What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Mercedes-benz GLA

SAFETY SYSTEMS ALL FAILED 7 TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SINCE 08/20/2017, WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, ESP, TRACTION CONTROL. PARKING BRAKE, ETC) STAYED ON UNTIL I COULD GET TO A DEALER. IN SPITE OF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT (5 TIMES) AND REPROGRAMING, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MERCEDES- BENZ CANNOT FIX THIS OR EVEN DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BUT DO NOT SEEM TO TAKE MUCH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING ME AN UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD 8,800 MILES AND NOW HAS 27,000 MILES. I HAVE THE SERVICE RECEIPTS AND CAN PROVIDE THEM IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA ODI 11367080

I HAVE A INFANT ON BOARD WITH ME, AND TRAVELS WITH ME, FROM FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA TO HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.WE CLOUD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE WAY HOME TO THANKS GIVING DINNER LAST MONTHIN HAMPTON. SO, MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I LEFT LEFT FREDERICKSBURG, VI ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MERCEDES GLA 250 2016 SLAMMED IN PARK ON I-95 SOUTH, I THOUGH IT WAS THE AUTOMATIC SENSOR, THE GREEN A BUTTON. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE BACK. I THEN STARTED VEHICLE UP AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT IN THE SLOWER LANES. THEN THE AUTOMATIC SENSOR CAME ON " YOU KNOW THE GREEN A BUTTON,I TURNED IT OFF. IT CAME BACK BY ITSELF. SUDDENLY THE CAR SLAMMED IN PARK AGAIN ON 295-SOUTH, THERE WERE CARS ALMOST RECKING TRYING TO AVOID HITTING US. NOW I AM IN TEARS, BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOW I HAD NO POWER AND WE ARE SITTING DUCKS. I FINALLY REALIZED TO HIT THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THANK GOD IT WORKED!!! I STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN. THE CAR SLAMMED IN PARK AGAIN ON 64 EAST, I DROVE TO NEAREST AND SAFESTPLACE I COULD FINE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND.I STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND PUT IT IN REVERSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NOW I AM IN TEARS AGAIN. ITS GETTING DARK, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THENSTARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. IT STARTED UP I DROVE FIFTEEN MILDS PER HOUR UNTIL I MADE IT HOME. I EXPLAINED TO MY HUSBAND WHAT HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND AND I CALLED TYSINGER THE NEXT DAY TO COME PICK UP THE CAR, BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS THE CARAUTOMATICALLY SLAMMING IN PARK ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS, ALSO HAD A RECALL ON THE GLA 250 2016 MODEL. TYSINGER EMPLOYEE STILL WANTED US TO DROP THE CAR OFF. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE 2016 GLA WENT TO SHOP NOV. 29, 2018 AND IT STILL IN THE SHOP. MERCEDES STILL CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP WE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11060972