impact by an "unidentified debris", had developed a leak and coolant was leaking. They refused to cover this under warranty and I had to pay out of pocket despite multiple requests to cover under warranty. This was a brand new car, no accident, this happened under normal driving conditions. The dealer and the manufacturer have failed to provide any documentation or engineering review. I believe this was a problem that existed in the vehicle prior to my purchase, i was sold a defective vehicle and Mercedes Benz didn't have proper protection in place for the radiator. I request NHTSA to do a thorough review.
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 4Matic
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine
Filed Jan 25, 2026TX
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.