# 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1099261` · 2014-08-19 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** GLK350
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 4,700
## Narrative
I JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES.  I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AS I MADE A TURN AND ACCELERATED, I FELT A DRAG AND THEN A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR.  I THEN SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR.  I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR.  IN A MATTER OF MINUTES THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS, A POLICEMAN AND A PERSON FROM THE ASSOCIATED FIRE PROTECTION, ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITHOUT SUCCESS.  BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, I WAS TAKEN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A POLICE REPORT SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE END RESULT IS THAT THE CAR IS JUST A BURNED OUT SHELL AND WAS TOTALED.  *TR
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