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Here's the current complaints listed for the 2010 GLK on www.nhtsa.gov
Interesting reading!

Report Date : January 24, 2010 at 12:08 PMSearch Type : VEHICLEYear : 2010Make : MERCEDES BENZModel : GLK Results : 3 | All records displayed Make : MERCEDES BENZModel : GLKYear : 2010Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Crash : NoFire : NoNumber of Injuries: 0ODI ID Number : 10297198Number of Deaths: 0</SPAN>Date of Failure: December 23, 2009VIN : WDCGG8HB1AF... Component: TIRESSummary:
PIRELLI SCORPION ZERO TIRES. WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, I ROLLED OVER A ONE INCH STONE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY LOST AIR PRESSURE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPANY'S POSITION IS THAT THE TIRE IS SAFE, EVEN THOUGH THE STONE PENETRATED THROUGH THE FULL TREAD INTO THE TIRE CAVITY. ASIMMETRICO MO 235/45 R20 100H MO 5570 EXTRA LOAD DOT XT PF J884 4408 INTERNO INNEN RADIAL M+S TUBELESS R740401 P.14580.459/01 1414 MADE IN GERMANY TREAD 2 RAYON, 2 STEEL, 2 NYLON SIDEWALL 2 RAYON E4 0224435-S 0240460 TT 012 X29 (INSIDE TIRE CAVITY). *TR Check to Request Research. Submit below. Make : MERCEDES BENZModel : GLKYear : 2010Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Crash : NoFire : NoNumber of Injuries: 0ODI ID Number : 10294635Number of Deaths: 0</SPAN>Date of Failure: December 4, 2009VIN : WDCGG8HB2AF... Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESSummary:
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER DOES NOT UNLOCK. THIS CONDITION IS RANDOM AT BEST, IT MAY STAY LOCKED FOR A WEEK AND THEN UNLOCK NORMALLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN RETURN TO THE LOCKED STATE. *TR Check to Request Research. Submit below. Make : MERCEDES BENZModel : GLKYear : 2010Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Crash : YesFire : NoNumber of Injuries: 0ODI ID Number : 10286572Number of Deaths: 0</SPAN>Date of Failure: September 29, 2009VIN : Not Available Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLSummary:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ GLK350. UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WAS COMMON WITH HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MERCEDES CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NO ASSOCIATED DEFECT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLES IDENTIFICATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2003.

NYCGLK

BS and BS.

1) Can happen with any tire, and esp. with low profile tire. I'm actually surprised how well these 20's are holding up on the roads I drive on.

2) Also BS. Yes, GLK accelerates hard sometimes when 1st gear kicks in, esp for people who come from slow cars. That's why I bought this car.

RedRover

first gear never kicks in if you leave the transmission in C.

She lied. No mercedes technician ever said that about a GLK since there has never been a reported incident until hers.
She just didn't want to tell her husband the truth.


The unlock is certainly possible.

And I have seen some very good tires punctured right through the tread.
The one time, the piece stayed in the tire and it was obviously a piece of scrap steel with a very sharp/point and edge. It would **** me off too. But I wouldn't blame the tire company...unless I could show where it happened multiple times.....and I would never blame the car company.