Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2013 Mercedes Benz GLK350

One problem related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings has been reported for the 2013 Mercedes Benz GLK350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2017

Emergency brake fails to release. If released brake cannot be applied because it freezes. Brake was used regularly when in park as prescribed. Brake was also excersized according to procedures on p. 165 of the 2012-3 glk owners manual. Underbody of car was gently washed periodically to flush any salt etc. From exposed brake lines as per manual when car was washed on a regular basis. Now it cannot be applied in emergency situations. There is no visible corrosion on the brake lines. This is a known problem with mbusa 2012 -2015 glks. Result" one e cannot apply the emergency brake in an emergency situation. This is a know problem with c and glk class cars that mbusa refused to recognize. It maybe a problem with the linkage in the firewall. Again this is a safety problem in an emergency. Car is always garaged.


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