2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 Complaints

2013 MERCEDES BENZ GLK-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL INTERIM NOTICE. *LD *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

APRIL 2013 I PURCHASED A 2013 GLK 350 MERCEDES BENZ. FEBRUARY 2016 NTSHA ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER. MERCEDES BENZ THE MANUFACTURER NOR RBM MERCEDESDEALERSHIP OF ALPHARETTA,GEORGIA NEVER NOTIDFIED ME. I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE. JANUARY 8, 2018 I SAW A MERCEDES AIRBAG RECALL. I NEXT DAY I SPOKE TO RBM MERCEDES MR. SMITH AND HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. THE SAME DAY, JANUARY 9, 2018 MR. DENTON, MAINTENANCE TEXTED ME TO TELL ME THAT HE CHECKED WITH MY VIN NUMBER AND MY CAR DID NOT HAVE AN OPEN AIRBAG RECALL. THIS WAS NOT TRUE. MARCH 9, 2018 MERCEDES MANUFACTURER SENT ME A "RECALL LETTER" FOR THE FIRST TIME. I GOOGLED NTSHA WEBSITE AND KEYED IN MY VIN AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2016 AND AGAIN MARCH 2018. I CONTACTED THE RBM MERCEDES DEALERSHIP MR. SMITH, MR. BEECHAM, MR. LEAVY, MR. HAYWOOD, AND (MR. DENTON;NON-RESPONSIVE) I REQUESTED A FREE LOANER AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE RIDING IN MY CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. MY REQUEST FOR A LOANER WAS DENIED AND WAS TOLD BY MR. BEECHAM THAT ONLY THE MANUFACTURER CAN GIVE ME A LOANER. MR. SMITH SAID BORROW SOMEONE'S CAR. MR. HAYWOOD SAID THAT HE EMPHATHIZE WITH ME BUT THE IS STILL SAFE. IT MIGHT BE 2019 BEFORE MY CAR GET FIXED. I AM RIDING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. MERCEDES NEED TO PROVIDE A FREE LOANER. DP

TAKATA RECALL!! PER MY VIN #, MY 2013 MERCEDES BENZ GLK 350 HAS BEEN RECALLED EFFECTIVE JAN 10 2018. SIXTY DAYS HAVE PASSED AND NOT ONLY IS THERE NO REMEDY AVAILABLE, BUT I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN NOTIFIED. I FOUND OUT WHEN I TRIED TO TRADE MY CAR IN FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE MOVED TO MONTANA FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEED A AWD CAR. MY CURRENT CAR IS PROVING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CANNOT SELL IT!!!! IT IS A DANGER FOR ME TO DRIVE AND I CANNOT GET RID OF IT. PLEASE HELP ME GET IT FIXED OR HAVE MERCEDES TAKE IT BACK IN TRADE. RECALL NUMBER: 18V043 1/10/2018 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. POMPANO BEACH MERCEDES-BENZ IN POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF HUNTSVILLE (6520 UNIVERSITY DR NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES IN REGARDS TO REPLACING THIS PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THIS PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR, THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS FROM D(DRIVE) TO P(PARK). IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. I WENT TO DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE TWICE, AND IT SEEMS THEY STILL CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. JUST IMAGE THE CAR STOPS IMMEDIATELY AT THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. WE ARE LUCKY NOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND US. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON HIGHWAY I-70.

ON MAY-JUNE 2016 THE VEHICLE WAS SHOWING A WARNING LIGHT RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THROUGH A VEHICLE INSPECTION THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING MODULE. ONE WAS ORDERED. THE AIRBAGS WERE DISABLE FOR A MONTH, PLACING AT RISK MY WIFE'S LIFE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FIXED BUT THE AIRBAGS NOW COULD BE DISABLE OR WILL MALFUNCTION IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS TAKATA AIRBAGS, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE REPLACEMENTS OF ALL AIRBAGS, INSTEAD OF A TRIAL/WAITING IF THIS WILL MALFUNCTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WITH A RISK OF A PREVENTABLE DEATH OF ME OF MY WIFE, AS WE BOTH ARE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE PLACING HUMAN LIFES INSTEAD OF MONETARY GAIN.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE. IF RELEASED BRAKE CANNOT BE APPLIED BECAUSE IT FREEZES. BRAKE WAS USED REGULARLY WHEN IN PARK AS PRESCRIBED. BRAKE WAS ALSO EXCERSIZED ACCORDING TO PROCEDURES ON P.165 OF THE 2012-3 GLK OWNERS MANUAL. UNDERBODY OF CAR WAS GENTLY WASHED PERIODICALLY TO FLUSH ANY SALT ETC. FROM EXPOSED BRAKE LINES AS PER MANUAL WHEN CAR WAS WASHED ON A REGULAR BASIS. NOW IT CANNOT BE APPLIED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THERE IS NO VISIBLE CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MBUSA 2012 -2015 GLKS. RESULT" ONE E CANNOT APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH C AND GLK CLASS CARS THAT MBUSA REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE. IT MAYBE A PROBLEM WITH THE LINKAGE IN THE FIREWALL. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY. CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED.