Body problems of the 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK350

Two problems related to body have been reported for the 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK350. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK350 based on all problems reported for the 2011 GLK350.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 07/02/2025

I was driving in highway with speed of 60 mph and suddenly the driver side window dropped down and due to sudden air coming insude, my car was shifted and I drove to nearest exit and no matter how hard I tried, I was unable to pullup the window and took it to mechanic and he noted he has seen this several times before and the regulator suddenly malfunctions. The cost is estimated $1,000 to fix it. I would like to warn that I am a highly experienced driver, if this incident would have happened to a driver with less experience, it could be very dangerous. My insurance decuctible is $2000 and cost to fix it $1000.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 02/22/2015

I was driving on the interstate, and I heard a very loud boom from my vehicle, followed by crackling sound. My sunroof shattered as well as the fixed piece between my windshield and moving pane of sunroof. The following day, I drove the vehicle to a local dealership and was told an object struck the vehicle and caused the damage to the vehicle. The first pane of glass had a 1 in diameter hole with a starburst pattern and the second pane had very little visible damage to it other than the hundreds of cracks in it. I am concerned about why the first pane of glass that is angled outward to the road is not made of safety glass or metal and was constructed of tempered glass. I was lucky that I had my blind closed and that the glass did not separate from the vehicle and strike any of the vehicles behind me. As I told the gentlemen at the dealership, if road debris hits my vehicle I should not have to replace a third of my roof. Rocks have hit my windshield and chipped it, but for a rock to hit my vehicle and cause such extensive damage is poor design or quality of manufacturing.


Other Structure related problems of the 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK350

Body problems
2
Frame And Members problems
1


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