2003 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E55 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled an abnormal gasoline odor inside of the vehicle. After a visual inspection of the rear seats, the contact observed gasoline pooling underneath the rear seats. No warning lights we...

The Alternator died after just over two years from being replaced by Mercedes part and labor causing a loss of electrical power and a loss of brake in the car.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A LONG ROAD TRIP, THERE WAS AN INCREASINGLY LARGE RATTLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD. EVENTUALLY THE RATTLE STOPPED. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO FILL UP THE CAR WITH GAS, IT LEAKED EVERYWHERE CAUSING A MASSIVE FIRE HAZARD. WHILE THIS WAS PUT UNDER EXTENDED WARRAN...

Mileage: 103,700

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A LONG ROAD TRIP, THERE WAS AN INCREASINGLY LARGE RATTLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD. EVENTUALLY THE RATTLE STOPPED. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO FILL UP THE CAR WITH GAS, IT LEAKED EVERYWHERE CAUSING A MASSIVE FIRE HAZARD. WHILE THIS WAS PUT UNDER EXTENDED WARRAN...

Mileage: 103,700

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AN SRS WARNING LIGHT THAT THE DEALERSHIP, MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH BAY, DIAGNOSED AS BEING A PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR FAILURE. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE MODELS, WHICH UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I BELIEVE IS THE CASE, AND QUOTED ME OVE...

Mileage: 96,000

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AN SRS WARNING LIGHT THAT THE DEALERSHIP, MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH BAY, DIAGNOSED AS BEING A PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR FAILURE. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE MODELS, WHICH UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I BELIEVE IS THE CASE, AND QUOTED ME OVE...

Mileage: 96,000

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AN SRS WARNING LIGHT THAT THE DEALERSHIP, MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH BAY, DIAGNOSED AS BEING A PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR FAILURE. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE MODELS, WHICH UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I BELIEVE IS THE CASE, AND QUOTED ME OVE...

Mileage: 96,000

WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL RECALL TURNED INTO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AS A RESULT I HAVE LOST $1700. AFTER A BATTLE WITH THE NHTSA, BACK IN 2015 MERCEDES SETTLED TO DO A RETROACTIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN 2003-2011 VEHICLES DUE TO HOW MANY PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS ...

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY RECALL

Mileage: 113,000

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ E55 AMG. UPON DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE STATE WHERE I PURCHASED IT, I SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THIS IS STRONG INSIDE THE CABIN AND ALSO OUTSIDE THE CABIN, TO THE POINT THAT OTHERS AROUND THE CAR NOTED THE FUEL SMELL. I CAN SMELL IT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN...

Mileage: 100,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILL UP. FUEL LEAKING ON TO TOP OF TANK AND VAPORS ENTERING CABIN

Mileage: 83,000

TAKATA RECALL, ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL CAP AND EVACUATION SYSTEM.

Mileage: 65,170

TAKATA RECALL, ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL CAP AND EVACUATION SYSTEM.

Mileage: 65,170

TAKATA RECALL, ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL CAP AND EVACUATION SYSTEM.

Mileage: 65,170

DURING INITIAL WARMUP OF VEHICLE (GENERALLY SOAKED AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES 60F AND BELOW) A SHORT TERM (5-8 SECONDS) UNSTABLE IDLE OCCURS 20-30 SECONDS AFTER INITIAL ENGINE START AND WHILE IN A FORWARD DRIVE GEAR. THIS UNSTABLE IDLE GENERATES TORQUE VARIATIONS THAT WILL OVERCOME A BRAKE APPLY AND IN...

Mileage: 115,000

BAD FUEL PUMPS UNDER REAR SEAT CAUSING FUEL SMELL IN MY ENTIRE CAR.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT HAS A SERVICE THRESHOLD. WHEN THIS THRESHOLD IS REACHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A DRAMATIC REDUCTION OF BRAKING CAPACITY. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND RESULTS IN GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DIS...

Mileage: 130,000

BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED 2003 E55 FROM MERCEDES DEALER 2005. HAVE HAD CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AND EXCLUSIVELY AT DEALER EVER SINCE. HAVE SMELLED GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING-UP CAR. MOST RECENTLY, ON 21-APR-15 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. DEALER SAID GAS TANK LEAKIN...

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE ASWELL AS IN THE CABIN. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

FUEL APPEARS TO BE LEAKING UNDER SEAT FROM GAS TANK STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN GARAGE, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLOSION DUE TO FUMES. *TR

REFERENCE THE NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 THERE IS A FUEL LEAK AT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUEL SENDING UNITS AND AT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUEL PUMPS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK OF THIS CAR. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL, GAS LEAKS AND PRODUCES A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE...

Mileage: 39,625

THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2008 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AS PART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY MERCEDES-BENZ, #2008-020001. I WAS NOT THE OWNER AT THE TIME. THE IDENTICAL ISSUE IS NOW PRESENT ONCE AGAIN, VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE INTERIOR, AND A LESS-PRESENT ODOR AT THE EXTERIOR. THE DEFE...

Mileage: 168,600

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND SMELLED GASOLINE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. IT LEFT A BIG PUDDLE AND WILL NOT STOP. *TR

Mileage: 84,575

FILLED MY JUST PURCHASED 2003 E55 AMG WITH GASOLINE ON 10/30/14 AND DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. AFTER A FEW MINUTES MY BROTHER TOLD ME THE GARAGE HAD A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND NOTICED THE SMELL WAS EXTREMELY STRONG IN THE CAR AND LEFT WINDOWS DOWN TO VENTILATE. DROVE HO...

Mileage: 52,400

I GOT HOME FROM THE STORE SMELT GAS THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT FIRST. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN GOT A BIG SMELL OF FUEL, THAT GOT ME THINKING. LATER THAT DAY WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED SMELLING AROUND MY VEHICLE. OPENED TRUNK SMELT GAS. THEN I SMELT BOTH REAR WHEEL WEL...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE PUDDLES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 98,000

I FILLED MY CAR UP YESTERDAY AND I HAVE A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE MY CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 116,115

SMELLED STRONG FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE AND CAR. REMOVED THE REAR SEAT TO ACCESS FUEL PUMP FUEL SENDER UNITS. UPON REMOVAL OF ACCESS DOOR LID I SEEN A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WHERE IT WAS SEEPING OUT BETWEEN A SEEM ON TOP OF THE UNIT. THIS SAME PART WAS REPLACED UNDER ...

Mileage: 60,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 85,000

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND STANDING GASOLINE UNDER THE REAR SEATS. *TR

Mileage: 75,842

AS A LOYAL MERCEDES BENZ CUSTOMER FOR YEARS IT PAINS ME TO WRITE THIS LETTER. I AM SHOCKED TO SEE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MBNA AND HAVE PERSONALLY HAD TWO FUEL CELL ISSUES IN TWO SEPARATE AMG CARS 6 YEARS APART. IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COST BEFORE AND THIS TIM...

Mileage: 62,579

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RIGHT REAR SENDING UN...

Mileage: 61,147

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN TRAFFIC AND IN THE LEFTMOST LANE. A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE CAR'S DASHBOARD THAT ADVISED THAT THE CAR HAD DIMINISHED BRAKING CAPABILITY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO DETERMINE HOW DIMINISHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS AS I WAS TRAVELING AT HI...

Mileage: 58,161

LEAKING FUEL IN CAR AROUND NECK OF FUEL TANK /SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, FUMES FILLED THE CABIN. I LIFTED THE REAR SEAT AND EXPOSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE GAS TANK SENDING UNIT & THERE WAS A GAS PUDDLE SURROUNDING THE RING. THIS LEAK, ACCORDING TO POSTS, SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,867

MY CAR IS HAVING A FUEL SMELL AND A ROUGH IDLE. MESSAGE POPS UP TO CHECK FUEL CAP, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME I FILLED UP MY FUEL TANK, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. SO MUCH THAT I COULD NOT BE IN THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS OPEN AND SUNROOF OPENED SO THE SMELL CAN GO AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MERCEDES...

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED FOR A KNOWN ISSUE IN WHICH THE RADIATOR WOULD MIX THE ENGINE COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER CONFIRMED I HAD THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GLYCOL IN IT. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT COVER THE REPAIRS NOR REPLACE THE PARTS AND TH...

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED FOR A KNOWN ISSUE IN WHICH THE RADIATOR WOULD MIX THE ENGINE COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER CONFIRMED I HAD THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GLYCOL IN IT. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT COVER THE REPAIRS NOR REPLACE THE PARTS AND TH...

WHEN I GET IN INTO MY CAR I GET SMELL OF FUEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL?. I HAVE READ LOTS OF FUEL SMELL PROBLEMS FOR THE E55. *TR

I COULD SMELL FUEL LEAKS OR A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE, AND AFTER REFUELING. WENT TO MB DEALERSHIP FOR TUNE UP, OIL, AND AIR FILTER CHANGE. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME DRIVING DOWN 55 SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. I WAS IN DENSE TRAFFIC SO I TU...

Mileage: 123,465

ON SEPTEMBER 1ST 2013 I WENT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. SMELT A STRONG GAS SMELL, THOUGHT POSSIBLY SOMEONE HAD SPILT A GAS TANK. START LOOKING AROUND FOR GAS COULDN'T FIND ANY AROUND MY HOUSE SO I GET IN MY CAR WHEN I DO I GET A STRONG SCENT OF GAS. I TAKE MY BACK SEAT OUT REMOVE THE COVER ON THE FUEL PUMP ...

I BEGAN TO NOTICE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE INTERMITTENTLY - I PARK THE CAR IN GARAGE DAILY BUT ONLY NOTICED GASOLINE ODOR SOME DAYS- TOOK TO DEALER DEC 2012 AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAK AT FUEL RAIL PRESSURE REGULATOR - DEALER REPLACED FUEL RAIL AND REGULATOR- I THOUGHT PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 82,000

FUEL SENDER LEAK, GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GAS. PLEASE MAKE MERCEDES FIX THIS. CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS HORRIBLE HEAT IN AZ. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES E55. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 47,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE. LATER RE-STARTED AND TAKEN TO TAFEL MOTORS IN LOUISVILLE, KY. BOTH FUEL PUMPS/ SENDER MODULES WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $1627.47 ON 8-3-10 AT 112646 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2011, BOTH PUMPS AND MODULES BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL. STRONG ...

Mileage: 112,646

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, GASOLINE WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, GASOLINE WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 12,000

FUEL TANK AND PUMP ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. ODOR HAS PERSISTED FOR A WEEK. REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 94,764

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. ODOR HAS PERSISTED FOR A WEEK. REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 94,764

BEGAN NOTING A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE MY VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING. ON INVESTIGATION THE BACK SEAT FOAM WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM A LEAK AT THE SEAL ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK UNDER THE SEAT. RESULTED IN A COSTLY REPAIR BILL. AT THE TIME I READ ONLINE OF MANY, MANY SIMILAR SITUATIONS EXPERIENCED...

Mileage: 45,000

FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK WHEN IT IS FILLED TO THE TOP. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER AND HAD FUEL TANK SEALS REPLACED TWICE. FUEL PUMPS, GAUGE AND HOSE SYSTEM WAS ALSO REPLACED FOR $1,500. STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IF THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AFTER FILLING TANK. I KEPT THE PUMP ASSEMBLY AS A SOUVENIR A...

Mileage: 40,000

1ST INCIDENT WAS WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICED A SLIGHT SCENT OF RAW FUEL,, AS I ARRIVED HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE, EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS MORE EVIDENT, WHEN I LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE, I SEE A PUDDLE OF GAS STEADILY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, I CLEANED...

Mileage: 73,000

UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ODOR OF FUEL WHICH IS NOTICED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE BUT DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL THE RECALLS OR SAFETY RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE ALREADY. BUT THE ODOR OF GAS IS VERY STRONG AND NOT RE...

Mileage: 89,000

MOST TIMES WHEN I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMANATES FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLES SPECIFICALLY AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER BUT IT CAN ALSO BE SMELLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MOST TIMES THE VAPOR WILL DISAPPEAR WITHIN A FEW DAYS. SOMETIMES (CURRENTLY) THE SMELL HASN'T DI...

Mileage: 101,000

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING RAW FUEL UNDER CAR CAUSING EXPLOSION HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO FATALITY. *TR

Mileage: 47,488

EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, I GET A STRONG FUEL SMELL. RECALL WAS PERFORMED INSERT IN FUEL FITTING, NOT THE PROBLEM. SERVICE CENTER FOUND "COVER PLATES LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES, REPLACED FUEL PUMPS, INSTALLED UPDATED CONTACT PLATE AND SEAL. CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NONE FOUND." FILLED TANK AND STRONG FUEL...

Mileage: 68,849

PLEASE REFERENCE THE NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 SPONTANEOUS FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK UPON FILLING UP. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY STATED FUEL NOTED ON TOP OF TANK. REQUIRED FUEL SENDER UNIT REPLACEMENT, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AFTER THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP. IF YOU FILL UP AND LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE YOU WAKE UP TO RAW FUEL LEAKING OUT UNDER THE CAR UNDER THE REAR SEAT DRIVER SIDE. WE HAVE HAD 6 FUEL PUMPS, SENDING UNITS AND LEVEL SENSORS REPLACED IN THE GAS TANK THE LAST 3 YE...

Mileage: 73,593

STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF THE CAR, TRUNK AND INSIDE THE CAR. MY WIFE FILLED THE CAR WITH CLOSE TO FULL TANK DUE TO RECENT CA GAS PRICES JUMPING 50C IN ONE WEEK. I HAVE TRIED TO VENTILATE THE VEHICLE AND PARK OUTSIDE, BUT THE SMELL IS STILL VERY STRONG. THERE NEEDS TO ...

Mileage: 108,000

IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN I PUT MORE THAN HALF TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR, I HAVE VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE THE CAR AND FUEL DROPS UNDER THE CAR AND SMELL INSIDE. I'VE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER, THEY'VE SAID THAT RECALL ON MY CAR WAS FIXED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THAT'S THE END OF IT. BUT I DON'T FEEL ...

Mileage: 45,107

EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL, I HAVE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS ON A FULL TANK, AND THE LESS FUEL I HAVE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. MOST LIKELY A LEAK OF FUEL INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. REF: NHTSA ...

Mileage: 55,000

EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL, I HAVE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS ON A FULL TANK, AND THE LESS FUEL I HAVE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. MOST LIKELY A LEAK OF FUEL INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. REF: NHTSA ...

Mileage: 55,000

MY PARENT FILLED UP THE CAR AND PARKED IN GARAGE. UPON RETURNING TO THE GARAGE, THEY EXPERIENCED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLING THE GARAGE. THEIR HOME HEATING SYSTEM IS CONTAINED IN A SPACE ATTACHED TO THE GARAGE SO THEY HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT AN APPARENT FUEL LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 80,500

REFERENCE PE12001 GASOLINE STARTED POURING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE REAR SEAT BENCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EXTREME GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME OF INCIDENT. ISSUE IS ONGOING. CALLED MERCEDES BENZ OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS AND ...

Mileage: 63,500

REFERENCE PE12001 GASOLINE STARTED POURING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE REAR SEAT BENCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EXTREME GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME OF INCIDENT. ISSUE IS ONGOING. CALLED MERCEDES BENZ OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS AND ...

Mileage: 63,500

IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: PE12001 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING UNDER (EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN # 2008-020001) AND FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS REPLACED. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AT WHICH POINT THE SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE RETURNED AND THERE AR...

Mileage: 63,000

EVERY TIME I FILL MY VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, THERE IS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND INSIDE THE CABIN. THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A HEADACHE IN SHORT ORDER. WHEN REMOVING THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, YOU CAN OBSERVE STANDING FUEL ON THE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY...

Mileage: 68,000

FUEL PUMP AND ASSEMBLY WERE LEAKING FUEL INTO CABIN AREA DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN AND PLASTIC PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR CHECKED AND FOUND A POOL OF GAS ON TOP OF FUEL SENDER BELOW THE REAR SEAT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 84,210

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER A RECALL WHERE A NEW SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FUEL CLAMP. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL EMIT...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER A RECALL WHERE A NEW SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FUEL CLAMP. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL EMIT...

Mileage: 49,000

FUEL LEAK AT FUEL TRANSMITTER PASSENGER SIDE UNDER REAR SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 68,800

I AM A SINGLE 1 OWNER OF A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG AND IT IS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE BACK SEAT ABOVE THE TANK. THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2008 WERE PERFORMED AND IT IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN, AND HAS WRECKED THE INSULATION ABOVE THE TANK. MB REFUSED TO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 66,100

MY 2003 MERCEDES E55 AMG SEDAN HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BACK IN 2008. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AND I FEAR AN EXPLOSION FROM MY GARAGE FILLING UP WITH FUMES AND 2 SOURCES OF FIRE, MY FURNACE A...

Mileage: 93,000

I CAME OUT TO MY CAR THE MORNING AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK FULLY AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TURNS OUT THE FUEL FILTER/FUEL SENDING UNITS HAD CRACKED AND WERE LEAKING FUEL. THERE IS A SENDING UNIT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK UNDER THE REA...

Mileage: 70,000

SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WHILE DRIVING WITH LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 18,800

ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE IN CENTER LANE IN TRAFFIC WHILE MANEUVERING TO MAKE LEFT TURN. THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE TWICE BEFORE BY MERCEDES DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 43,085

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES E55. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE FUEL TANK SEALS. LATER WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXI...