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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 137 total for the year
Median mileage
68,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350, 3% of the 137 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When I'm driving the car, the car will automatically shifts from d(drive) to p(park). It happens especially when I hit the brake. I went to dealer for the same issue twice, and it seems they still cannot find the problem and fix it. This is a life-threatening issue. Just image the car stops immediately at the middle of highway. We are lucky not hit by the car behind us. It happened twice on highway I-70.”

NHTSA complaint #11047331, filed 2017-11, 34,000 miles

“The car puts itself into automatic park mode when slowing down, applying brakes and speed drops below 7 MPH. 9 instances have happened, once in reverse. The temperature of car not an issue, this occurred whether using key fob inserted to start car or using push button. Dealer bulletin li54.25-p-056472 addresses issue but not covered by manufacturer. Last occurrence 6/7/2018.”

NHTSA complaint #11100482, filed 2018-06, 103,000 miles

“When the car ids in drive, it at time hesitate to engae and also drag when the transmission change or whne it is give gas. This leads to drag from the rear wheels and vibrations. It happens also wheel one slows and wants to increase speed. Whne the car was about one yea old, I notice this a few times and complained - I was told they did not notice anything like that. But it happened oens in a while. But now it is every day occurence - more frequenlty since December 2022”

NHTSA complaint #11532662, filed 2023-07

“My car started making a funny sound above the right tire on the way to my hair apt on March 13, 2023. On the drive home from the appointment, my front axle came off in the middle of the expressway at 9:30 PM on 1-10 in Houston, Texas. I was so scared that I was going to die. Cars were coming so fast and swerving all around me. I turned on my emergency flashers and called 911 immediately. I don't think that I have ever felt so helpless and panicked in my entire life. By the grace of god, I was not hit and tow trucks came within 10-15 minutes. …”

NHTSA complaint #11515131, filed 2023-04

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201554%
201433%
201343%
201232%
201122%
201042%
2007120%

Other parts of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350

Air bags
100 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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