Acceleration/brake issue. On 09/0517 I pulled into my parking lot apartment complex and upon pulling into my parking spot, I attempted to back my 2010 mercedes 2010 glk350 to align my car. I put the vehicle in reverse, but suddenly the vehicle accelerated backwards and crashed into a parked vehicle. I attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle did not stop. Before the accident occurred on my dashboard it displayed "check brake pads". I purchase this car on 08/16/17 and was informed that the vehicle has (2) safety recalls for 'takata" airbags. This unintended acceleration in my 2010 mercedes-benz glk350 is alarming and concerning.
2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 241 complaints about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20141
- 20131
- 20105
What owners say
Letter from congresswoman lowey re another incident of unintended acceleration of mercedes SUV. *smd a member of congress, received a second letter of concern from a concerned citizen regarding sudden acceleration.
Sudden unintended acceleration probably due to accidentally hitting cruise control handle, which is right above turn signal (defective design issue in many mercedes models), when attempting to park in disabled parking area.
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.
I was slowly coasting into a handicapped parking space at a hardware store when the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. The brakes would not stop the car. The car ran over a median and several concrete poles and finally came to a stop when it hit metal, fire equipment. I filed a police report. I contacted the dealer and the car was towed to a dealer-owned body shop. Nothing was done to correct the failure. The vehicle is glk mercedes 2010. The car was only six months old when it experienced sudden, unintended acceleration.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350?
5 of 241 owner complaints about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350
Fuel smell 17Fuel leak 15Airbag light 10Fuel pump 9Steering lock-up 5
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