Why is my Mercedes GLC clonking and juddering?
The car has been with the Mercedes dealership and they have coated the drive shafts with a lubricant to hopefully reduce or remove the problem.
Is there tyre skipping problem on Mercedes GLC?
For Mercedes-Benz Australia to honour fixing the ‘tyre skipping’ problem on all C/GLC models. I contacted Mercedes-Benz and they replied its a characteristic “a comfort issue” of the car and does not affect the safety and performance of the car.
What does crabbing mean on a Mercedes GLC?
This pulls the sidewalls sideways and the thumping is the tread slipping back under stress. In warmer weather, the crabbing is replaced by severe lateral stress, literally grinding the tread down instead of slipping and causing unpleasant front axle hop on full lock.
Is there a fix for the Mercedes GLC AWD?
I.e. is there really a fix or is it a inherent design fault. This may be something called ‘Crabbing’ and is a known issue on all GLC and other MB AWD models. MB need to come up with a fix for it, but my dealer tells me it’s not a safety problem. It is more noticeable in in wet conditions and the AWD tries to get grip.
The car has been with the Mercedes dealership and they have coated the drive shafts with a lubricant to hopefully reduce or remove the problem.
For Mercedes-Benz Australia to honour fixing the ‘tyre skipping’ problem on all C/GLC models. I contacted Mercedes-Benz and they replied its a characteristic “a comfort issue” of the car and does not affect the safety and performance of the car.
Can a Mercedes GLC be re aligned in the UK?
This almost entirely cured the problem and the owner has driven a further 12,000 kilometres with “crabbing now minor on the same roundabout.” Mercedes-Benz UK refuses to re-align UK customer GLC and GLC Coupe models and simply tells its customers to buy a new set of winter tyres. Thanks to Graham I’Anson for this video of his C 43 AMG.
What to do about crabbing on Mercedes GLC 43?
The recommendation given to improve this characteristic would be to change the tyres on your vehicle to suitable tyres for the winter period.” This has infuriated owners. The problem not only occurs on the high performance GLC 43 with staggered tyres, it occurs on all GLC and GLC Coupes.