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Interesting read! Found at Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) | U.S. Department of Transportation

Report Date : January 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Search Type : VEHICLE
Year : 2010
Make : MERCEDES BENZ
Model : GLK





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Make : MERCEDES BENZ Model : GLK Year : 2010
Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10297198 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: December 23, 2009
VIN : WDCGG8HB1AF...
Component: TIRES
Summary:
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

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Make : MERCEDES BENZ Model : GLK Year : 2010
Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10294635 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: December 4, 2009
VIN : WDCGG8HB2AF...
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Summary:
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

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Make : MERCEDES BENZ Model : GLK Year : 2010
Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10286572 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: September 29, 2009
VIN : Not Available
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
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.
 

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"Unintended vehicle acceleration".....i.e. pressed the gas instead of the brake....

I work in the insurance legal business....this is NOT a valid excuse......
 
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