2004 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E55 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes-Benz E55. The contact stated that upon placing fuel into the gas tank, a strong gasoline odor began to emit from the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact removed the rear seat and saw that fuel had leaked from the fuel pumps. The contact reached out to the manufacturer through the manufacturer’s website and his request to repair the vehicle was denied. The contact wrote a letter to the manufacturer and the manufacturer denied the repair a second time. The contact stated that the same failure occurred back in 2008 and that the vehicle was repaired under a manufacturer’s recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

MY FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK WHERE I CAN SMELL FUEL BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY. THE ODOR IS VERY PRONOUNCED AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IF THIS MUCH FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. BASED ON INFORMATION I READ ON A MERCEDES BENZ FORUM WEBSITE, IT SAID TO REFERENCE ACTION NUMBER PE12001 (THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SERIES OF VEHICLE). I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FORCE MERCEDES BENZ TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE FUEL TANKS AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS IN THE CAR. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE TANKS AND EMITTERS. GAS HAD GOTTEN IN THE SEATS AS WELL AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT IT MADE ME AND WIFE SICK. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE AFTER A FILL UP. I AM A MECHANIC SO REMOVED REAR SEAT TO INSPECT FUEL PUMPS, FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL PUMP LEAKING QUITE A BIT OF FUEL THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BECAUSE HOUSING WAS MELTING AROUND THE ELECTRICAL PINS ALLOWING FUEL TO POOL UP ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THESE FUEL FUMES TRAPPED IN THE GARAGE AROUND SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN SPARK. ALSO NOT SAFE AT ALL TO HAVE STANDING GASOLINE ON CONTACT POINTS OF THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. VEHICLE NEEDS FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED. VERY HIGH RISK OF FIRE!! *TR

Mileage: 67,105

THE FUEL SENDING UNITS UNDER THE BACK SEAT WERE LEAKING FUEL DIRECTLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FLOOR MATS WERE SOAKED WITH GASOLINE AND THE FOAM INSULATION UNDER THE REAR SEAT, AND THE FOAM IN THE REAR SEAT SOAKED UP GASOLINE FROM THE LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNITS. THE SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED BY THE MERCEDES DEALER AT A HIGH COST (A LITTLE OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS). OVER A YEAR LATER, WITH LOTS OF BAKING SODA, ODOR KILLERS, AND LEAVING THE SEAT OUT OF THE CAR WITH A FAN ON IT FOR TWO WEEKS, THE ODOR IS STILL STRONG IN THE CAR. PROBABLY THE ONLY REAL FIX WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE REAR SEAT, THE CARPETING ON THE FLOOR, THE MATS, AND THE INSULATION UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE COST TO DO SO WOULD BE HIGH. MERCEDES SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ANY SPARK NEAR THE FLOOR OR BOTTOM OF THE REAR SEAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE. LUCKILY, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR ON 8/9/2014. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SMELLED THIS IN THE CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY POSTINGS POINTING TO THIS RECALL PETITION. HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/W211-AMG/363759-URGENT-NOTICE-03-06-E55S-WERE-INVOLVED-FUEL-SENDER-RECALL-BOMBS-29.HTML I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT AND COVER. I WAS THEN ABLE TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THAT I HAVE SMALL POOLS OF FUEL AROUND THE BASE OF THE SENDER/SENSOR UNITS. THESE POOLS OF FUEL WERE PRESENT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER-SIDE AND DRIVER-SIDE UNITS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. POTENT FUEL SMELL PRESENT WHEN GAS TANK FILLED ABOVE 3/4. FUMES ARE NOXIOUS AND PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. BURNING PLASTIC-LIKE SCENT ALSO FREQUENT EVEN WHEN TANK NOT FILLED ABOVE 3/4. VEHICLE MAY VIBRATE OR HESITATE WHILE MOVING, MAY JERK UNEXPECTEDLY FORWARD WHEN STOPPED EVEN WITH BRAKES FULLY APPLIED. ANY LEAKING FUEL A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD DUE TO SPARKING OR FRICTION COMMON IN MOVING VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND WAS PRESENT UNDER THE REAR SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

STARTED SMELLING FUEL HAD 1/2 TANK AND THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I STOPPED TO FILL TANK. SMELL WAS SO STRONG AFTER TANK WAS FULL I COULDN'T BREATHE AND DIDN'T LEAVE STATION FOR OVER AN HOUR. I THOUGHT CAR MIGHT EXPLODE. I FINALLY FOUND ISSUE CAUSE ON A FORUM BAD FUEL SENDERS. I CANT BELIEVE MERCEDES TOLD ME ITS NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSION WARRANTY. IM THINKING OF SUING THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY IS NOT EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 94,522

I HAVE A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AND AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE TANK IS LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT AND AFTER OPENING THE INSPECTION COVERS I CAN SEE AND SMELL GASOLINE THAT HAS LEAKED FROM THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. THIS LOOKS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 68,200

AFTER THE 2008 RECALL ON MERCEDES FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE REPLACED THEM 2 TIMES. AS OF FEB 2014 THEY ARE LEAKING AGAIN, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE FUMES AFTER REPAIRING THE CAR STILL COME BACK, CAUSE MY WIFE TO BE SICK AND AFTER HAVING CANCER SHE HAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE CAR UNLESS WE AIR IT OUT 2-3 DAYS BEFORE. AFTER EACH REPLACING THE PUMPS LOOK BURNED, AND MERCEDES HAS NOT GIVEN US REASON WHY THIS PROBLEM EXIST OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNITS UNDER THE REAR BENCH SEAT ARE LEAKING GAS AND FILLING THE CABIN WITH TOXIC FUMES. I AM UNABLE TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE AND EVEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN DOES LITTLE FOR VENTING OUT ALL THE FUMES. AT LEAST 10 OUNCES HAS ACCUMULATED UNDER THE SEAT AND SOAKED THE CARPETING. *TR

Mileage: 110,210

MY FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK WHERE I CAN SMELL FUEL BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY. THE ODOR IS VERY PRONOUNCED AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IF THIS MUCH FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. BASED ON INFORMATION I READ ON A MERCEDES BENZ FORUM WEBSITE, IT SAID TO REFERENCE ACTION NUMBER PE12001 (THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SERIES OF VEHICLE). I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FORCE MERCEDES BENZ TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE FUEL TANKS AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS CAR DEVELOPED A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS IN EARLY 2012. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID WARRANTY WORK REPLACING SEALS, ETC. A LITTLE UNDER A YEAR LATER THE SMELL CAME BACK. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE I DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE BACK SEAT AND FOUND WHERE GASOLINE HAS STAINED THE CUSHIONING AND A CLOTH THAT INSULATES BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE SEAT. THE FUEL SMELL IS MUCH STRONGER IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS INSIDE THE CABIN. THE DEALER GAVE ME BACK AN ESTIMATE OF ALMOST $2,900 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, SENDING UNITS, HOSES, ETC. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MBUSA. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKS FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON STATING SMALL EVAP LEAK FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, BECAUSE OF THIS CRACK/LEAK. IT IS POTENTIALLY A FIRE ISSUE AND CAUSES NOTICEABLE FUEL VAPOR/SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS KNOWN TO EFFECT MANY IF NOT ALL E-CLASSES FROM THIS GENERATION AND MERCEDES BENZ IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT LIABILITY OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVER SIDE FUEL PUMP SENDER HAS LEAK ON TOP WHERE FUEL PUMP MEETS THE TOP PLASTIC ASSEMBLY. LEAKS WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL. *TR

Mileage: 129,762

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NAUSEATING AND SEEMS WOULD BE DANGEROUS.THE DEALER STATES A TEST VERIFIED A LEAK AT THE LEFT PUMP HOUSING AREA. ADDITIONALLY FOUND STAINING AT THE TOP OF FUEL TANK NEAR CENTER MOUNTING AREA. THEY RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WITH NEW PUMP AND SENDING UNIT/FILTER ASSEMBLIES. THIS REPAIR IS $3000 US. THE PROBLEM IS THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. MOST LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING OUT THE SITUATION I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,275

THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AT MERCEDES UNDER A RECALL, FOR THE FUEL LEAKS. THE VEHICLE THREW A CODE FOR GAS CAP. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP. TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR THREW A CODE FOR AN EVAP LEAK. I REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE GAS CAP THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO THROW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN IT IS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. ONCE THE TANK LEVEL DROPS BELOW 3/4 THE WARNING GOES AWAY HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS. *TR

Mileage: 119,895

IF I FILL THE TANK FULL OF FUEL (NOT OVERFILLING), FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL TANK, POOLS ON TOP OF TANK BY THE FUEL PUMPS UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS AND THE SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR IS OVERWHELMING. I WILL NOT TAKE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AFTER WITNESSING THESE ISSUES. AFTER CHECKING THE MERCEDES FORUMS, THIS ISSUE IS RAMPANT ON THE E CLASS MODELS, AND DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF NEW PARTS, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. I COMPLAINED TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN PLANO AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

IM WRITING IN REFERENCE TO THE NHTSA ACTION # PE12001. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE ON THE 23 OF DECEMBER 2012. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS CAR. WITH THAT BEING SAID I HAVE NEVER FILLED THE FUEL TANK OF THIS CAR UNTIL 6-9-2013. THE REASON BEING I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 THAT I DRIVE AS WELL. I MOSTLY DRIVE THE E55 ON WEEKENDS BUT ITS IN AND AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY FATHER JUS CAME BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES A COUPLE DAYS AGO SO HE NEEDS MY TRUCK TO GET AROUND WHILE HE'S VISITING. SO YESTERDAY I FOUND I NEEDED TO DRIVE THE E55 DAILY WHILE MY FATHER'S IN TOWN SO I FILLED UP THE TANK TO THE CAR. I PUT IN SHELL 91 AND WAITED FOR THE PUMP TO STOP. ONCE STOPPED I REMOVED FUELER AND INSERTED INTO ITS HOLSTER. NOTE I DID NOT TOP OFF FOR I NEVER FELT THE NEED TO IN ANY CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. I PROCEEDED STRAIGHT HOME AND PARKED CAR IN MY GARAGE, CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. THE E55 WAS IN THERE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. AND THEN THIS MORNING AS I WENT INTO GARAGE TO GO TO WORK I WAS JUS TAKEN BACK BY THE FUEL SMELL IN THE ENTIRE GARAGE. SO I OPENED THE GARAGE TO AIR OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE CAR FOR A PUDDLE OF FUEL BUT FOUND NOTHING. THE SMELL IS MUCH STRONGER NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. I DROVE OFF EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN TO JUS RID THE SMELL AS IT ENTERED THE CABIN AS I STEPPED IN THE CAR TOO. NO PROBLEMS DRIVING TO WORK BUT AS I PARKED IN REVERSE I CAN SMELL FUEL AS THE WIND KICKED IT TOWARDS MY WINDOW. I PARKED AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED AROUND THE BACK AND STILL SMELLED FUEL. SO AS IM WORRIED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT WORK I WENT INTO MY BENZWORLD FORUM AND FOUND ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS ME ESPECIALLY ON THE W211'S. SO AS I READ ON THE MORE WORRIED I GOT BECAUSE MY KIDS RIDE IN THIS CAR AND I DON'T WANT THEM AROUND IT ANYMORE ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PROBLEM GOIN ON. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 101,687

DRIVERS SIDE FUEL DELIVERY UNIT AS WELL AS PASSENGERS SIDE HAD DEVELOPED FUEL LEAKS INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE BY MERCEDES AND HAS RECURRED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE PLASTIC CRACKS ON THE FUEL SENDING UNITS AND GASOLINE LEAKS INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND EMITS FUMES THAT ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

AFTER REFUELING THE CAR. STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR ABOUT 60 MILES. 2008 RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM PERFORMED 2009/2010 AT MERCEDES BENZ OF PLANO,TX. *TR

FUELED THE CAR UP ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED THE CAR FOR THE NIGHT. IN THE MORNING WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR, THE FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR JUST ABOUT KNOCKED ME OUT. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED ALL OF THE DOORS TO VENT THE FUMES AS I WAS AFRAID TO START THE CAR UNTIL THE SMELL DISSIPATED. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO WORK THINKING THAT IT WAS AN ODDITY ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT WHEN THE CAR SAT DURING THE DAY THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GO HOME FROM WORK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, MOST HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL TANK FILTER-SENDING UNIT AND MERCEDES REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE COULD PASS OUT FROM THE SELL OF GASOLINE ALONE NOT TO MENTION THE THREAT OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION FROM THE LEAKING FUEL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS A RECALL ITEM AS IT SEAMS AS THOU THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,520

SAME SITUATION IDENTIFIED IN PE-12-001. FILLED VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND LEFT SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AND, UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR, WAS OVERWHELMED WITH FUEL ODOR. AFTER A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH, I FOUND MULTIPLE REFERENCES TO FUEL FILTER LEAK. I PULLED OUT THE BACK SEAT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY IS FINE, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS APPROX 1/2 INCH OF LIQUID FUEL STANDING IN THE FILTER ASSEMBLY. FUEL HAS SOAKED THROUGH THE CARDBOARD/RUBBER COVER AND SOAKED THE INSULATION ABOVE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FILTER ASSEMBLY WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED (THIS WAS CONFIRMED WITH SERVICE DEPT AT DEALERSHIP. THEY STATE THAT IT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AS PART OF TSB.), BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, WHICH IS NOW LEAKING, IS OF A DIFFERENT (AND I PRESUME OLDER) DESIGN. I HAVE READ THE RESPONSE FROM HOGAN/LOVELLS DATED 4/19/12 AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE "TIGHT SEAL" DESCRIBED ON PAGE 2 WHICH IS ALLEGEDLY CREATED WHEN THE "ACCESS PORTS" ARE "SECURED BY SIX BOLTS AND [A] GASKET" IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT FUEL VAPOR FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, NOR IS IT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL FROM SOAKING THROUGH THE GASKET, AND INTO THE INSULATION ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR SEAT. ONCE THE GASKET AND INSULATION ABOVE IT ARE SATURATED WITH FUEL, THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS UNBEARABLE AND PROBABLY A SEVERE FIRE RISK. NHTSA IS WELCOME TO COME OBSERVE THIS IN PERSON ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUE PE12001 ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED OVER 3/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL, A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT INSIDE OF THE CAR, OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND FUEL PUDDLES AROUND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER THE REAR SEAT. SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS SO STRONG, THAT MY FAMILY AND I FEAR THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE STRONG FUMES OF GAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I AM SURE IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT MERCEDES KNOWS ABOUT, AND THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF JUST AS THEY DID ON THE MORE RECENT CHASSIS HTTP://WWW.LEFTLANENEWS.COM/MERCEDES-RECALLS-5800-CARS-OVER-FIRE-HAZARD.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR STARTING SMELLING STRONGLY OF GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR CENTER AND HAD THE SENDING UNIT GASKET REPLACED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, THE SMELL HAD NOT ABATED AND I HAD THE SAME REPAIR RE-PERFORMED UNDER REPAIR WARRANTY. THIS WAS AGAIN NOT SUCCESSFUL. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE IN GREATER DETAIL ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ULTIMATELY REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT/HOSES AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200. THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A POOL OF GASOLINE JUST UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED GASOLINE TO SEEP INTO THE BACK SEATS. *TR..UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/16/2013 *JS

Mileage: 60,000

2004 E55. FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING VISIBLE GAS UNDER REAR SEAT. VIVID GAS SMELL IN INTERIOR. 2004 E55. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM YET IT STILL TO BE RECALLED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE ON LONG ROAD TRIPS OR THE CAR BURNING DOWN. REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

(NHTSA ACTION# PE12001) FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND FROM FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY DUE TO CRACKING FLANGE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

PLEASE REFERENCE THE NHTSA ACTION# PE12001. I FILLED THE TANK UNTIL THE PUMP SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND DID NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL FUEL BEYOND THAT. I PARKED THE CAR IN HOME GARAGE AND WAITED FOR 10 MINUTES THERE IS STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FILLED IN THE GARAGE. CHECKING AROUND THE VEHICLE NO VISIBLE LEAK UNDERNEATH. THE INTERIOR HAD A STRONG FUEL SMELL ON THE BACK SEATS. I AM A HOUSE WIFE, TAKING MY ONE YEAR OLD BABY WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE FOR MY BABY SEATING WITH STRONG FUEL SMELL ON THE BACK SEATS. HOWEVER, I WENT BACK TO THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

NHTSA ACTION# PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 54,521

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED 05/2012 WITH 95,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM REAR SEAT AREA, STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, ALSO IF LEFT OVERNIGHT IN CLOSED GARAGE (WITH FUEL TANK FULL), GARAGE SMELLS OF GAS. I HAVE REMOVED THE METAL FUEL SENDER ACCESS COVER UNDER THE REAR SEAT AND FOUND A POOL OF GAS, APPROX 20Z AROUND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR (HAVE PHOTOS OF THIS). *TR

Mileage: 96,000

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED 05/2012 WITH 95,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM REAR SEAT AREA, STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, ALSO IF LEFT OVERNIGHT IN CLOSED GARAGE (WITH FUEL TANK FULL), GARAGE SMELLS OF GAS. I HAVE REMOVED THE METAL FUEL SENDER ACCESS COVER UNDER THE REAR SEAT AND FOUND A POOL OF GAS, APPROX 20Z AROUND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR (HAVE PHOTOS OF THIS). *TR

Mileage: 96,000

STARTED SMELLING GAS AFTER FILLING UP AND EVENTUALLY FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDER/HOSE WAS LEAKING FUEL. FUEL WAS ALSO LEAKING AND PUDDLING UP AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL SENDER. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE CAR. IT SEEMS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT MAYBE LEAKING AND THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED/LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EMANATING FROM THE REAR SEAT AREA. IN JULY, 2011, A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP DETERMINED TWO SENDING UNITS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WERE LEAKING, NECESSITATING THEIR REPLACEMENT. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALL OR SERVICE CAMPAIGN RELATIVE TO THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO ME WAS $2000.00. JUST LAST WEEK, ON APRIL 6, 2012 THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED WHEREIN I REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND, AGAIN, NOTICED THE SAME GAS ODOR. THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED FUEL HAD SPILLED ON THE PAVEMENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THAT MADE THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS AND I AM AWAITING THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM. THIS RECURRENCE HAPPENED JUST NINE MONTHS AND 6,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. IN THE INTERIM, I BECAME AWARE OF A 2008 RECALL INVOLVING A FUEL LEAK ON MY MODEL VEHICLE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THE JULY, 2011 REPAIR SHOULD HAVE, IN FACT, BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I HAVE ALSO SINCE LEARNED THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF MY TYPE VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR GAS LEAKS LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD, FREQUENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS REGARDING PERSONAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO HAVE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED A PART OR SERIES OF PARTS THAT EITHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION FAIL RESULTING IN A HAZARDOUS FUEL LEAK. GIVEN THE RECURRENCE OF THE LEAK IN MY CASE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT APPEARS THE REMEDIAL ACTION IS INEFFECTIVE IN SOLVING THE GAS LEAK PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE CHECKING THE REAR BRAKES WE SMELLED GAS AT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF CAR. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND STAINS ON THE UNDERBODY IN THE GAS TANK AREA. YOUR WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT AND MAY ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

Mileage: 48,711

AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IT WAS SO STRONG THAT WE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO HELP THE SMELL GO AWAY BUT IT WAS STILL VERY STRONG. AFTER DRIVING HOME AND PARKING THE CAR (2 MILE TRIP HOME) THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE DRIVEWAY FLOOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS AFTER PARKING THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THE THERE WAS GAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACE THE O-RING AND A COUPLE OF FUEL LINES AND SAID THAT I MAY NEED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK,PUMPS AND 2 OF THE FUEL LINES REPLACED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE OUT OF POCKET AND THE COST WOULD BE $2500-$3000. HOW IS A FUEL LEAK THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT FROM MERCEDES AND HAS AFFECTED 1000'S OF VEHICLES NOT A RECALL? I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND HAVE FOUND MANY CLAIMS OF THIS ON MERCEDES FORUM'S SO THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING, THERE IS A HEAVY FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

FUEL SENDER UNIT LEAKED INTO THE TOP OF THE PUMP AREA CAUSING A SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. SENDER UNIT WAS REPAIRED BUT SMELL REMAINED. SENDER AND PUMP UNIT WERE REPLACED AND AFTER 14 MONTHS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS BACK ALONG WITH POOLING ON THE TOP OF THE PUMP AREA. WHEN FILLING THE CAR AT THE GAS STATION THERE IS SOMETIMES A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE REAR FILLER AREA WHEN DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MERCEDES AMG E55. I PURCHASED THE CAR SECOND HAND FROM MY NEIGHBOR AT +/-33,000 MILES. ONE WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD ACCESS TO A OBD2 SCANNER AND GOT THE CODE FOR EVAP ERROR. I STORED THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE AND WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHERE THE WHOLE HOUSE REEKED OF FUEL. I HAD RECENTLY FILLED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE. BEING FAMILIAR WITH THIS MERCEDES VEHICLE I WENT OVER THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM GAS SPOUT TO GAS TANK. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR UNDER THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE SEAT,ACCESS PANEL. I COULD SEE GASOLINE PUDDLING UP ON TOP OF THE FUEL SENDER. I GOT SOME PAPER TOWELS AND DRIED IT. THAT MORNING I BOUGHT A NEW GASKET SEAL FROM THE DEALER TO TRY AND ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. THAT DID NOT HELP...NEXT GAS FILL UP THE CAR CONTINUE TO SMELL LIKE FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE SMOKE TEST TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK WHERE IT MET THE FUEL SENDER. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP, FUEL SENDER AND FITTINGS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET THE ENTIRE COST WHICH IS ABOUT $3,000. THERE STILL IS A EMISSIONS WARRANTY ON THE CAR WHICH IS GOOD UP TO 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES WHICH THEY WILL NOT HONOR AS THEY FEEL THIS ISSUE DOESN'T QUALIFY. THEY HAVE JUST LAUGHED AT THE SITUATION AND TRIED TO DOWNPLAY IT. A LOT OF CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO COVER THIS REPAIR AS THEY TRANSPORT THEIR KIDS IN THIS CAR AND THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER LEAKING, I ONLY FILL MY CAR WITH GAS HALFWAY AND HAVE RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MY SCANNER. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2004 E55 AMG WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. WHEN RETURNING TO THE GARAGE ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE GARAGE WAS CONSUMED WITH GAS FUMES. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE ONLY TO FIND THAT A 1/4 TANK OR SO OF GAS HAD SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. HESITANT TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I DROVE THE CAR 10 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD TO MY LOCAL MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER FOR INSPECTION. (I THOUGHT IT BEST NOT TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING, AS HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND GAS SPILL WAS NOT SOMETHING I AM COMFORTABLE WITH.) I FOUND THAT MANY VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON OF MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. AFTER READING MANY SAFETY CONCERNS AND EVEN HAVING MY OWN CONCERNS NOW OF DRIVING THE CAR, I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS FORMAL COMPLAINT. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. STILL HESITANT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE, I AM KEEPING THE CAR OUTSIDE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 96,960

FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL ONTO THE GROUND VIA THE EXTERNAL INTER TANK TRANSFER HOSE ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. TO REPAIR THIS MERCEDES HAS TO REPLACE THE TANK WHICH REQUIRES A COMPLETE TEARDOWN OF THE REAR SUSPENSION AND REAR SUBFRAME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES, ANY TIME THE TANK WAS GREATER THAN HALF FULL IT WOULD LEAK A SIGNIFICANT (A PUDDLE FORMED) AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. MERCEDES BENZ DID NOT WARRANTY THIS ISSUE STATING THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS A ONE TIME THING, EVEN THOUGH THEY "REPAIRED" IT FIVE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

STARTED SMELLING GAS AFTER FILLING UP AND EVENTUALLY FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDER/HOSE WAS SPRAYING FUEL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR/REAR SEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT FUEL LEAKS COMING FROM AND AROUND THE TANK ARE VERY COMMON AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL YEARS AGO TO REINFORCE THE SENDER/HOSE. FUEL WAS ALSO LEAKING AND PUDDLING UP AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL SENDER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN/PART FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY TO MANY PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN YOU FILLED THE TANK UP AT ANY TIME, THERE WOULD BE A HORRENDOUS RAW FUEL SMELL UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPPED OFF OF FULL. IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE STARTING AND A SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEDUCTIBLE WAS $200. THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND ALL RELATED ITEMS TO AN UPDATED MODEL TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL OUT THE $200 DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

FUEL SYSTEM LEAKS AT SENDING UNIT/PUMP AFTER FUELING UP VEHICLE. FUEL SITS ON TOP OF SENDING UNIT/PUMP UNTIL FUEL TANK REACHES APPROX 3/4 OF A TANK. VEHICLE HAD CAMPAIGN(RECALL) FOR FUEL SENDER CONDUCTED IN 2008 ACCORDING TO DEALER AND MB USA. HAVE CONTACTED BOTH ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NEITHER SAY THEY'VE HEARD OF A PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT BUT WOULD CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. HAVE PICTURES OF FUEL ON OF SENDING UNIT/PUMP ALSO. AFTER FUELING VEHICLE THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STORED IN MY GARAGE DUE TO THE VAPOR FUMES FILLING MY GARAGE AND ALSO MY HOUSE. AFTER FUELING A STRONG SMELL OF GARAGE CAN BE SMELT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS SMELT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. *TR

MELT BROKEN GAS TANK, FUEL LEAK: * DRIVE SHAFT HAS SIGN OF RUBBING THE HEAT SHIELD * BURNED/MELTED RUBBER TUBE THAT COVERS THE METAL EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE (PASSENGER SIDE) * BURNED/MELTED HEAT SHIELD NEAR DRIVE SHAFT (PASSENGER SIDE) * BURNED/MELTED GAS TANK (PASSENGER SIDE) THAT HAD A HOLE AND CAUSED MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAK. GARAGE IS FILLED WITH GAS SMELL. AFTER READING ON LINE, IT SEEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER MB E-CLASS (MODEL YEAR 03 - 06) ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD AND IN THE HOT AND HUMID VIRGINIA WEATHER, THE CAR IS A MOBILE BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO THE ENGINEER THAT IS WORKING/LOOKING AT THE EXISTING COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. FUEL WAS PUDDLING UNDER THE REAR SEATS AND WAS DRIPPING ON TO THE GROUND. BOTH SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND MERCEDES IS NOT COOPERATING WITH STARTING A RECALL PROCESS. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FUEL SENDING UNITS CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING GAS TO POOL ON TOP OF SENDERS....LITERALLY SIX INCHES FROM WHERE MY THREE YEAR OLD SITS IN THE CAR. FUEL IS POOLING ON TOP OF SENDER UNITS AND THEN DRAINING DOWN GAS TANK AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE CABIN OF VEHICLE INSIDE AND OUT SMELLS OF FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 75,600

2004 MERCEDES E55 AMG LEAKING FUEL AFTER EVERY FILL. VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP (STOPPED FILL BEFORE CLICK). REPAIRED PASSENGER SIDE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER BACK SEAT AT MB SERVICE BUT ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING AFTER REPAIR. DURING A 6 OR 7 MONTH PERIOD, MERCEDES HAS TRIED TO FIX ON 5 OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY REPLACED ALL KINDS OF SENSORS IN THE ENGINE DEPT AND HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH BUT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL RELATED PARTS. THEY MISS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS. FINALLY MB DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE LATE 2010 AND REPLACED ONE OF THE SENDING UNITS, THE SENDING UNITS WERE ALSO REPLACED UNDER RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2008. MB STATED THE CAR WAS NOW REPAIRED BUT AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NOW FAILED AIR CARE, AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. ALL ISSUES RELATE TO FUEL TANK, EVAP VALVE AND DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNITS. HESITATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION FUEL LEAKS AND SMELL. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, FUEL VAPORS ARE COMBUSTIBLE. NOW MERCEDES HAS WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THE ISSUE AND WE (CONSUMERS AND OWNERS OF E55 AMG'S) ARE LEFT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN #2008-020001 IN 2008 HAS RESULTED IN REPEATED FAILURES OF THE SENDING UNITS HOWEVER MERCEDES BENZ IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE OVER 40 OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ON LINE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES. MB USA NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR A FUEL CELL SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR COMBUSTIBLE FUEL VAPORS AND I PRAY IT DOES NOT HAPPEN BEFORE MB USA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE ONLY APPROXIMATELY 40 AT THIS POINT, THERE MAY BE MANY MORE OUT THERE WITH THE E-CLASS MB FUEL LEAK ISSUE. MB USA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,800

I HAD A MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT DONE IN 2008 AND A YEAR AND A HALF LATER I STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE MY CAR EACH TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK. I IGNORED IT IN THE BEGINNING BUT AFTER A WHILE I GOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS SURE IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS SMELL SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY SAID THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY FOR A COST OF $1200 PLUS LABOR (UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY). I KNOW A CAR MECHANIC IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHO DEALS WITH QUITE A LOT OF HIGH END CARS AND CHARGES LESS THAN A THIRD OF WHAT THE DEALER DOES, SO RIGHT AWAY I PICKED UP MY CAR, BOUGHT AN O-RING FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FROM THE DEALER'S PARTS STORE (THANKS TO THE RESEARCH I DID IN A MERCEDES FORUM), AND HAD IT REPLACED BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC I KNOW FOR $50. EVER SINCE, NO MORE LEAKS FOR NOW, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND IT MAY START LEAKING AGAIN AFTER THE SENDING UNIT'S FUEL CAP OR ITS O-RING STARTS MELTING AGAIN FROM OVERHEATING LIKE SOME OTHER MEMBERS IN THE FORUM MENTIONED. THIS MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR AND DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP LOOSING HIS/HER LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 38,400