Mercedes-Benz GLK350 transmission problems
25 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
904 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
54,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2015 model years. Data snapshot: . 232 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
25 of 904 complaints match this topic (2.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10361477 · 2010-10-20 (October 20, 2010)
2010 GLK-350 WITH INEFFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER --LEAVES A WEDGE-SHAPED POOL OF WATER IN FRONT OF DRIVER, FROM LEFT (AT ABOUT 9 IN. TALL). TO RIGHT, EXTENDING ABOUT 2-3 FEET, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BOUGHT CAR IN MAR 2010, REPORTED TO MB SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL. HAVE PICTURES. FRONT END OF VEHICLE --MAINLY RIGHT FRONT TIRE-- WOBBLES, FORCING DRIVER TO INCREASE OR DECREASE SPEED AT AROUND 60 MPH. REPORTED TO MB SINCE NEW SEVERAL TIMES; THEY SAY THEY FIND NOTHING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LURCH…
Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10361477 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10371780 · 2010-12-20 (December 20, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ GLK350. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT LUNGED FORWARD. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10371780 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10453970 · 2012-04-03 (April 3, 2012)
VEHICLE DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION WHINE. TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10453970 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10513315 · 2013-05-23 (May 23, 2013)
WE HAVE HAD CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE WINDOWS,TEMP CONTROLS, LIGHTS, ETC. LOSING THEIR PAINTED COVERING/DELAMINATING. MERCEDES HAS SAID THAT THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM DUE TO HAND LOTION AND/OR AIR FRESHENERS AND NOT A DEFECT. WE'VE HAVE MANY CARS OVER MANY YEARS AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR BEFORE. APPARENTLY MERCEDES HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND SENT A SERVICE ADVISORY TO THEIR REPAIR ENTITIES BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE LETTERS AND W…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513315 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10712337 · 2015-04-23 (April 23, 2015)
THIS IS A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 57000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME VEHICLE AT AROUND SAME MILEAGE. MAKES ME THINK THERE IS SOME FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT MB HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX. THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $6000 WHICH IS AROUND THE SAME COST OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ONLINE. IT JUST SEEMS TOO COINCIDENTAL TO ME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SYMPTOMS BEING THE SAME AT AROUND TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10712337 at NHTSA ↗