2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 problems
Owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK350. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 62% of complaints. After that come fuel system (15%) and brakes (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 151 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 62% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLK350 with enough data (57 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I've been smelling gas an fumes field about 3 months and noticed thatlayely ive been losing gas and mileage at first I thought it just be over flow but it's gotten worse.im now having trouble getting my car into tht right gear I can only think that my gas and transmission is faultering somehow though I haven't taken it in due to money issues at this time. My steering column and handling seems out of alignment column feels shaken and faulty and difficult to handle at times at others times
Takata recall manufacturer and dealer have failed to address the issue for more two years. Messages left on manufacturer's recall number have gone unanswered and dealer says they have no information.
Takata recall it has now been almost 3 years with no solution and this car is in hawaii ,which is supposed to be zone 1 priority