Mercedes-Benz GLE Lemon Law

Repeated air suspension failures on your GLE that affect ride safety and vehicle stability can constitute a substantial impairment of use, value, or safety under the Song-Beverly Act. Two repair attempts for a safety-related defect may be sufficient to establish a presumption that the vehicle is a lemon. You should send a written notice to Mercedes-Benz USA and allow one final repair attempt to strengthen your legal position.

Most GLE lemon law cases under the Song-Beverly Act are resolved within 3 to 6 months if the defect history is well-documented. Mercedes-Benz often prefers to settle rather than go to trial, especially when repair records clearly show repeated failures. If the manufacturer does not settle, the case can proceed to trial, and California law provides for civil penalty damages of up to two times the actual damages if the manufacturer willfully violated the Act.

Yes. The Song-Beverly Act applies to certified pre-owned vehicles that are sold with a manufacturer's new car warranty or a dealer warranty. If your CPO GLE still had remaining factory warranty coverage or was sold with a Mercedes-Benz CPO warranty, the defects that arise during that warranty period are covered. Keep in mind that used vehicles sold with only an implied warranty of merchantability may have different requirements under the Tanner Consumer Protection Act.

Under the Song-Beverly Act, if your GLE qualifies as a lemon due to the persistent M256 coolant leak, you are entitled to a full refund of the purchase price minus a reasonable mileage offset, or a replacement vehicle of comparable value. The refund includes your down payment, monthly payments, registration fees, and incidental costs such as towing and rental cars. Mercedes-Benz is also required to pay your attorney fees and costs.