2005 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E55 Problems & Recalls

Fuel pump housing failed allowing gas to leak, further degrading parts of the fuel system, ultimately causing the locking ring to fail and gas to leak under rear passenger seat. Fumes filled the cabin while my family and I including two young children were inside. Fortunately, this issue was disco...

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle and arriving to the residence; the contact became aware that after parking the vehicle in the garage, there was an abnormally strong gasoline odor coming from the vehicle. Additionally, the contact saw...

Mileage: 54,000

Gas tank leak from under heat Shield Recall claims in 2012 it was extended for 15 years

MERCEDES BENZ OF FORT WASHINGTON HAS DENIED A REPLACEMENT OF SBC UNIT AND COMPONENTS UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. I LOST BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. 'DECREASED BRAKES POWER' RED MESSAGE APPEARED

Mileage: 170,000

SHARP GAS ODER WHEN ENTERING THE CAR CABIN AND DRIVING

Mileage: 145,400

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE GAS TANK, EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODOR NOTICED IN CABIN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SMELL EXISTED BOTH AT STANDSTILL AND AT STREET SPEEDS (40MPH) WITH WINDOWS DOWN OR UP. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

STRONG GAS ODOR AROUND AND INSIDE THE CAR

Mileage: 87,000

WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, GAS LEAKED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL SENDER/FILTER IS LOCATED. THE FUEL WICKED UP THE FOAM WRAPPED AROUND THE SIGNAL/ POWER WIRES, CAME BETWEEN THE ACCESS PANEL SCREWED TO THE FLOOR AND THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE FLOOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT....

Mileage: 64,000

GASOLINE SMELL INTERIOR OF THE CAR. GETS WORSE WITH FULL GAS TANK. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE MERCEDES DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT FIXED.

I HAD FILLED MY GAS TANK TO FULL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LEAK BY THE DRIVERS REAR WHEEL. SMELLED LIKE GAS. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A RECALL FROM MERCEDES BENZ. "CHECK FUEL FILTER MODULE ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR OR REPLACE IF NECESSARY" THE EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN IS: 200802...

Mileage: 80,900

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING TANK, DRIVERS SIDE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON DRIVERS SIDE OF FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL. NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN CORNERS OF UNIT AROUND FUEL PRESSURE SENDER.

Mileage: 154,000

DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL/PUMP SENDER UNIT IS LEAKING FUEL CAUSING STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF CABIN AND POSING SERIOUS SECURITY RISK TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER REMOVING INSPECTION COVER FROM DRIVER'S SIDE PUMP/SENDER UNIT, POOLED FUEL WAS OBSERVED ON TOP OF SENDING UNIT.

Mileage: 103,000

FUEL FILTER AND SENDING UNIT LEAKING UNDER REAR SEAT. BOTH PARTS REPLACED. REAR SEAT CUSHION SATURATED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO STRONG FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY SHOWS SAME PART REPLACED AT 26,864 MILES BY PREVIOUS OWNER. SAME PART REPLACED AGAIN AT 69,383 MILES WITH SAME...

Mileage: 48,745

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. INSPECTED FUEL PUMP INSPECTION DOORS UNDER BACKSEAT TO FIND A POOL OF GASOLINE. *TR

Mileage: 61,150

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CODE SCAN REVEALED CODE P0456. INSPECTION REVEALS FUEL LEAKAGE AT BOTH THE LEFT FUEL SENDER AND THE RIGHT FUEL PUMP HOUSINGS. LIQUID FUEL IS EXTERNALLY EVIDENT ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED SMELL OF RAW FUEL VAPOR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND TH...

Mileage: 94,580

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONSTANT STRONG GAS ODOR IN CAR. UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE VEHICLE HAS HAD... 2/8/08 LEFT SENDING UNIT CONNECT SEIZE AND CRACK REPLACED ALSO FUEL TANK REPLACED. 4/23/08 FUEL FILTER MODULE ASSEMBLY FUEL FILTER REPLACED.10/7 +11/6ODOR CONTINUES. CONTINUE TO BRING IN CAR NOTHING...

Mileage: 32,350

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONSTANT STRONG GAS ODOR IN CAR. UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE VEHICLE HAS HAD... 2/8/08 LEFT SENDING UNIT CONNECT SEIZE AND CRACK REPLACED ALSO FUEL TANK REPLACED. 4/23/08 FUEL FILTER MODULE ASSEMBLY FUEL FILTER REPLACED.10/7 +11/6ODOR CONTINUES. CONTINUE TO BRING IN CAR NOTHING...

Mileage: 32,350

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONSTANT STRONG GAS ODOR IN CAR. UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE VEHICLE HAS HAD... 2/8/08 LEFT SENDING UNIT CONNECT SEIZE AND CRACK REPLACED ALSO FUEL TANK REPLACED. 4/23/08 FUEL FILTER MODULE ASSEMBLY FUEL FILTER REPLACED.10/7 +11/6ODOR CONTINUES. CONTINUE TO BRING IN CAR NOTHING...

Mileage: 32,350

I SMELLED A GAS ORDER THAT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I DECIDED TO PULL THE PASSENGER SEAT TO FOLLOW THE SMELL AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS ON TOP OF MY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. I DECIDED TO PULL OUT THE UNIT AND NOTICED THE UNIT WAS DISCOLORED AROUND THE CONNECTOR TERMINALS. I BELIEVE THE TE...

Mileage: 85,000

I SMELLED A GAS ORDER THAT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I DECIDED TO PULL THE PASSENGER SEAT TO FOLLOW THE SMELL AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS ON TOP OF MY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. I DECIDED TO PULL OUT THE UNIT AND NOTICED THE UNIT WAS DISCOLORED AROUND THE CONNECTOR TERMINALS. I BELIEVE THE TE...

Mileage: 85,000

I FILLED MY TANK WITH GAS DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. LATER I WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE AND SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND MIGHT HAVE LEFT A CONTAINER OF GAS IN THE GARAGE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I WENT TO A FRIENDS HOME IN THE COUNTRY SIDE AND NOTICED AN INTEN...

Mileage: 20,000

TOPPED THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE ON 11/02/14, ONLY TO FIND THE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. LATER THAT SAME DAY MY WIFE AND KID NOTICED THE SMELL AS WELL AND THAT MADE IT A CONCERN FOR ME TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER A SNIFF TEST, I LOCATED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL EMITTING FROM UNDER THE REA...

Mileage: 150,000

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT SMELL OF FUEL WHENEVER I GET IN AND OUT OF MY E55. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK IT AT DURING MY LAST SERVICE A MONTH AGO AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG... I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY FUEL LEAKING FROM BELOW THE CAR. AFTER VIEWING THE HUNDREDS OF THREADS A...

Mileage: 85,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

JUST FOUND OUT MY FUEL SENDING UNITS ARE LEAKING, STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL.. HG MOTORSORTS DIAGNOSED, WILL BE TAKING TO ACG AUTOMOTIVE FOR SECOND OPINION.. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK...STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

FUEL LEAK IN SENDING UNIT ABOVE GAS TANK. VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN CAR AND GAS LEAKING IN MY GARAGE. TOOK IT TO MERCEDES BENZ OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND IT TOOK THREE VISITS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 2009. NOW 9/14/14 HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAR AND FUEL LEAKING IN THE S...

Mileage: 40,000

EXISTING ISSUE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA13003 FUEL SENDER LEAKAGE ALREADY 116 REPORTS ON THE E55AMG MODEL PER THE REPORT. THIS WILL INCREASE TO 117. TOTAL COST TO ME QUOTED AT $1300.00 IN 2012 I PAID APPROX. $2000.00 FOR A SEPARATE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AN...

Mileage: 88,700

VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. REGARDING THE INTERIOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAKING SEAL AT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. THE SEAL AT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2010. THIS PROBLEM RECURRED IN LATE 2013. IN MARCH 2014 THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUE...

Mileage: 55,675

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK TO FULL, I DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME AND NOTICED A DISTINCT GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE A FEW HOURS LATER. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SMELL IN THE GARAGE WAS EVEN STRONGER AND UPON OPENING THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AN...

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM ON MAY 14TH, 2014 I NOTICED STRONG FUEL ODOR SURROUNDING MY ENTIRE VEHICLE UPON EXITING THE CABIN. I HAD JUST REFUELED AND WAS STOPPING AT A GROCERY STORE ON THE WAY HOME. I DID A QUICK VISUAL AND SNIFF CHECK AROUND THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST IN TH...

Mileage: 114,856

I STARTED SMELLING A FUEL ODOR FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS NOW. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO CHARGES. I TOOK MY REAR SEAT OUT TO FIND A HUGE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER IT. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FITTING WAS SNAPPED. (I THINK THERE IS A GROUP OF US HAVING THIS SAME CO...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A STRONG OF ODOR FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER F...

Mileage: 85,000

WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE JULY 2007 MB CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 14,000 MILES.THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS FOR FUEL SMELL. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEALS, FUEL PUMPS, FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS, UPPER EVAPORATOR SYSTEM CONNECTOR,FUEL FILTER MODULE ASSEMBLY,FUEL LEVEL SENSOR...

Mileage: 24,019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, HE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 87,000

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING UP TANK AT GAS STATION. FUEL PUMPS AND SENDERS LOCATED UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE ARE 2 OF THESE PUMPS ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING THE REAR SEAT BOTTOM ACCESS IS GAINED TO THE FUEL PUMPS/SENDERS. APPEARS TO BE FUEL PUDDLING AROUND THE PU...

Mileage: 102,100

LIKE MANY BEFORE ME I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN OF MY MB. THIS CREATES A BIG PROBLEM IN SO MANY WAYS; FIRST AND FOREMOST THE DANGER OF INHALING GAS FUMES IS BOTH TOXIC AND CAUSES IMMEDIATE DIZZINESS EVEN IN SMALL DOSES (WHEN INHALED) WITH ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE LONG...

Mileage: 71,354

I HAD/HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING MY TANK. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER, MODESTO EUROPEAN, BACK IN EARLY 2012, BUT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD SO TO INVESTIGE WOULD COST $129/HOUR (I THINK THAT WAS THE NUMBER) AND WOULD T TAKE UP TO 4 HOURS TO DIAGONS...

Mileage: 105,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS FA...

Mileage: 65,000

UPON FILLING OUR CAR AT THE LOCAL GAS STATION, WE RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING, I ENTERED THE GARAGE TO FIND AN INCREDIBLY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE VAPORS. THE SMELL WAS STRONGER THAN ANY GAS STATION OR MECHANIC SHOP I'VE EVER BEEN TO. IT WAS SO INCREDIBLY STRO...

Mileage: 55,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL BEGAN OCCURRING INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS. FUEL LEAK DISCOVERED AT GAS TANK FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT ON THE MERCEDES W211 PLATFORM FROM 2003-2009 YEAR MODELS. MERCEDES DEALERS CONTACTED WILL ONLY MAKE THE NECESSAR...

Mileage: 68,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT, AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REC...

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR IS LEAKING FUEL AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR FOR THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT BASED ON RESEARCH AT A MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS BY A STICKER ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF MY HOOD...

Mileage: 64,874

ON JUNE 9, 2011, THERE WAS A DETECTABLE FUEL SMELL ON THE INTERIOR AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 10, 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA. THE MERCEDES TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A BAD FUEL SENDER UNIT. MERCEDES FAILED TO MENT...

Mileage: 42,883

FILLED MY CAR UP THE NIGHT OF 10/1/13. PARKED THE CAR INSIDE GARAGE CONNECTED TO MY HOUSE. UPON WAKING UP THE MORNING OF 10/2/2013, I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. I TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE GARAGE D...

Mileage: 29,833

FILLED MY CAR UP THE NIGHT OF 10/1/13. PARKED THE CAR INSIDE GARAGE CONNECTED TO MY HOUSE. UPON WAKING UP THE MORNING OF 10/2/2013, I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. I TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE GARAGE D...

Mileage: 29,833

FILLED UP MY GAS TANK YESTERDAY. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN SMELLING VERY VERY STRONG ODORS OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR.. I BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION : PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

REF: NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 STARTED TO SMELL GAS INSIDE CAR WHILE DRIVING. WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. ALSO NOTICED STRONG SMELL FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. NEXT MORNING DROVE THE CAR AGAIN BUT SMELL ONLY CAME BACK AFTER DRIVING FOR SHORT PERIOD. I ALSO STARTED TO SEE A PATTERN ON HOT DAYS, ...

Mileage: 80,000

STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE GARAGE AFTER DRIVING. CONDITION WORSENED QUICKLY WITHIN WEEKS AND FILLED MY GARAGE WITH FUMES WHERE MY HOME WATER HEATER IS PLACED. DID RESEARCH SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FUEL LEAKS OUT OF THE SENDING UNIT AND COMPLAINTS THAT MB REPLACED THE U...

Mileage: 130,000

AFTER I FINISHED PUMPING FUEL MY PASSENGER IN THE BACK SMELLED GASOLINE. I HAD JUST PUT FUEL SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SEEMS THERE IS A HOLE NEAR WHERE THE GAS ENTERS THE PIPE T...

Mileage: 125,000

AFTER I FINISHED PUMPING FUEL MY PASSENGER IN THE BACK SMELLED GASOLINE. I HAD JUST PUT FUEL SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SEEMS THERE IS A HOLE NEAR WHERE THE GAS ENTERS THE PIPE T...

Mileage: 125,000

AFTER I FINISHED PUMPING FUEL MY PASSENGER IN THE BACK SMELLED GASOLINE. I HAD JUST PUT FUEL SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SEEMS THERE IS A HOLE NEAR WHERE THE GAS ENTERS THE PIPE T...

Mileage: 125,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR, GREAT CAR BUT CAR SMELLED OF GASOLINE BADLY, LIFTED THE BACK SEAT AND WAS DRENCHED IN GASOLINE, BROUGHT TO THE DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH, THEY CHANGED OUT A BUNCH OF PARTS OVER 2500$ IN REPAIRS, AND ALL WAS WELL, THANK GOD BECAUSE A HAVE AN INFANT AND HE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO ...

Mileage: 114,000

AFTER A RECENT FILL UP, CAME BACK TO THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THERE IS A EXTREMELY STRONG GAS SMELL. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER UNIT. I WAS TOLD THE SENDER HAS SHORTED AND CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE REST OF T...

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT H...

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER SHUTTING OFF MY VEHICLE AND GETTING OUT I SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AROUND MY VEHICLE. AT FIRST I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AND THOUGHT IT POSSIBLY IT WAS COMING FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AROUND ME. THE NEXT DAY, IN THE MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK I SMELLED GAS AROUN...

Mileage: 113,247

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 90,000

AFTER REFUELING SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BOTTOM CUSHION OF REAR SEAT WAS REMOVED TO FIND ABOUT 1 CUP OF RAW FUEL WAS UNDER THE SEAT PUDDLED UP. THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR FIRE AND HEALTH. *TR

Mileage: 70,125

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND CAR AFTER FILLING UP. SMELL REMAINS UNTIL FUEL LEVEL IS CONSUMED BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK. FUEL SPILLS FROM THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN CAR IS FILLED WITH FUEL THE PUMP IS TURNED ON UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF, NEVER TOPPED OFF. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN CALIFO...

Mileage: 62,300

STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHILE IDLING. MY WIFE AND I PICKED UP OUR CHILDREN FROM THE BABY SITTER'S RESIDENCE. I LEFT THE CAR IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HER RESIDENCE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE OF THE CABIN OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY I...

Mileage: 68,460

NOXIOUS GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING INTO CABIN. LIFTED UP REAR SEAT TO FIND PUDDLE OF GASOLINE GATHERING ON TOP OF FUEL TANK, LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP UNIT. REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

NOXIOUS GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING INTO CABIN. LIFTED UP REAR SEAT TO FIND PUDDLE OF GASOLINE GATHERING ON TOP OF FUEL TANK, LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP UNIT. REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

INITIALLY, AFTER TOPPING OFF THE FUEL TANK AND PARKING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE, I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. A CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BAY, GAS CAP, AND UNDER THE CAR DID NOT REVEAL ANY NOTICEABLE LEAKS SO I SUSPECTED THAT SOME GASOLINE MUST HAVE DRIPPED DOWN THE OVERFLOW TUBE WHEN FILLING...

Mileage: 72,975

ON HOT DAYS THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE AND NOT SURE IF IT'S SAFE! OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL OF CAR HAVE REPORTED THIS AND CONSIDER IT A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL. LEAKING FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS ARE AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 75,690

ON HOT DAYS THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE AND NOT SURE IF IT'S SAFE! OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL OF CAR HAVE REPORTED THIS AND CONSIDER IT A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL. LEAKING FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS ARE AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 75,690

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR THEN EARLY LAST WEEK ON A SHORT TRIP <2MILES THE SMELL OF FUEL BECAME SO STRONG THAT IS WAS OVERWHELMING AND NAUSEATING AND I HAD TO RETURN HOME. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I PULLED THE BACK SEAT AND COVERS AND BOTH FUEL UNITS...

Mileage: 90,000

FILLED MY GAS TANK WITH FUEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY AFTER FILLING UP AND GETTING BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE I COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE DOWN THE STREET GOT ON THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THERES AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH T...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. T...

Mileage: 52,000

I FILLED UP A FULL TANK OF FUEL AND DROVE HOME TO PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE BACK. HAVING READ POSTS ON MBWORLD.ORG IN THE PAST I LIFTED UP THE BACK SEAT ONLY TO FIND FRESH ...

Mileage: 67,300

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A CONTINUED OVERWHELMING FUEL ODOR COMING FROM BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FUEL IS POOLING ON TOP OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK/ SENDING UNIT, LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR (ENOUGH TO SOAK THE CARPET)! *TR UPDATE...

Mileage: 101,000

AFTER FILLING TANK & PARKING IN GARAGE, NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL THE NEXT MORNING. SUBSIDED ONCE FUEL LEVEL WAS AROUND 3/4 OF THE TANK. NEXT TIME FILLED UP, SAME THING OCCURRED. CALLED MERCEDES & STATED POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT SEALS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON MAY 24TH AND STATED FU...

Mileage: 43,650

I NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN MY CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT ORIGINATED FROM. I ARRANGED FOR MY LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT AND UPON RETURNING HOME I NOTICED THE SMELL DIDN'T GO AWAY. IT TURNED OUT THEY ...

Mileage: 47,000

FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM INTERIOR OF CAR. TOOK CAR IN TO MB DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK THAT ALLOWED GAS TO SPILL OUT INTO THE CAR UNDER THE REAR SEATS. ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE AT A $1400 COST OUT OF...

Mileage: 75,201

I SMELL FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. I SMELL THIS MORE IN COOLER MONTHS THAN WARMER MONTHS. I'VE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND DID SOME RESEARCH. THE FAULT POINTS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM....

Mileage: 163,500

FUEL SYSTEM DEVELOPED LEAK, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. LEAKAGE STILL IS OCCURRING, HOWEVER. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. AFTER CONDUCTING INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER MERCEDES OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE LEARNED IT IS A FAULTY GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. MERCEDES STATES THIS IS NOT A WIDESPREAD ISSUE BUT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS HAPPENING WITH ALL E-CLASS MODELS BUILT IN 2005. THERE IS A GAS ODOR THAT PERMEATES THE CAR AND MERCEDES REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A VERY...

Mileage: 88,000

THE FUEL TANK ON THIS VEHICLE LEAKS WHENEVER THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE TOP. THE LEAK OCCURS INDEPENDENTLY OF WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVEN OR PARKED (ENGINE OFF). ENOUGH FUEL LEAKS OUT THAT IT RUNS DOWN ADJACENT COMPONENTS, TO THE CAR'S UNDERCARRIAGE PANELING, AND THROUGH A WEEP HOLE ON THE CAR'S PLAS...

Mileage: 50,000

STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER FILLING UP TO MAX EACH TIME, BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CAR. GAS SMELL ONLY GO AWAY WHEN THE FIRST BAR OF GAS METER IS GONE. NOT SAFE TO PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IT MIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN I FILL UP THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THIS MADE ME DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO IS AN EMISSION VIOLATION FOR MERCEDES TO SELL THEIR CARS IN THIS COUNTRY WITH SERIOUS SAFETY AND EMISSION DEFECTS LIKE THESE "...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR BEING EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 57,000

VEHICLE EXHIBITS STRONG GAS SMELL OUTSIDE REAR RIGHT SIDE AND NOW MOST RECENTLY UNDER THE HOOD,,, FUEL SENDING UNITS UNDER THE REAR SEAT ARE DRY W/ NO VISIBLE FUEL OR POOLING OF FUEL,,, PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT AFTER FILL UP,,, IN FACT I TYPICALLY DON'T TOP OFF THE TANK B/C OF THIS ISSUE,,, VEHICLE...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 48,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NO FEWER THAN 4 TIMES FOR VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM RELATED ISSUES. THE SYMPTOMS OF EACH PART FAILURE INVOLVE A PERVASIVE GAS SMELL FILLING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, AND GASOLINE USUALLY POOLS UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE SMELL IS SO POTENT THAT THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, AND THE ...

Mileage: 42,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NO FEWER THAN 4 TIMES FOR VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM RELATED ISSUES. THE SYMPTOMS OF EACH PART FAILURE INVOLVE A PERVASIVE GAS SMELL FILLING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, AND GASOLINE USUALLY POOLS UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE SMELL IS SO POTENT THAT THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, AND THE ...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAK AND ALSO FUEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED BOTH FUEL TANK SEN...

Mileage: 70,000

NHTSA ACTION #PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

NHTSA ACTION #PE12001. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK OVER 3/4 FULL THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL WELL AREA. THE ODOR IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT THE CAR CANNOT BE PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE. THE ODOR PERSISTS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL IS BACK BELOW 3/4 FULL. THE ISSUE REPEATS CONSISTENTLY EVERY ...

Mileage: 60,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 FUEL SMELL STRONGEST IN LEFT REAR SEAT AREA. REMOVED SEAT, OPENED COVER OVER FUEL PUMP AND FOUND FUEL SITTING EXPOSED. REMOVED THE SITTING FUEL, AND DID RESEARCH. FOUND MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS THAT MATCH MY SITUATION. IF I DON'T FILL THE FUEL TANK FOR AN EXTENDED TIM...

Mileage: 94,592

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 FUEL SMELL STRONGEST IN LEFT REAR SEAT AREA. REMOVED SEAT, OPENED COVER OVER FUEL PUMP AND FOUND FUEL SITTING EXPOSED. REMOVED THE SITTING FUEL, AND DID RESEARCH. FOUND MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS THAT MATCH MY SITUATION. IF I DON'T FILL THE FUEL TANK FOR AN EXTENDED TIM...

Mileage: 94,592

THE FUEL SENDING UNITS EVENTUALLY GET CRACKS WHICH ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK AND POOL THROUGHOUT THE REAR OF THE CAR. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON MY CAR TWICE PREVIOUSLY. MAY 2010 BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS REPLACED AND FUEL RING ($2200) FEB 2012 BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS REPLACED AND THE RING AGAIN (...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR COULD BE NOTICED WHEN IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTU...

Mileage: 54,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MERCEDES BENZ TO ADDRESS A HEAVY GASOLINE VAPOR EACH YEAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED THREE TIMES AND IS ONLY RESOLVED FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS OR LESS WHEN IT STARTS AGAIN. THE SEVERITY IS GRADUAL OVER TIME UNTIL THE VAPOR BECOMES SO STRONG I CAN SMELL ...

Mileage: 45,000

COMPLAINT # PE12001 I NOTICED OCCASIONAL FUEL SMELL ORIGINALLY 2-3 MONTHS AGO. INITIALLY SMELLS WERE MILD, NOW SMELLS ARE NOXIOUS AND GETTING WORSE. AT MY LAST 10K MILES OIL CHANGE, DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM AND PROGRESSION GETTING WORSE WITH MY MERCEDES CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE REAR SEAT WAS REM...

Mileage: 630,000

COMPLAINT # PE12001 I NOTICED OCCASIONAL FUEL SMELL ORIGINALLY 2-3 MONTHS AGO. INITIALLY SMELLS WERE MILD, NOW SMELLS ARE NOXIOUS AND GETTING WORSE. AT MY LAST 10K MILES OIL CHANGE, DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM AND PROGRESSION GETTING WORSE WITH MY MERCEDES CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE REAR SEAT WAS REM...

Mileage: 630,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL SENDER WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 49,000

I GET A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE THE CAR ONLY AFTER I FILL UP THE CAR WITH GAS. I DO NOT TAP IT OFF I WAIT UNTIL THE GAS PUMP CUTS OFF. THE GAS SMELL ONLY LAST UNTIL THE 1ST BAR IS GONE ON THE GAUGE. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT GASOLINE PUDDLES ON TOP OF FUEL MODULE UNDERNEATH ACCESS COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER REAR SEAT. THE CAR ALSO CAUSES A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. I A...

Mileage: 85,400

THERE WASN'T ACTUALLY A PARTICULAR INCIDENT, PER SE. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE FUEL TANK IN MY CAR LEAKING. WHEN I FILL THE CAR AL THE WAY UP WITH FUEL, GAS LEAKS OUT ONTO THE SUSPENSION, UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE GROUND. THIS IS DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE THAT HAS DEVELOPED ON THE TOP OF THE TANK BY T...

Mileage: 55,000

THERE WASN'T ACTUALLY A PARTICULAR INCIDENT, PER SE. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE FUEL TANK IN MY CAR LEAKING. WHEN I FILL THE CAR AL THE WAY UP WITH FUEL, GAS LEAKS OUT ONTO THE SUSPENSION, UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE GROUND. THIS IS DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE THAT HAS DEVELOPED ON THE TOP OF THE TANK BY T...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA ACTION #PE12001. DURING 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 31K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55), A STRONG FUEL SMELL/ODOR WAS EVIDENT IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST AT THE REAR SEAT DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF...

Mileage: 31,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA ACTION #PE12001. DURING 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 31K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55), A STRONG FUEL SMELL/ODOR WAS EVIDENT IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST AT THE REAR SEAT DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF...

Mileage: 31,000

IN THE ORIGINAL INSTANCE, WHICH HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, EVERY TIME THAT I WOULD DO A COMPLETE FILL UP WITH GAS, THE CAR WOULD SMELL LIKE GAS HORRIBLY IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE CAR. AFTER THAT STARTED HAPPENING, I REFRAINED FROM FILLING THE CAR UP COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE PROBLEM. THE PR...

Mileage: 132,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE GASOLINE TANK, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO EMIT A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WHICH WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 2-3 DAYS UNTIL THE GASOLINE TANK BEGINS TO EMPTY OUT, THEN THE FUEL SMELL WILL GO AWAY UNTIL THE I FILL THE TANK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE CAR HAS SMELLED OF FUEL. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND DURING THESE EVENTS. THE SMELL WAS MOST EVIDENT AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED WHEN COMING TO STOP. THE SMELL IS STRONGEST INSIDE THE CAR AND IS VERY WORRY ...

Mileage: 56,540

THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IF FUEL LEAKS. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS AND MERCEDES DENIES THE PROBLEM. AMAZING THAT SUCH A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IS BEING IGNORED AND DENIED BY MERCEDES. THIS IS SO PREVALENT, IN A PRETTY RARE CAR, THAT MY DEALER STOCKS THE REPAIR PARTS. EVEN MY SERVICE ADVISER WAS SU...

Mileage: 75,200

THE FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM THE UPPER VENT WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL. THERE IS A PLASTIC CONNECTION THAT A HOSE CONNECTS TO THAT IS UNDER THE FUEL LEVEL WHEN FULL. THIS FITTING IS PLASTIC WELDED TO THE TANK AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL ON EVERY 211 CHASSIS MERCEDES BENZ EVER MADE. (I WAS AN ASE MASTER MECHANI...

Mileage: 60,000

NOTICED A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN IT WAS SITTING STILL AND I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FUEL HAD PUDDLES UP UNDER IT. OPENED THE DOORS AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. PULLED OUT THE REAR SEATS AND LIFTED UP THE LINER UNDER THE SEATS AND NOTICED FUEL WAS POOLED UP IN THE PASS...

Mileage: 51,500

THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2008 REGARDING FUEL LEAK. I HAD IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL BACK IN 08 AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UNTIL NOW SOMETIMES I WOULD SMELL GAS IN MY CAR BUT WOULD GO AWAY NO BIG DEAL BUT ON 8/10/12 THE GAS SMELL WAS SO BAD AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ...

Mileage: 38,000

FUEL VAPOR INSIDE CABIN. DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR ATTRIBUTES SMELL TO FAULTY SEAL ON FUEL SENDING UNITS, AFFIXED TO TOP OF FUEL TANKS. UNITS ARE ACCESSIBLE INSIDE THE CABIN UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. 2008 RECALL WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE FAILED FUEL FILTER MODULE, BUT SAME SEALS ...

Mileage: 66,500

STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CABIN. OUTSIDE SMELL IS STRONG AT REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CANNOT LEAVE CAR INSIDE OF MY GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE STRONG FUEL ODOR. (ESPECIALLY IF FUEL IS OVER 1/4 TANK) NO VISIBLE LEAKING OF FUEL ON FLOOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHER MERCEDES E55 OWNERS, MAN...

Mileage: 129,898

IN DECEMBER 2011 I DETECTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I FELT IT WAS IN MY BEST INTEREST TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST EUROPEAN CAR SERVICE CENTER, SINCE THE NEAREST MB SERVICE CENTER IS 45 MINUTES AWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHARCOAL FILTERS UN...

Mileage: 101,000

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SMELL LIKE FUEL WHEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AS IF THEIR IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP OR TANK. SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS UNBEARABLE. *JS

Mileage: 69,000

MY CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE INITIAL RECALL COMPLETED IN 2008. RECENTLY I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT AND ACCESS COVER TO THE FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS ACCUMULATED/LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP SENDER UNIT AREA. ALSO...

EACH TIME I FILL UP MY E55 WITH GAS THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES. IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AT ABOUT 3/4 TANK OR LESS. THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT AND WHEN I GO OUT THERE, THE ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLS OF GASOLINE. I FEEL THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO NOT FILL THE CAR PAST TH...

Mileage: 44,212

THE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER IS PE12001 THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OWNERS WITH THE PROBLEM OF FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR RELATED TO A FAILING FUEL SENDING AND LEAKING FUEL TANK IN THE W211 MODEL E-CLASS MERCEDES BENZ (2003-2009) (SEE PROVIDED LINK BELOW). MY CAR IS A 2005 AND HAS BEGUN TO SMELL LIKE ...

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN EVER YOU FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY UP IT LEAKS FUEL, HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GAS ON FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 AND THEN WENT OUT. I PARKED MY CAR ON THE ROAD AND CAME BACK TO IT A COUPLE HOURS LATER. THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE SMELL IN THE AREA AS I WALKED BY AND THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER CAR OR GAS WAS DUMPED ON THE ROAD. A COUPLE HOURS LATER I GOT ...

Mileage: 42,945

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 UP WITH GASOLINE, THERE ARE OVERWHELMING GASOLINE FUMES THAT ENGULF THE INTERIOR AND IS ALSO PREVALENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN ENTERING MY CLOSED GARAGE AFTER A GAS FILL UP, THE ENTIRE GARAGE IS ENGULFED BY THE VERY STRONG AND DIST...

Mileage: 62,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12001. 1ST INCIDENT (2007), HEAVY FUEL SMELL INSIDE MY CAR, NOTICED A LOT OF GAS INSIDE CAR UNDERNEATH REAR SEATS, AND A LOT OF GAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE AND HOW FUEL WAS LEAKING ON EXHAUST BY REAR TIRE. FLETCHER JONES MERCEDES DEALERSHIP LAS VEGA...

Mileage: 22,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 UP WITH GASOLINE, THERE ARE OVERWHELMING GASOLINE FUMES THAT ENGULF THE INTERIOR AND IS ALSO PREVALENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN ENTERING MY CLOSED GARAGE AFTER A GAS FILL UP, THE ENTIRE GARAGE IS ENGULFED BY THE VERY STRONG AND DIS...

Mileage: 34,500

I FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS THIS MORNING, AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT MAY BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WITH THE RECALL FROM 2008. I LIFTED UP THE REAR SEAT AND, SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS GA...

Mileage: 68,780

FUEL SMELL ON FILLUP. THIS VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD THE FACTORY RECALL PERFORMED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS, A TERRIBLE ODOR OF GAS WOULD PERMEATE THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND YOU WALKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR YOU COULD SMELL GAS AS IF IT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND. I WOULD LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND NOT FIND ANY GAS DRIPPI...

Mileage: 42,000

GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE BACK SEAT. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND THE ISSUE WAS FIXED BY MERCEDES. BUT THE SAME ISSUE IS BACK. *JS

Mileage: 61,000

AFTER ADDING FUEL TO TANK, STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. AS WELL VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN. *TR

Mileage: 55,400

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, I NOTICED EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE FUMES EMANATING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I LEARNED OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO NOTE THAT THESE DANGEROUS FUMES WHICH OVERWHELMED ME WHEN I STORED THE CAR IN A...

Mileage: 74,555

AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ,I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE . WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR ...

Mileage: 49,000

DURING APRIL/MARCH OF 2011, I NOTICED AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR FULLY OF 18 GALLONS AT THE GAS STATION, THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE CAR WOULD SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN PARKED IN MY 2 CAR GARAGE. ONCE I STEPPED INTO THE GARAGE, THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS. GOOGLED THIS ON THE WEB AND FOUND MBWORLD.ORG...

Mileage: 57,584

UPON FILLING THE TANK WITH GASOLINE, HEAVY FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IF IT IS PARKED IN CONFINED SPACES I.E. MY GARAGE. I ALSO NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED BY MERCEDES ONCE BEFORE....

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES BY THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDER UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LEAKING FUEL AND THE SMELL OF FUEL CONTINUED TO EMIT FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 95,000

AWFUL GAS SMELL IN CAR, CHANGED FUEL SENDERS AND SMELL PERSISTED, NOW NEEDS NEW GAS TANK, MB REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ALL E SERIES CARS. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLES TANK WITH FUEL, THE VEHICLE WILL EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AS IF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. AFTER INSPECTION IS WAS DEEMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY AND WAS INDEED LEAKING FUEL WHEN FULL. THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED DUE TO TH...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED AFTER REFUELING, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE V...

Mileage: 79,000

THERE IS A HUGE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. IT IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I LIFTED UP THE SEAT AND IT IS COVERED IN FUEL EMISSIONS.

Mileage: 63,459

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DE...

FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE AND FUEL SOAKED CHARCOAL CANISTER. MERCEDES BENZ IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PRESSURED CHECKED TANK AND REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER, PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. *KB

Mileage: 54,917

2005 MERCEDES E55. VEHICLE HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL. FOUND GASKETS AT FUEL SENDERS LEAKING AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE IN 2008 SEEMS LIKE IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 123,045

I OWN A 2005 AMG E55 MERCEDES BENZ. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING GAS INTO THE CAR UNDER THE REAR SEATS. THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE IN 2008. CAR WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. NOW I AM GETTING THE SAME GAS LEAK AND FUMES INTO THE CAR. WHEN I CALLED MERCEDESA AND ASKED WHAT T...

I SMELL STRONG GAS ODOR AT REAR DRIVER SIDE, WHEN I GET THE FULL TANK OF GAS. I WENT TO A SHOP AND LIFT THE CAR THAT I CAN SEE THE GAS LEAK AROUND THE TANK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS KIND OF LEAKING VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE UNDER THE TANK IS EXHAUST PIPE. THAT WOULD BE FIRED WHEN TOO MUCH GAS LEAKING A...

Mileage: 63,290

MY W211 BEGAN TO SMELL OF FUEL WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, I AWOKE TO A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I MOVED THE CAR OUT, A PUDDLE OF GAS WAS BENEATH MY CAR AND IT LITERALLY POURED FUEL OUT AS I BACKED IT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT THE DEALE...

Mileage: 37,000

WHENEVER I FILL THE GAS TANK STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT TO FIND THE INSULATION BARRIER SOAKED IN GAS AND INSIDE THE MAINTENANCE PANEL WHERE THE FUEL FILTER ASSY. ON THE LH SIDE OF THE CAR, JUST BENEATH THE LH PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, HAD A PUDDLE OF GAS STIL...

Mileage: 84,300

2005 MERCEDES BENZ E55 FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS SPRAYING GAS INTO COMPARTMENT WHICH IS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE BACK PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR ALREADY AND IT WAS REPLACED AND FAILED IN JUST 18MONTHS. BROUGHT THE CAR TO MERCEDES OF FREEHOLD AND THEY SAID "BEEN CHANGED UNDER RECALL...

Mileage: 49,500

2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV...

2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV...

2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV...

2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV...