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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 820414 · 2010-10-17

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLK350
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
8,500
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2010 MERCEDES BENKGLK 350. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT A PARKING SPACE IN THE WESTFIELD SHOPPING CENTER, WHEATON, MD. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND REVERSED SLOWLY. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVED FORWARD TO DO A 3 POINT TURN.. PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN LURCHED BACKWARD, HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR BUT IT IS THE FIRST TIME IT LURCHED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED ONE FULL CAR LENGTH AND HIT THE CAR. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED A FEW REPORTS DETAILING THE SAME BEHAVIOR. IS THIS A COMMON GLK PROBLEM AND IF YES, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10360838
Machine
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