2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 Problems & Recalls

The sunroof seems like it has gone off the track . I am not sure it's locked in and worried it will fly open and fly off the roof of the car

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V918000 (Visibility); and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistanc...

Recently my wife and I noticed a very strong fuel smell from cabin of this car. When I inspected and lifted the seat there was a puddle of fuel leaked over the sending unit. This is extremely dangerous and potentially deadly for my family especially with 2 young children who are always seating in ba...

Vehicle began shaking on the highway. It was coming from under the front hood and was shaking the steering wheel. The check engine light came on. I pulled over and had it towed to the Mercedes repair shop. They said it was related to a bad balance shaft and that it was a systemic problem with th...

Vehicle headlight burned out while driving at night time reduced visibility. Upon inspection found the headlight wires insulation located behind the passenger's light bulb connector melted/burnt causing short circuit. Temporary fixing it with an electrical tape.

Vehicle headlight burned out while driving at night time reduced visibility. Upon inspection found the headlight wires insulation located behind the passenger's light bulb connector melted/burnt causing short circuit. Temporary fixing it with an electrical tape.

Vehicle headlight burned out while driving at night time reduced visibility. Upon inspection found the headlight wires insulation located behind the passenger's light bulb connector melted/burnt causing short circuit. Temporary fixing it with an electrical tape.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while refueling the vehicle, the vehicle emitted an abnormally strong gasoline odor inside and outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was related to an unknown NHTSA ID...

Mileage: 77,000

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the sunroof detached from the vehicle and was manually reattached to the vehicle. The contact had experienced the failure several times. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the fail...

Mileage: 138,000

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR, CAR IS A PZEV AND OUT OF WARRANTY, SMELL IS VERY STRONG AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK BECAUSE THEY GET DIZZY. UNABLE TO FILL UP WITH GAS UP TO A CERTAIN POINT OR SMELL WILL LINGER.

Fuel sending unit warranty was extended but only for a short time. Mine has failed and gas is leaking into the car and MB won’t honor warranty because it expired on my car and entire fuel tank has to be replaced.

FUEL TANK AND FUEL PARTS LEAKING. 2 REPAIRS AND CAR OFTEN SMELLS OF GASOLINE ESPECIALLY IN THE GARAGE.

Fuel tank fuel leak, NHTSA Action Number EA13003 I purchased a 2007 Mercedes E Class used a few months ago, and recently I noticed a fuel leak, strong fuel smell outside of vehicle when fuel tank is filled higher. More fuel means more fuel odor. Upon research, it seems like there was a warranty ext...

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

Due to the odor of gasoline both inside and outside my car I brought my car to the local Mercedes’ dealership. Upon inspection they found a small crack in my fuel tank which allowed gasoline to leak into another compartment. The dealer stated they would not be able to replace fuel pump without rep...

Vehicle fuel system known component issue, fuel pump failure, intermittent. Driving vehicle can lose power at speed, causing potential loss of control as hydraulic assist to steering and braking fails with engine. This known issue has intermittently cause our car to fail to start, or fail in operati...

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and with an abnormal sound coming from the gear shifter. The contact stated there was a failure with the transmission and the vehicle would not exceed 65 MPH...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the garage and turned off, the entire rear end of the vehicle inadvertently lowered to the ground. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V264000 (Suspension) howe...

Mileage: 140,000

Engine code p0016 and p0017. Defective balance shaft and sprockets

The component/s that have failed are (reputedly) the fuel system resulting in significant fuel fumes permeating into the cabin of the vehicle as well as being very evident around the rear outside of the vehicle. This seems to be more obvious after the car has been filled with fuel. Having fuel fum...

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the engine running, the contact heard a loud rattling sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact called an independent mechanic and was informed that the camshaft balancer was damaged and...

Mileage: 257,000

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked gasoline into the rear driver’s side seat causing a pool of gasoline under the seat. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The ma...

Mileage: 104,000

AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND CAME HOME AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. AFTER A FEW HOURS I SMELL STRONG GAS SMELL. WHEN I RESEARCHED MBWORLD, I SAW MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME / SIMILAR ISSUE, AND MERCEDES BENZ HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS TOWARDS FUEL LEAK ISSUES. THERE WERE MANY ...

Mileage: 104,000

CAM GEAR DETERIORATED

Mileage: 114,000

CAM GEAR DETERIOATED

Mileage: 114,000

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK TO THE TOP, I SMELL FUEL IN THE CABIN, I THINK THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS NO, THERE IS A VIDEO ON THIS ISSUE ON YOUTUBE AS WELL, I GOT THIS RECALL NUMBER FROM A FRIEND NHTSA#13003, COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK AND HELP ME OUT.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK I NOTICE A GAS SMELL FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS TO 3/4 FULL THE SMELL DISAPPEARS. I'M AFRAID OF AN EXPLOSION IF I PARK IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE

Mileage: 131,100

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. DID DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SAYS CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM. WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT ONLY THE DIESEL MODELS WITH THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKES DID NOT CATCH LIKE I PUSHED BRAKES ALL THE WAY.I HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES 3-4 TIMES BEFORE DRIVING AND WHEN REVERSING THEY LOCK.I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS NOT WORKING NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.I CAN'T DRIVE IT SINCE THE BRAKE LINES HAV ENO BRAKE FLUID RUNNING THROUGH T...

Mileage: 100,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 07 MERCEDES E350 I'VE FOUND THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES THE WHOLE CAB OF THE CAR FILLS WITH A TERRIBLE FUEL SMELL ONLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE CABIN BUT ITS SO BAD ID HESITATE LIGHTING A LIGHTER IN THE CAR UNTIL THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN ROLLED DOWN AND AIRED OUT ITS SUPP...

Mileage: 132,000

I HAVE 2007 E350 CLASS 4-MATIC SPORT PACKAGE, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF DOES NOT OPEN AND WHEN I PUSH BOTTOM TO OPEN THE MOTOR SOUND LIKE IS GRINDING THE CAR HAS ONLY 75000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WARRANTY IT. THE COST TO HAVE REPAIRED AT MERCEDE DEALERSHIP IS $1500.

Mileage: 75,000

SPENT OVER $2K JUST ON DIAGNOSIS AND WRONG FIXES. IT STARTED WITH PROBLEMS CRANKING. I REPLACED THE KEY FOB, REPLACED THE BATTERY, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, HAVE HAD MERCEDES DIAGNOSE WITH NO ANSWERS. MY USUAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSE WITH NO ANSWERS. A EUROPEAN SPEACIALIST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND TENSI...

Mileage: 120,000

SPENT OVER $2K JUST ON DIAGNOSIS AND WRONG FIXES. IT STARTED WITH PROBLEMS CRANKING. I REPLACED THE KEY FOB, REPLACED THE BATTERY, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, HAVE HAD MERCEDES DIAGNOSE WITH NO ANSWERS. MY USUAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSE WITH NO ANSWERS. A EUROPEAN SPEACIALIST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND TENSI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF, ONE SIDE OF THE SUNROOF WITH A FRACTURED SEAL CAVED IN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT CRACKED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A VIN SEARCH AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE VI...

Mileage: 132,000

MY CAR WAS RUNNING SUDDENLY STOP AND DOES NOT START, I TAKE IT TO MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY CHARGE ME $195.00 PLUS TAX TO SCANNED IT THEY FOUND THE ECM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACE. COST IS $2,300 PLUS TAX. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AT YOUR CONVENIENCE SO I CAN TAKE FURTHER STEPS TOWARDS MERC...

Mileage: 37,000

MY CAR WAS RUNNING SUDDENLY STOP AND DOES NOT START, I TAKE IT TO MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY CHARGE ME $195.00 PLUS TAX TO SCANNED IT THEY FOUND THE ECM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACE. COST IS $2,300 PLUS TAX. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AT YOUR CONVENIENCE SO I CAN TAKE FURTHER STEPS TOWARDS MERC...

Mileage: 37,000

MY CAR WAS RUNNING SUDDENLY STOP AND DOES NOT START, I TAKE IT TO MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY CHARGE ME $195.00 PLUS TAX TO SCANNED IT THEY FOUND THE ECM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACE. COST IS $2,300 PLUS TAX. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AT YOUR CONVENIENCE SO I CAN TAKE FURTHER STEPS TOWARDS MERC...

Mileage: 37,000

PROBLEM: CAR LEAKS FUEL TO THE GROUND NEAR THE REAR EXHAUST PART OF THE CAR WHEN GAS TANK FILLED PAST 3/4 FULL OF A TANK. CAR LEAKS FUEL, AND SMELLS EXCESSIVELY LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE, AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK DUE TO THE FUMES OF THE GASOLINE, AND GASOLINE LEAKING....

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS MORE PREVALENT IN AND UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FIELDS MOTORCARS LOCATED AT (4141 N FLORIDA AVE,...

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE THE SUNROOF BUTTON WAS PRESSED TO OPEN THE SUNROOF HOWEVER THE SUNROOF COLLAPSED INWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO (MERCEDES-BENZ OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI,11619 BOBBY ELEUTERIUS BLVD, D'IBERVILLE, MS 39...

Mileage: 31,941

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CEASED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN INVESTIGAT...

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK SEAL - THIS PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED OR NEARLY FILLED, THE EXTREME DANGER OF THE GAS FUMES EMITTED MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THE PROBABLE EXPLOSION CAUSING DEATHLY HARM TO PEOPLE, OWNERS AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS, PRO...

Mileage: 136,398

MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET. TWO MINUTES LATER I COULD START IT. THEN NEXT DAY I COULD SO I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL. IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE. THE MECHANIC ISN'T CERTAIN ABOUT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THERE WAS SOME MISFIRES ON SEN...

Mileage: 145,775

MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET. TWO MINUTES LATER I COULD START IT. THEN NEXT DAY I COULD SO I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL. IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE. THE MECHANIC ISN'T CERTAIN ABOUT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THERE WAS SOME MISFIRES ON SEN...

Mileage: 145,775

I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND MY FUEL PUMP FAILED IN MY 2007 MERCEDES E350. WHILE MERCEDES EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANK / PUMPS FOR THE E SERIES, NON-PZEV, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY CAR HAS PZEV EMISSIONS AND I AM NOT COVERED. THE NON-PZEV CARS RECEIVED A 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH UNL...

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF BAKERSFIELD (5600 GASOLINE ALLEY DR, BAKERSFIELD, CA ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REST...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REST...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REST...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT A FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHA...

Mileage: 130,000

ON WEDESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 AT 11:50 AM, THE SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY AND EXPLOSIVELY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A SMOOTH COUNTY ROAD NEAR OLDWICK, NJ. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT BY ANY PROJECTILE AND THERE WERE NO TREES OR BUILDINGS ALONG THE ROAD. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATUR...

Mileage: 120,000

STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN TANK FILLED UP. KEEPING FUEL LEVEL AT ONLY HALF TANK DO NOT SMELL - BUT WHEN FUEL UP TO FULL OR CLOSE TO IT STRONG ODOR IS BACK.

AS THE CO-OWNER/BUYER OF A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350, I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THIS FIRST CAR PURCHASE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN PLEASANTON. HONESTLY, THE LOOK/MAKE OF THE CAR CAN BE VERY DECEIVING. IN FACT, IT ONLY TOOK ONE DAY TO REALIZE THE CAR SMELLED OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER TAKING TH...

Mileage: 140,000

VERY STRONG GAS SMELL ESPECIALLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL.

Mileage: 980,000

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELLING OVER 45 MPH ON A LARGE AND BUSY CITY STREET AND HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING MY CAR TO SAFETY. THERE ARE NO CODES TO EXPLAIN WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 132,000

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELLING OVER 45 MPH ON A LARGE AND BUSY CITY STREET AND HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING MY CAR TO SAFETY. THERE ARE NO CODES TO EXPLAIN WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 132,000

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELLING OVER 45 MPH ON A LARGE AND BUSY CITY STREET AND HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING MY CAR TO SAFETY. THERE ARE NO CODES TO EXPLAIN WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 132,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR AFTER REFUELING! SEEMS TO LESSEN WHEN THE TANK IS BELOW 3/4 FULL.

Mileage: 36,000

ON THE NTIGH OF APRIL 15, 2019, WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET IN ORLANDO, FL, THE WARNING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WAS OUT CAME ON. I REPLACED THE BULB THE NEXT DAY BUT THE NEW BULB LASTED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. THINKING I HAD A BAD BULB, ON APRIL 17, 2019, I WENT IN AGA...

Mileage: 5

AT ABOUT 87,000 MILES, THE CAR IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT. THE BALANCE SHAFT, ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND TRANSMISSION CONDUCTOR PLATE NEED TO BE REPLACED. MERCEDES WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

Mileage: 87,326

AT ABOUT 87,000 MILES, THE CAR IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT. THE BALANCE SHAFT, ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND TRANSMISSION CONDUCTOR PLATE NEED TO BE REPLACED. MERCEDES WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

Mileage: 87,326

UPON FILLING UP GAS TANK YOU CAN SMELL GAS AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO AFTER FILLING UP AND THEN BECOMES LESS AND LESS OVER TIME UNTIL YOU FILL UP AGAIN. THERE IS A MUCH STRONGER SMELL WHEN INSIDE AN ENCLOSED GARAGE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUMES BEING IGN...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350W. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND A FUEL LEAK WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLETCHER JONES MOTOCARS (3300 JAMBOREE RD, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92600) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE U...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350W. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND A FUEL LEAK WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLETCHER JONES MOTOCARS (3300 JAMBOREE RD, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92600) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE U...

Mileage: 162,000

STRONG ODORS AND FUMES OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTERMITTTENLY, THEY GO AWAY AND THEN COME BACK, PRETTY SURE ITS RELATED TO GAS TANK AND FUEL SENDING UNIT COMPONENTS GASKETS, SEAL ETC, THERE IS LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE .

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUF...

Mileage: 139,462

GAS LEAK AND SMELL FROM THE GAS TANK.

STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT LOCK AND HAD A LOT OF PLAY TURNING BACK AND FORTH. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NEEDED TO TURN WHEEL BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE KEY WOULD ENGAGE AND START ENGINE. NO DTC CODES FOR START ISSUE. REPLACED EIS COSTING $1,100 SO CAN ONLY HOPE THIS IS THE ONLY PR...

Mileage: 67,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...

Mileage: 130,000

THE ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CAR WILL RESTART WITHOUT TROUBLE, BUT THE SUDDENNESS OF THE PROBLEM IS REALLY STARTLING AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY OR ON A WINDING ROAD AT SPEED.

Mileage: 64,000

WHEN FILLING THE TANK, THERE IS AN UNUSUAL SMELL OF GAS THROUGHT THE VEHICLE. WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO GAS BEING ON MY HAND SINCE I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE MOST GAS STATION ARE SELF SERVICE. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 10,100

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING,ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY.ENGINE WILL NOT RESTARTED.TOWED VEHICLE TO MERCEDES DEALER,DIAGNOSIS DISCOVER THAT FUEL PUMP FAILED.FUEL PUMP NEED REPLACEMENT.THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION,VEHICLE CAN STALL AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT/CRASH.FIND INFORMA...

Mileage: 11

LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK UNDER BACK SEAT. SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. FUEL PUMP DOESN'T WORK.

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED HIGH AND ALMOST RED-LINED ON RPM GAUGE. EXITED FREEWAY AND RPM (WHILE LOWERED) WAS STILL HIGH. A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILURE AND ADVISED ON REPLACEMENT. THIS MUST BE A A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE MECHANIC ASKED THAT IN OR...

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED HIGH AND ALMOST RED-LINED ON RPM GAUGE. EXITED FREEWAY AND RPM (WHILE LOWERED) WAS STILL HIGH. A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILURE AND ADVISED ON REPLACEMENT. THIS MUST BE A A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE MECHANIC ASKED THAT IN OR...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE AT A REPAIR SHOP, A FAILURE CODE WAS STORED IN THE COMPUTER PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE ALSO NO TSBS OR RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WALTERS MERCEDES-BENZ, 3213 ADAMS AUTO CENTER DR., RIVERSIDE, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK A...

Mileage: 150,000

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL TANK COMPONENT REPAIRS. *LD *TR

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL TANK COMPONENT REPAIRS. *LD *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY CAR I GET A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. IT ALSO LEAKS GAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ON MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME OR WHERE I DRIVE AND PARK FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 50 MILES. THE WAY I HAVE LEARNED TO AVOID THE GAS SMELL IS I ONLY FILL THE TANK UP TO 3/4.

Mileage: 10

MY VEHICLE WEARS THE INSIDES OF FRONT AND BACK TIRES. HAVE DONE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, TOE-INS AND OTHER REMEDIES. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT YOUR TIRES WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY AND THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER DRIVES AND THE TIRES WEAR DOWN TO THE THREADS AND EXPLODES. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT EXPECT THE...

Mileage: 98,000

MY VEHICLE WEARS THE INSIDES OF FRONT AND BACK TIRES. HAVE DONE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, TOE-INS AND OTHER REMEDIES. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT YOUR TIRES WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY AND THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER DRIVES AND THE TIRES WEAR DOWN TO THE THREADS AND EXPLODES. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT EXPECT THE...

Mileage: 98,000

TALARA RECALL. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE STAYS IN FIRST GEAR AND DOESN'T GO TO 2ND. ONLY THE RPM

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE NAVIGATING TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED 120 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND RELATED PARTS, WHICH ...

Mileage: 145,000

"STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350" WHENEVER I FILL MY CAR WITH GAS, THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR. IT IS SO STRONG THAT IT CAUSES MY ENTIRE GARAGE TO SMELL LIKE GAS. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP WITH GAS. AS THE TANK EMPTIES WITH DR...

GOOD MORNING, I PURCHASED MY 2007 MERCEDES E350 IN APRIL OF 2016 WITH A 161,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER, THE CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE FUMES AFTER, I FILLED UP. I DECIDED TO PARTIALLY FILL UP DURING THE NEXT VISIT. IT DOES WORK SOMETIMES . HOWEVER, I NOW NOTICE TH...

Mileage: 163,000

FUEL ASSEMBLY RECALL. MERCEDES BENZ E350 2007 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PUNGENT FUEL ODOR WHEN FILLING GAS TANK. WATERY EYES, NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND CHEST CONGESTION WHEN BREATHING IN FUMES.

THERE IS A RECURRING SMELL OF GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED ABOVE 1/2 OR SO. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, THE TANK IS METAL AND IS LEAKING IN SPOTS AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. MERCEDES BENZ ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 15 YEARS TO COVER THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS SPECIFIC VIN ...

Mileage: 70,000

IN 2011, I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP AS CERTIFIED/PREOWNED AT 46,717 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS KEPT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP. IN 2015 AT 74,563 MILES, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR 2 PROBLEMS: A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME "ON" AND MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS FROM THE POWER TR...

Mileage: 74,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC ENCASEMENT IS BROKEN. THE BELT WORKS, BUT THE 2 PIECES OF PLASTIC WHERE THE BELT CLIPS INTO, WILL NOT STAY TOGETHER. SEE PICTURES. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THIS COS...

Mileage: 74,563

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 FUEL LEAK WHEN TANK IS FULL.

STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN TANK IS FILLED ALL THE WAY. THIS SMELL IS PROMINENT BOTH WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING. THE SMELL GOES AWAY WHEN THE TANK IS 3/4 FULL OR LESS. GAS HAS LEAKED FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT ON OCCASION. THE SMELL FILLS UP THE INTERIOR OF CAR AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. MAKES MY WHOLE GARAGE WREA...

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL PUMP LEAK.

WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL. THE FUMES FILL UP THE WHOLE GARAGE AND CAN BE SMELLED WHILE DRIVING. ONCE FUEL IS DOWN TO 3/4 TANK THE SMELL GOES AWAY. DEALER SAYS MY CAR IS PZEV AND THEREFORE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ACTION PE12001. THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS EXEMPT FROM THE W...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOW AND A "TOO LOW" EMERGENCY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE PART INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V264000 ...

Mileage: 82,000

PUNGENT FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT IT CAUSES DRIVERS NAUSEA, HEADACHES, AND DIZZINESS. LOCAL DEALER (RBM OF ALPHARETTA) STATES: "MY TECH FOUND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SEALING RING TO BE CRACKED AND LEAKING WHEN HE PULLED UP THE BACK SEAT. THEN HE GOT THE VEHICLE U...

Mileage: 140,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS A SEVEN SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT SEEMED TO STAY IN A HIGH GEAR SO THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT OCCURRED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE ME DEALER SAID THE REPAIR WILL BE ABOUT $2300 THI...

Mileage: 104,000

STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR. STARTED SMELLING IT AFTER 100,000

Mileage: 100,000

I'M SMELLING A HEAVY GAS ODOR IN MY VEHICLE. LIKE THERE'S A LEAK IN THE BACK SEAT.I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLES. IS THIS PROBLEM COVERED UNDER RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKETS AND IDLE GEARS PROBLEM, AND P0016 AD P0017 ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

TIRE IS OUT OF ROUND. BRAND IS RADAR 245/40/18. ASKED SEARS AND RADAR FOR HELP REGARDING MY SAFETY AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED MORE THEN ONCE. AS I SEE IT THEY ARE IN COLLUSION TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM ANY LEGAL IMPLICATIONS. PLEASE NOT THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A VERENTI R6 SOLD BY SEARS WHICH IS NOT O...

HELLO GUYS. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY E350 (07), EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY TANK I CAN SMELL THE GAS. I DON'T SMELL IT INSIDE THE CAR BUT OUTSIDE THE CAR AND IT IS STRONG. IT IS REALLY STRONG THAT YOU THOUGHT THE GAS SPILLED. ONCE THE GAS GOES DOWN TO LIKE 3/4 OF A TANK THE ODOR WILL BE GONE. I TRIED...

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN I FUEL THE CAR TO FULL, THERE IS THE HIGH ODOR OF FUEL. ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS FULL, I CAN SMELL THE ODOR OF GAS. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN THE GARAGE.

MERCEDES RECALLED 100% OF E350 WAGON DUE TO A FAULTY SIGNAL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNSAFE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC TODAY VERIFIED THIS SIGNAL FAILURE WHILE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE A STIFF UNFORGIVING SUSPENSION IN THE REAR AXEL. MY CALLS TO BOTH MERCEDES AND NHTSA SHOW NO OPEN RECALL. MERCEDES SA...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSI...

Mileage: 100,640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND IT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...

Mileage: 142,000

THE WARNING LIGHT SAYING MY LOW BEAM BULB IS BLOWED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT MOMENT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK. SO MECHANIC CHECKED AND SAW PIECES OF WIRE WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT CASING. ELECTRICAL WIRING TO MY HEADLIGHTS IS DISINTEGRATED. SO I ASSUME; THE COMPLETE WIRIN...

Mileage: 112,289

30 AUG.16 TOOK MY 07 E350 WITH 29427 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS HARD STARTING. AFTER ARRIVING I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER THE CAR HAD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUSY MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY ...

Mileage: 29,380

30 AUG.16 TOOK MY 07 E350 WITH 29427 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS HARD STARTING. AFTER ARRIVING I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER THE CAR HAD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUSY MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY ...

Mileage: 29,380

30 AUG.16 TOOK MY 07 E350 WITH 29427 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS HARD STARTING. AFTER ARRIVING I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER THE CAR HAD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUSY MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY ...

Mileage: 29,380

MY CAR IS HAVING A EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AFTER I FILL UP THE CAR. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY GASOLINE LEAK ON THE GROUND. BUT THE SMELL INSIDE AND AROUND THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I STARTED NOTICING THE...

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE BEEN READING ALL FUEL RELATED COMPLAINTS REGARDING MY VEHICLE AND ITS OVERWHELMING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME THING. I HAVE A GAS ODOR IN REAR LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER I FEEL MY CAR. MY CERTIFIED MERCEDES MECHANIC INSPECTED THE REAR SEAT ARE AND NOTICE FUEL AT THE SENDING UNIT O...

Mileage: 14,500

FROM THE TIME IT WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD, THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM BEGAN REPEATEDLY TO FAIL. SOME OF THE REPAIRS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $3,400.00 ON NEW A/C COMPRESSORS (TWICE), THE EVAPORATOR (ALSO TWICE) AND VARIOUS AND SUNDRY LEAK DETECTIONS AND RECHARGES. FAILURES HAVE O...

Mileage: 30,000

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] OWNER OF A MERCEDES BENZ E350 2007 I ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO MERCEDES BECAUSE I WAS IN THE BE LEAVE THAT THEY HAD SAFE CARS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAD A BIG PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY IN THE CAR JUST STOP WITH A TERRIBLE ODOR OF GAS; I PULL T THE SIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 55

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING TANK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. NOTICEABLE BY DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEN OPENING DOOR UPON EGRESS. ALSO WHEN WALKING AROUND REAR OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 59,900

THIS REPORT IS AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REPORT FOR ODI NUMBER 10745880 ON 07/28/2015 AND 10855318. IT IS AN IDENTICAL FIRE INCIDENT THAT I ATTACH AN INSPECTION REPORT FOR YOUR FURTHER INVESTIGATIO, MERCEDES BENZ MAY HAVE TO MAKE A RECALL TO REPLACE FUEL HOSE FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THESE REPEATE...

Mileage: 130,000

MY CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH HAS HAD A TERRIBLE FUEL SMELL EVERY TIME I FILLED MY CAR UP. THE FUMES SMELLED AWFUL AND THEY WOULD MAKE ME SICK. I KEPT ASKING MECHANICS WHAT IS GOING ON, AND WHEN I CALLED MERCEDES THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL. THIS WAS A TOTAL LIE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 90,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY WIFE AND WE STOPPED TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND ONCE IT WAS FULL WE BEGAN TO SMELL A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS

Mileage: 107,900

THE GEAR SHIFT KEEP GETTING STUCK. THE CAR REVS AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEAR WHEN DRIVING IT STAYS IN THE FIRST GEAR. THEN WHEN IT DOES CHANGES THE GEAR SKIPS, CAUSING A JOLT IN THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A DEFAULT SENSOR THAT'S NOT PICKING UP, CAUSING IT TO SKIP. TWO SEPARAT...

THE GEAR SHIFT KEEP GETTING STUCK. THE CAR REVS AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEAR WHEN DRIVING IT STAYS IN THE FIRST GEAR. THEN WHEN IT DOES CHANGES THE GEAR SKIPS, CAUSING A JOLT IN THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A DEFAULT SENSOR THAT'S NOT PICKING UP, CAUSING IT TO SKIP. TWO SEPARAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

Mileage: 86,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER GAS TANK FILL UP UNDER REAR SEAT. DID RESEARCH FROM NHTSA WHO STATED MERCEDES HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL TANK COMPONENTS LEAK. NOTIFIED RBM MERCEDES ATLANTA OF PROBLEM WHO VERIFIED EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AGREED TO REPAIR FUEL TANK LEAK. HOWEVER RBM MERCEDES NOTIFIED ME TH...

Mileage: 105

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A HIGH SMELL OF GASOLINE FOR QUIET A WHILE AFTER I FILL UP MY TANK, UNTIL EVENTUALLY ONE MORNING I WENT OUT STARTED MY CAR BEFORE GOING TO WORK A COUPLE MY WEEKS AGO AND IT STARTED BUT DIED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. IT CRANK BUT DOES NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 73,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SMELLED OF FUEL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDER UNIT UNDER THE BACK SEAT, WHICH HAS A TRAP DOOR, ALLOWED THE FUEL ODOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

SMELLING STRONG GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE, WHY DOESN'T RECALL NO. 2008020001 APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, ESP WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND GEAR-SHIFT GOT STUCK, I CAN'T SHIFT TO OTHER GEAR FROM PARK POSITION.

SMELLING STRONG GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE, WHY DOESN'T RECALL NO. 2008020001 APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, ESP WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND GEAR-SHIFT GOT STUCK, I CAN'T SHIFT TO OTHER GEAR FROM PARK POSITION.

WHEN GAS TANK IS FUEL THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE GARAGE. AS THE TANK EMPTIES, THE SMELL GOES AWAY. THE MECHANIC I TOOK MY CAR TO TOLD ME ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT MERCEDES WAS FORCED TO ISSUE DUE TO INVESTIGATION YOUR DEPARTMENT DID. WHEN I CALLED MERCEDES, I WAS TOLD THAT MY C...

I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I FILLED MY TANK MY CAR WOULD SMELL LIKE GAS INSIDE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN DAYS IT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN NOT START. MECHANIC STATES ITS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENTIRE KIT MUST BE REPLACED YOU CAN NOT JUST REPLACE THE PUMP, (KI...

Mileage: 66,345

STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN FILLING UP. HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. MERCEDES IN AN ONLINE CHAT SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT EVERYTHING I AM READING SAYS IT SHOULD BE. NOT SURE HOW TO PURSUE THIS.

Mileage: 126,500

HI ..EVERY TIME I PUT GAS FULL TANK, WHEN I PARK MY CAR INSIDE THE GARAGE IT SMELL GAS ALL OVER THE GARAGE..IM SCARED THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE FIRE BECAUSE OF MY WATER HEATER IS INSIDE MY GARAGE TOO..I ASK A MECHANIC THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ON MY FUEL PUMP SENDER UNIT IS LEAKING..I WANT TO KNOW IF THER...

Mileage: 76,000

I TURNED ON THE HEATED SEATS IN MY CAR AND A STRANGE BURNING SMELL FILLED THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THEM OFF. WHEN I GOT HOME AND TOOK MY COAT OFF THERE WAS A LARGE BURN WHOLE ON THE BACK OF MY COAT. I WENT AND CHECKED THE SEATS AND THERE WAS A LARGE WHOLE BURNED THRU THE SEAT IN THE SAME AREA A...

Mileage: 24,000

AFTER FUELING THE CAR A STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE IS PRESENT FROM NEAR THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE LEVEL OF FUEL DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK THE SMELL GOES AWAY. THE SMELL IS MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED AND STATIONARY.

Mileage: 47,000

I BEGAN SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE ORDER AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR. THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. YOU COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR VERY FAR WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS I TOOK THE CAR TO A MERCEDES REPAIR MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME GA...

Mileage: 102,850

STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL INSIDE CABIN AND OUTSIDE WHEN FILL UP THE TANK.

Mileage: 110,300

WHEN I FILL-UP THERE IS ALWAYS THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE IN THE GARAGE WHEN PARKED AND ROLLING.

Mileage: 92,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AFTER FILLING TANK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED. FEELS LIKE GAS WAS LEAKING IN CABIN. STRONG GAS SMELL IS ONLY IN CABIN AND NOT OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE CAR WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL OR NEARLY FULL. I'VE ASKED MERCEDES BENZ TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BASED ON NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA13003, BUT THEY ARE REFUSING, SAYING MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED, WHEN IT CLEARLY SHOULD BE.

Mileage: 115,000

MY CAR HAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON A LEAKING FUEL TANK. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA # EA13003. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND A WARRANTY PROGRAM PUT IN PLACE BY MERCEDES BENZ TO AVOID A RE...

Mileage: 131,000

STRONG GASOLENE SMELL FILLED THE GARAGE AFTER FILL UP, AND REMAINS TILL NEXT DAY SO FAR.

Mileage: 50,000

METAL FUEL TANK 211.240.8801 LEAKS AND FUMES EXPELLED NEED REPLACED MFG ALTHOUGH SUED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY 15 YEARS OR 150K MILES TO AVOID RECALL STATES MY SPECIFIC VIN NOT COVERED. MY VEHICLE ONLY 98K MILES. DEFRAUDING CONSUMERS. NO USED PARTS NEW $2300 PLUS LABOR. CAR STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION O...

Mileage: 98,000

THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ALERT YOU OF A SAFETY HAZARD / PRODUCT DEFECT OF THE SEATBELT BUCKLE IN THE 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 4MATIC WAGON (?MB E350 WAGON?). I HAVE SENT A SIMILAR LETTER TO MERCEDES BENZ REPORTING THE SITUATION. ON AUGUST 7, 2015 WHILE RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF AN MB ...

SERIOUS FUEL LEAK IN TANK WITH FUMES UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN

Mileage: 50,000

THE FUEL TANK LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT IS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IT IS THE SENDING UNIT THAT IS BAD LIKE 250,000 OTHER MERCEDES MERCEDES CLAIMS OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED AND WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN

Mileage: 70,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350, WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK I HAVE AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR. IT IS SO STRONG IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MERCEDES BENZ. PEOPLES ...

Mileage: 94,000

I FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND SMELLED FUMES AS I DROVE AWAY. I THEN PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT UNDER THE CAR, VERY DANGEROUS!!!

Mileage: 97,589

THE FRONT INNER TIRES GET CUPPING OVER THE TIME, I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 10,000 MILES. ALL THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE NEW PUT STILL THE PROBLEM GOING ON. IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAVY ENGINE GET THE LOAD ON THE POWER TRAIN AND WITH THE TIME IT LOSING AND MAKE THE TIRES CUPPING FRO...

Mileage: 94,000

THE FRONT INNER TIRES GET CUPPING OVER THE TIME, I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 10,000 MILES. ALL THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE NEW PUT STILL THE PROBLEM GOING ON. IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAVY ENGINE GET THE LOAD ON THE POWER TRAIN AND WITH THE TIME IT LOSING AND MAKE THE TIRES CUPPING FRO...

Mileage: 94,000

I BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK IN MY FUEL SENDING UNIT. FIRST, THE TANK LEVEL INDICATOR CIRCUIT IS UNRELIABLE BELOW A HALF TANK. SECONDLY, AFTER I TOP MY FUEL TANK OFF, THE CAR WILL RUN OUT OF GAS AFTER USING 19.5 TO 20 GALLONS. THE TANK IS 21.5 GALLONS.

Mileage: 144,140

MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350, BEGAN TO SMELL OF FUEL ON THE INSIDE AFTER A FILL UP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE SMELL OF FUEL STILL LINGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I ...

Mileage: 54,179

I HAVE A VERY NOTICEABLE GASONLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN OF MY CAR AFTER EVERY GAS FILL UP. IT'S SO STRONG I GET HEADACHES SOMETIME. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A FIRE HAZARD WITH THIS LEAKY GAS GETIING TO OTHER ELECTRIC COMPONENT IN THE CAR. I'VE ONCE A FIRE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COUPLE YEARS AGO. THE T...

Mileage: 112,000

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. OWNER/ OCCUPANTS SMELL GAS IN THE CABIN, AFTER FILL UP, UNTIL ABOUT 3/4- 1/2 TANK. SMELL SEEMS TO BE ORIGINATING FROM MID-REAR DRIVERS SIDE. ODOR IS PRESENT FROM 0 TO APPROX 45MPH (AT TIMES) WITH WINDOWS UP AND DOWN. REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, MAINLY WITH SUSPENSION AND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM IN 3/13 AND ONCE AGAIN I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, MAINLY WITH SUSPENSION AND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM IN 3/13 AND ONCE AGAIN I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, MAINLY WITH SUSPENSION AND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM IN 3/13 AND ONCE AGAIN I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I CAN SMELL A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR ESPECIALLY NEAR LEFT REAR TIRE WELL. ODOR DISSIPATES AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF NOT DRIVING BUT RECURS WHEN NEXT DRIVEN. THERE IS NO GAS DRIPPING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME A BUNCH OF MONEY JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM A...

Mileage: 28,900

SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN, TRIED BOTH REMOTE KEY & DOOR TRUNK LATCH. GOT A MESSAGE ON PANEL REGARDING 3RD BRAKE LIGHT..UNABLE TO GET THE WHEELCHAIR FROM TRUNK BUT DROVE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAS THEN ABLE TO OPEN IT USING MY KEY REMOTE. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER AGAIN WAS NOT ABLE ...

Mileage: 47,648

SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN, TRIED BOTH REMOTE KEY & DOOR TRUNK LATCH. GOT A MESSAGE ON PANEL REGARDING 3RD BRAKE LIGHT..UNABLE TO GET THE WHEELCHAIR FROM TRUNK BUT DROVE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAS THEN ABLE TO OPEN IT USING MY KEY REMOTE. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER AGAIN WAS NOT ABLE ...

Mileage: 47,648

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT UNSTEADY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTING RODS FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...

JUST BOUGHT OUR 07 E350 ON 4//7/15 AND IT HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. GOT IT HOME AND WHEN WE GOT OUT WE COULD SMELL GAS REALLY BAD! WE COULDN'T SEE IT LEAKING ANYWHERE SO PULLED IT IN THE GARAGE AND IT STUNK UP OUR WHOLE GARAGE LIKE GAS. WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE DEALER OVER FILLED IT SO MAYBE IT WAS JUST V...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2007 E350 MERCEDES HAS A FUEL LEAK. THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP (EL DORADO HILLS, CA) INSPECTED THE CAR, FOUND THE LEAK TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE FUEL PUMP AT THE FUEL TANK, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT MERCEDES HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER FUEL SYSTEM REPAIR...

Mileage: 100,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 E350 4MATIC WAGON FOR MY PARENTS JULY OF 2011 WITH 47,000 MILES. 3,000 MILES LATER, WE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. TOOK IT TO MB AND A FILTER AND SEALS WERE REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY DAD NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK. WE ...

Mileage: 77,000

AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR IN MAY 2011 FROM A USED CAR DEALER, AFTER EVERY REFUELING WITH FILLING THE TANK THERE WAS A POWERFUL SMELL OF GASOLINE AS IF IT HAD BEEN SPILLED. GOING FORWARD WE TRIED TO ONLY PARTIALLY FILL THE TANK WHICH SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. AS TIME WENT ON THE ...

Mileage: 94,000

AFTER REFUELING THERE WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2007 MERCEDES E350 AND I OFTEN NOTICE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN AND AROUND THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER FUELING. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH THIS SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE COMPLAINTS MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE REGISTERING. I HAVE NOT DISCUSSED IT WITH A DEALER YET BUT I AM SURE ANY RELATED REPAIRS WIL...

Mileage: 100,000

NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I FILLED UP MY TANK I SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED ANYTIME I FILL MY TANK. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL, CAUSING ODOR INSIDE OF CABIN, AND FUEL TO DRIP ONTO GROUND. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...

Mileage: 100,000

[THIS IS ONLY EXPLAINING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED A PLETHORA OF TIMES SINCE] AFTER STOPPING AT A FUEL STATION AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK FROM 1/4 TO FULL, WE DROVE ON A LOCAL ROAD AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 30MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. AFTER THIS WE MERGED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY...

Mileage: 49,841

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

GAS FUMES INSIDE CAR WHEN PARKED. *TR

I HAVE A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. I AM AFRAID THAT MY WATER HEATER IS IN THE GARAGE WITH THAT GAS SMELL IT MIGHT EXPLODE. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL . BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT ONLINE MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PAR...

STRONG GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING GAS TANK THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY THE GARAGE SMELLS STRONG FUMES, PEOPLE IN THE CAR COMPLAINS OF THE SMELL IS THIS SAFE TO SMELL AND BE CONFINED WITHIN A CAR OR NEAR WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE. SEEMS LIKE A HAZARD TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 84,321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. AFTER REFUELING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR COULD BE SMELLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,963.

Mileage: 58,963

HAD FUEL TANK SENDER UNITS REPAIRED TO STOP FUEL LEAK , LESS THAN 2 YEARS THE TANK IS LEAKING AGAIN FROM THE SENDER UNITS , DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT . *JS

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AS IF THERE WAS FUEL OVERFLOW, BUT THERE WAS NO FUEL OVERFLOW AT THE FILLING STATION - DID NOT TOP-OFF TANK, STOPPED AT FIRST SHUT-OFF. *TR

Mileage: 46,100

I BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE WHEN INSIDE THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED FOR FUEL LEAKS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED BRINGING THE CAR IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY OIL CHANGE SERVICE COMPANY AND HAD THEM CHANGE THE OIL AND CHECK FOR A FU...

Mileage: 139,120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL RESERVOIR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THI...

Mileage: 121,000

IN JANUARY, 2009, I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED MERCEDES BENZ E350 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN DECEMBER, 2012, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN OF MY CAR. THE SMELL WAS OVERW...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT, CAUSING FUEL FUMES TO BE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

GAS SMELL AT ALL TIMES. GREATER SMELL WHEN STORED . ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER, CHARGED $4,000.00 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 80,000

GAS SMELL AT ALL TIMES. GREATER SMELL WHEN STORED . ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER, CHARGED $4,000.00 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS A STRONGE ODOR OF GAS ESCAPING. ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE TANK SHOULD BE REPLACED. RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN LODGED. THE AVERAGE BENZ OWNER PARKS THEIR...

STRONG GAS SMELL ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKED AND AFTER FUELING. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

AFTER I FILLED UP GAS AND PARKED FOR 2 DAYS, I WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND SMELLED GAS ODOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 78 MILES AND STILL SMELL THE GAS WHILE DRIVING. I WENT BACK AND PARKED, THE SMELL STILL OCCURRED. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAI...

Mileage: 63,378

APPROXIMATE 7 OR 8 MINUTES AFTER CUTTING ON DRIVERS SEAT HEATER. I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. STOPPED VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE, CUT THE CAR OFF. THE LEFT SIDE OF SEAT BACK WAS SMOLDERING. HOLE BURNT THROUGH SIZE OF DIME. ALSO BURNED HOLE IN MY LEATHER JACKET I WAS WEARING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

APPROXIMATE 7 OR 8 MINUTES AFTER CUTTING ON DRIVERS SEAT HEATER. I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. STOPPED VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE, CUT THE CAR OFF. THE LEFT SIDE OF SEAT BACK WAS SMOLDERING. HOLE BURNT THROUGH SIZE OF DIME. ALSO BURNED HOLE IN MY LEATHER JACKET I WAS WEARING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

STRONG GASOLINE ODORS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE UPON REFUELING THE TANK TO FULL. THE GARAGE FUMES WITH GAS ODORS AND THE VAPORS CAN EVEN BE SEEN IN THE AIR. WE ARE AFRAID TO FILL THE TANK AND ALSO VERY AFRAID IF SOMEONE IS NEARBY WITH A CIGARETTE OR FIRE.. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR OF MY E350. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER E350 CARS, 2007 MODEL YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR HAS KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE MERCEDES BENZ (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HIS WIFE SUFFERED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. *JB

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES, OVERTAKE THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND FUMES VAPORS OUTSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE GAS GAUGE IS REDUCED BELOW FULL. THE VAPORS AND FUMES ARE SO BAD THAT THE GARAGE AND CAR EMITS THE ODORS FOR WEEKS AFTERWARDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC A...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING AND CHANGING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AT OR AROUND 10 - 20 RPM MY ENGINE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND JERKED SPORADICALLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CHANGED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE CAR DOES THIS REPEATEDLY NOW UNTIL I FEEL IT HAS BECOME UNS...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING AND CHANGING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AT OR AROUND 10 - 20 RPM MY ENGINE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND JERKED SPORADICALLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CHANGED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE CAR DOES THIS REPEATEDLY NOW UNTIL I FEEL IT HAS BECOME UNS...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING AND CHANGING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AT OR AROUND 10 - 20 RPM MY ENGINE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND JERKED SPORADICALLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CHANGED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE CAR DOES THIS REPEATEDLY NOW UNTIL I FEEL IT HAS BECOME UNS...

Mileage: 93,000

FUEL TANK LEAKING GAS UNDER REAR SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL SMELL EMITTED INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...

Mileage: 87,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, GAS WAS FOUND POOLED ON TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TWO FUEL SENDING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,512.

Mileage: 62,512

I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REMOVED THE REAR SEATS AND ACCESS PANEL TO THE FUEL SENDING UNITS. THEY FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WITH FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ...

Mileage: 46,135

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER I FILL THE TANK UP. I NEVER TOP IT OFF, NORMAL FILL UP UNTIL THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS. THE SMELL COMES FROM LEFT REAR SIDE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE ONE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP, IT CHOKES AND DIES. TRANSMISSION IS STUCK ON THE 3 GEAR AND DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP, IT CHOKES AND DIES. TRANSMISSION IS STUCK ON THE 3 GEAR AND DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 NOTICED STRONG FUEL/GAS ODOR INSIDE CAR AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK AND WOULD SUBSIDE AFTER GAS TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4. MY CHILDREN & I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FEELING NAUSEA. THIS HAS OCCURRED OFTEN FOR WEEKS. LAST THURSDAY ON 8/7/14 I WAS DRIVIN...

Mileage: 115,000

EXTREME FUEL VAPOR CONTAMINATION INSIDE THE CABIN OF MY 2007 E 350 SEDAN AFTER FILL UP. *TR

Mileage: 73,101

GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO NOTICED FUEL ODOR IN THE COMPARTMENT OFTEN FOR WEEKS. EVENTUALLY FUEL ODOR WAS NOTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL AFTER CRANKING FOR FEW SECONDS LOOKING LIKE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 145,000

EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED 100% FULL (ONLY UNTIL GAS PUMP NOZZLE FIRST CLICK) AND THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES AND PARKED, I CAN SMELL VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE ISSUE AND LIFTED IT UP. WHAT CAN BE SEEN IS ABOUT 1OZ OF GASOLINE P...

Mileage: 93,245

EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED 100% FULL (ONLY UNTIL GAS PUMP NOZZLE FIRST CLICK) AND THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES AND PARKED, I CAN SMELL VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE ISSUE AND LIFTED IT UP. WHAT CAN BE SEEN IS ABOUT 1OZ OF GASOLINE P...

Mileage: 93,245

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY 54, MO ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70MPH. NEXT TO ELDON EXIT, ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF SUDDEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE WITH A VERY LOUD BANG. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE SPRING BROKE AT THE FIRST LOWER WINDING (THE END OF PLASTIC COVER, WHERE IT STARTS ...

Mileage: 99,327

6/29/14 TRAVELING WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD, DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORM, DROVE IT HOME. DROVE A FEW DAYS LATER TO DEALERSHIP. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAULTY AND CAM ADJ MAGINET. NOT REPAIRED-$3000 QUOTED. DROVE IT HOME WHERE IT REMAINS. SEARCHES ON INTE...

Mileage: 110,550

6/29/14 TRAVELING WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD, DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORM, DROVE IT HOME. DROVE A FEW DAYS LATER TO DEALERSHIP. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAULTY AND CAM ADJ MAGINET. NOT REPAIRED-$3000 QUOTED. DROVE IT HOME WHERE IT REMAINS. SEARCHES ON INTE...

Mileage: 110,550

6/29/14 TRAVELING WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD, DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORM, DROVE IT HOME. DROVE A FEW DAYS LATER TO DEALERSHIP. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAULTY AND CAM ADJ MAGINET. NOT REPAIRED-$3000 QUOTED. DROVE IT HOME WHERE IT REMAINS. SEARCHES ON INTE...

Mileage: 110,550

2007 E350 HAS STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING TANK. AFTER 3/4 OF A TANK THEN FUEL SMELL DISSIPATES. REFERENCE #12-001. ALSO HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS OF DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2007 E350 HAS STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING TANK. AFTER 3/4 OF A TANK THEN FUEL SMELL DISSIPATES. REFERENCE #12-001. ALSO HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS OF DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FILLED GAS IN CAR UP TO FULL AND HAVE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR. I ALWAYS FILL THE CAR ONLY UP TO A HALF OF A TANK BUT WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING I FILLED ALL THE WAY UP SINCE GAS WAS CHEAPER. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I FILLED IT ALL THE WAY UP. AFTER LOOKING TH...

Mileage: 88,000

PURCHASED 2007 E350 WAGON JUNE 16 2014, UPON FIRST REFILL OF FUEL TANK NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AUTOMOBILE. IT DISSIPATES OVER TIME. ON 30 JUNE, PURCHASED SECOND FULL TANK OF FUEL AND NOTICED SAME ISSUE AND BEGAN RESEARCH. I DISCOVERED THIS HAS BEEN AN ENDEMIC ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP AN...

Mileage: 125,025

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND CODES 1200, 1208, P0016 AND P0017. WORN BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKET. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE TURNS OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF AFFECTED MB CUSTOMERS. MERCEDES KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2007 BUT HAS NOT PUBLICL...

Mileage: 48,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND CODES 1200, 1208, P0016 AND P0017. WORN BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKET. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE TURNS OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF AFFECTED MB CUSTOMERS. MERCEDES KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2007 BUT HAS NOT PUBLICL...

Mileage: 48,000

STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN HOME GARAGE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. SINCE DECEMBER 2012 I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL IT OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK WITHOUT THE STRONG ODOR REOCCURRING. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND AFTER ONE WEEK OF TRYING, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON...

Mileage: 43,000

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY CAR ALL THE WAY, I NOTICE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVEN'T SPILLED ANY FUEL INSIDE MY CAR SO IM ASSUMING THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE, THE SMELL IS UNBEARABLE AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK, CAR STOPPED , MECHANIC TOLD US THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I SPEND 600.00 AT THE SHOP TO FIND OUT THIS. THEY FIRST WANTED TO REPLACE TANK, FUEL PUMP AND SENDERS. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPER, ANY ADVISE? *TR

Mileage: 83,000

FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK, CAR STOPPED , MECHANIC TOLD US THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I SPEND 600.00 AT THE SHOP TO FIND OUT THIS. THEY FIRST WANTED TO REPLACE TANK, FUEL PUMP AND SENDERS. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPER, ANY ADVISE? *TR

Mileage: 83,000

FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK, CAR STOPPED , MECHANIC TOLD US THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I SPEND 600.00 AT THE SHOP TO FIND OUT THIS. THEY FIRST WANTED TO REPLACE TANK, FUEL PUMP AND SENDERS. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPER, ANY ADVISE? *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP FOR NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A COIL REPLACEMENT. THEY NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THEY REMOVED THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED AND FOUND THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING. YOU CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON THIS YEAR/MODEL E350. THE ENT...

Mileage: 108,000

I AM ONE OF THIS CARS OWNER....FUEL LEAKS AND STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE PARTICULARLY AFTER REFUELING IT'S SICKENING AND DANGEROUS . PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE IS TOO LATE THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 110,248

STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING UP. THE ODOR LAST UNTIL I DRIVE THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 40-50 MILES. I HAVE READ ON BENZ WORLD.ORG NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MERCEDES-BENZ OF AUSTIN REPORTED ..CAUSE IS LEFT FUEL LEVER SENDER UNIT PRESSURE SENSOR LEAKING. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE ENOR...

Mileage: 69,000

ONCE I FILL UP, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK OF THE REAR SEAT, THE FUEL PUMP COVER AND THERE IS A PUDDLE OF GAS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE FUEL IS BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK OF GASOLINE. *TR

Mileage: 58,750

MY WIFE'S 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 SMELLS OF GAS EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE CAR. THE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. WE HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRED BUT THE SMELL MAY HAVE INFECTED THE BACK SEAT AND UPHOLSTERY. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER $1500 USD. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN UN...

TIRE EXHIBITS CHOPPINESS. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS. CAR DEALER SAID IT IS A SIGN OF A CHEAP TIRE. HE SUGGESTED REPLACING IT WITH A BETTER TIRE. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS OUT DO TO BAD ORIGINAL ELECTRIC WIRING AND CONNECTORS. THE PROBLEM IS COMMON AND WIDELY KNOWN AND THEY'VE RECALLED FOR C-CLASS BUT NOT FOR E-CLASS. BRAKE LIGHT WON'T FUNCTION BECAUSE CONNECTOR HAS MELTED. POTENTIAL FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN NOW. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS OUT DO TO BAD ORIGINAL ELECTRIC WIRING AND CONNECTORS. THE PROBLEM IS COMMON AND WIDELY KNOWN AND THEY'VE RECALLED FOR C-CLASS BUT NOT FOR E-CLASS. BRAKE LIGHT WON'T FUNCTION BECAUSE CONNECTOR HAS MELTED. POTENTIAL FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN NOW. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FILLED GAS TANK AND PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE. LOOKED INTO PROBLEM AND FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS SENSING UNIT ON THE LEFT SIDE UNDER THE REAR SEAT. FOUND THE LARGE NUT LOOSE AND TIGHTENED. FILLED GAS TANK AGAIN ON 4/21/14 AFTER PARTI...

Mileage: 32,900

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER BUYING MY USED CAR, I SMELLED GAS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. ONCE HOME, I COULD SMELL GAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND CAME TO FIND OUT EITHER THE SENDING UNIT OR GAS TANK WAS FAULTY WITH THIS GROUP OF...

Mileage: 58,000

THE ABOVE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE: TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. TOOK CAR THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM HAVE GOTTEN WORST. GOOGLED ISSUE AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE M...

Mileage: 35,000

THE ABOVE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE: TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. TOOK CAR THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM HAVE GOTTEN WORST. GOOGLED ISSUE AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE M...

Mileage: 35,000

PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR THAT NOT ONLY FILLS THE GARAGE BUT HAS SEEPED IN TO THE HOUSE OVERNIGHT. POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EXPLOSION POTENTIAL. *TR

Mileage: 30,125

GAS GAUGE ONCE GETS TO 1/2 TANK NO LONGER SHOWS HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK SMELL GAS FUMES AFTER REFUELING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 A STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN I FILLED THE TANK. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A MERCEDES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE ISSUE IS GAS POOLING UNDER THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED. I AM VERY ALARMED TO FIND THAT THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE STRONG...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL THAT EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEND...

Mileage: 70,000

SMELLED GAS INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE SMELL WAS EXTREMELY OVERWHELMING WITH GAS FUMES. I HAD TO ROLL ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF DOWN IN 20 DEGREES WEATHER. CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ ATLANTA ON PIEDMONT (ALL RECORDS ON FILE WITH UP KEEP OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE) TO ADVIS...

Mileage: 117,000

EXCESSIVE GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I CONTACTED THE MAIN NEW JERSEY OFFICE JAN 24 TO REPORT THAT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER. THAT DAY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ; I WAS INITIALL...

Mileage: 127,000

CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT WHEN STOP AND ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLUP TOLD "O" RING OF GASOLINE SENSOR HAS FAILED--COMMON PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO MY MERCEDES DEALER WHO, AFTER INVESTIGATING, SAID THAT I HAD A LEAK IN THE SEAM OF MY FUEL TANK. THE LEAK WAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BUT I COULDN'T SENSE ANY GASOLINE ODOR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED AND TH...

Mileage: 57,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE LAST TWO TIMES I FILLED MY FUEL TANK I SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I ONLY FILL TO 3/4 OR LESS THERE'S NO GAS SMELL. THE SMELL WILL SUBSIDE ONCE MY GAS DROPS TO 3/4 FULL. THIS WAS REPEATABLE BOTH TIMES I FILLED MY FUEL TANK. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ACT...

Mileage: 125,010

FILLED UP MY 2007 MERCEDES E350 ON 1/4/14 AND CAME HOME. I WAS AWAKENED BY A STRONG ODOR OF GAS SMELL. WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND WAS MEET WITH EVEN A STRONGER ODOR OF GASOLINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY WATER HEATERS ARE LOCATED IN MY GARAGE AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ...

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER FUELING MY CAR, GASOLINE SMELL BECAME INTOLERABLY STRONG. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 2007 E350 IS KNOWN FOR LEAKS AND I SHOULD BRING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE MANUFACTURER ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS AWARE BUT NO FEDERAL ACTION HAS BEEN MANDATED. ESTIMATES COULD RANGE FR...

Mileage: 91,000

GAS LEAK WHEN FUELING CAUSING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

Mileage: 101,000

HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS WHEN TANK IS FILLED; GOES OFF AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. CAME TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD ABOUT TANK LEAK. THIS HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, BUT DID NOT REALIZE IT IS A TANK LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

AFTER FUELING CAR, THERE IS A STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL THAT PERMEATES THE CAR. IT WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 40 MILES THEN WILL SUBSIDE. IF YOU HAVE NOT DRIVEN SUFFICIENT MILEAGE BEFORE PARKING, THE SMELL CAN LAST FOR DAYS, WEEKS AND/OR MONTHS. IF THE CAR HAPPENS TO BE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE FUMES ARE ST...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE...

Mileage: 80,000

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS MY GARAGE SMELLS OF STRONG GAS ORDER. NO VISIBLE GAS LEAK AND NO SMELL IN THE CAR, JUST INSIDE THE GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY 2007 MERCEDES E350 HAS A FUEL TANK LEAK AS DETERMINED BY THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SERVICES DEPT. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE APPEARED AND THAT IS WHY I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $2,700 FOR REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. REFE...

Mileage: 37,000

THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT BEGAN 8 MONTHS AGO EVERY TIME I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE SPILLED SOME GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR. A MONTH AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED A P0456 ERROR CODE ON THE OBDII READER. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR A SMOKE TEST TO...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CHANGED TO RED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT PERFORMED NORMALLY UNTIL LAST WEEK. THE SAME FAILURE OCC...

Mileage: 38,560

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES E350. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMA...

Mileage: 90,000

HELLO, FOR SEVERAL YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER RE-FUELING. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN 3 YEARS INVOLVING MY FUEL TANK! THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT HERE!! THE FIRST TIME, I HAD MY FUEL TANK REPLACED IN 2010 (AT 37,473 MILES) BECAUSE OF A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER I WOULD FILL-UP. THIS TIME I BEGAN TO NOTICE A...

Mileage: 104,000

MY CAR SMELL OF GAS FUMES WHEN I FILL UP. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT MANY OTHER MB OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MB GAS SENDING UNITS ARE LEAKING UNDER THE BACK SEAT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 TO 2006 MODELS BUT NOT 2007 ALTHOUGH MANY 2007 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE YOUNG CHIL...

Mileage: 45,550

MY CAR SMELL OF GAS FUMES WHEN I FILL UP UNTIL IT EMPTIES TO 3/4 FULL. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT MANY OTHER MB OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MB GAS SENDING UNITS ARE LEAKING UNDER THE BACK SEAT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 TO 2006 MODELS BUT NOT 2007 ALTHOUGH MANY 2007 MODELS HAVE THE SA...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE FUEL UNIT AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 86,000

LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPORTED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THIS CONVERSATION OCCURRED THROUGH MY WIFE (HER CAR), VIA TELEPHONE, AND WHEN I ASKED "WHY" I RECEIVED THE ANSWER "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." THE SERVICE WRITE-UP INDICATES THAT BOTH FUEL SENDERS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, AT A CO...

Mileage: 98,121

AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE, STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS UNDER THE CAR OR IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 60,500

PARKED IN GARAGE. EVERY MORNING I WOULD SMELL STRONG GAS ODOR. TOLD BY JACKSON AUTOMOTIVE THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. ASKED THEM IF GAS TANKS SHOULD GO BAD AND THEY SAID NO. THEY SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME. THEY CHARGED ME $1922.31 TO REPLACE AND $41.08 FOR GAS THEY PUT IN NEW TANK. *JB

Mileage: 60,100

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE GARAGE. THIS GOES AWAY AFTER 50-100 MILES ON THE TANK OF GAS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY GAS LEAKING ON THE GARAGE, JUST THE ODOR. IT SEEMS STRONGER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. ODOR RECURS AFTER EACH FILL UP. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS IN THE GROUND OUR UNDER THE CAR. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR AND AS FUEL LEVEL DROPPED THE SMELL WENT AWAY. FILLED UP FOR SECOND TIME AND SMELL WAS BACK AGAIN. BEGAN RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE ...

Mileage: 81,197

THIS CAR HAS EVERLASTING GASOLINE SMELL. THIS SMELL IS VERY EVIDENT AND PERSISTENT INSIDE THE CLOSED SPACES LIKE THE GARAGE NOT TO MENTION IN AND AROUND THE CAR, INSIDE AND OUT, PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER THE SMELL. THE SMELL IS SO PUNGENT THAT YOU CAN SMELL INSIDE THE MOVING CAR THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE, R...

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE IT GIVES OFF A TERRIBLE GAS ODOR WHICH GETS MORE AND MORE STRONG THE LONGER THE CAR IS IN THE GARAGE. ONCE THE CARS FUEL TANK EMPTIES SOMEWHAT IT SEEMS TO NOT EMIT THE GAS ODORS WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I WAS TOLD TO REFERENCE ACTION NUMB...

Mileage: 36,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, HE COULD SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT HE AND HIS CHILDREN BECAME VIOLENTLY ILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS I...

Mileage: 110,000

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON 3/13/2013 WE NOTICED THAT AFTER WE FILLED UP THE CAR THERE WAS OFTEN THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS NEVER OCCURED WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS NOT COMPLETELY FILLED. AFTER A NUMBER OF TIMES INVESTIGATING THIS SMELL, OUR AUTO MECHANIC WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT F...

Mileage: 84,386

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR AND IN CLOSED GARAGE. VERY STRONG WHEN RECENTLY FILLED UP. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND LEAKING FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS SIDE. REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FUEL SYSTEM. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE REFUELED, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND A SEAL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF FUEL UNDER THE REAR SEATS DUE TO...

Mileage: 69,000

I GOT IN MY CAR YESTERDAY TO DRIVE IT AND THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS OVERWHELMING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE FUEL PUMPS UNDER MY CAR HAD A FAULTY CONNECTION AND, AS A RESULT, FUMES WERE ESCAPING INTO THE CAR. THE ENTIRE PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF AT LEAST $800....

Mileage: 74,100

FUEL ODOR NOTED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS SURROUNDING EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE, ESP. ADJACENT TO LEFT REAR WHEEL. NO FUEL PUDDLING NOTED ON GROUND. EVENTUALLY FUEL ODOR WAS NOTED WITHIN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. REMOVAL OF REAR SEAT BENCH REVEALED FUEL LEAK, WITH FUEL POOLING NOTED AT FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN WELL ON UPP...

Mileage: 84,016

WE HAVE NOTICED AN EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND WHILE IT IS MOVING. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD. UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN *TR

Mileage: 56,070

THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS OUTSIDE MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EACH TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK. I NEVER "TOP OFF" OR OVER-FILL THE GAS TANK. I NEVER SMELL THE GAS ODOR WHILE I AM INSIDE MY CAR WITH THE DOORS CLOSED AND WITH THE WINDOWS UP. I NEVER SEE GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR DURING ...

Mileage: 62,462

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED ON DECEMBER 1, 2011. HE FOUND AN AIR BUBBLE ON ONE OF THE TIRES ON APRIL 16, 2013. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR SHOP FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BEC...

THE VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. PREMATURE WEAR ON THE INSIDE CORNER OF MY TIRES. THIS WAS ULTIMATELY DISCOVERED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS LEAD TO BELT SEPARATION ON ALL TIRES AND A LOST OF BELTING ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR THAT CAUSED DRIVER SURPRISE THAT DEMANDED A DRAMATIC EME...

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. PREMATURE WEAR ON THE INSIDE CORNER OF MY TIRES. THIS WAS ULTIMATELY DISCOVERED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS LEAD TO BELT SEPARATION ON ALL TIRES AND A LOST OF BELTING ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR THAT CAUSED DRIVER SURPRISE THAT DEMANDED A DRAMATIC EME...

Mileage: 80,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN FELT SOMETHING BURNING, SHE PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE SEAT WARMER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THROUGH THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. HER SHIRT HAD A SLIGHT BURN TO IT AND SMOKE COVERED INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE ...

Mileage: 98,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN FELT SOMETHING BURNING, SHE PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE SEAT WARMER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THROUGH THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT. HER SHIRT HAD A SLIGHT BURN TO IT AND SMOKE COVERED INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE ...

Mileage: 98,000

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE ONCE. I REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT ON CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10507237. THIS SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT 13 JULY 2013, CAR STARTED HAVING ILLUMINATING ODOR IN THE CABIN AGAIN THAT RESEMBLED FUEL. GARAGE AND CAR ODOR WAS SO...

Mileage: 81,600

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS A SMELL OF FUEL WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL 40 OR 50 MILES IS PUT ON THE CAR. AFTER THAT THE FUEL SMELL GOES AWAY. IT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN I FILL THE FUEL TANK. I DO NOT TOP THE TANK OFF. I ONLY FILL UNTIL THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. ONE TIME AFTER FILLUP I DROVE 2 MI...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES- BENZ E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND A HOLD WAS BURNED IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE...

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN I FILL UP WITH FUEL I HAVE A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM TOP OF TANK UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT WHERE THE WIRES AND LINES ARE SCREWED INTO TOP OF TANK. I HAVE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OF THESE CARS AND ASSUME IT IS A FIRE HAZARD ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE IN THE POO...

Mileage: 93,233

MY CHECK ENGINE LIKE CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "BALANCE SHAFT GEAR" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST $5,500 MINIMUM. I HAVE SINCE THEN LEARNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS EFFECTED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF M27...

Mileage: 100,000

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND MY GARAGE WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK.

Mileage: 32,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. DEALER STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A LEAK ON TOP OF GAS TANK OR TANK MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN VEHICLE WHEN TANK IS FULL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SAME ISSUE AFTER CAR WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS OF AGE...

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED, INSIDE CABIN SMELLS GAS WHICH IS NOT TOLERABLE AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I FOUND LEAKING LIQUID CLOSE TO THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AND WHEN LIFTING THE REAR WHEEL I FOUND LEAKING LIQUID FROM THE TANK. AFTER SMELLING AND TOUCHING I REALIZE IS GASOLINE . I CHECK IN THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I FOUND A LOT OF SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 30,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE GASOLINE FUEL FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 73,000

FUEL SMELL IN CAR. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE HOUR AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WOULD EMIT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK LEVEL WAS HALF FULL OR GREATER. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE F...

Mileage: 45,000

TANK LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLED . FUEL LINK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. MERCEDES WILL NOT WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER COMMUTE FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF EL PASO FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH REVEALED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUMES TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN TANK IS FILLED, GAS FUMES COULD BE SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE IF TH...

Mileage: 95,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS RESULT ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS A CAMSHAFT BALANCING ROD PROBLEM AND THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE BALANCING ROD WAS QUOTE AT $6500. I DID SUBSEQUENTLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FO...

Mileage: 57,000

PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN JUNE 2012. ON OR ABOUT FEB 2013, CAR STARTED HAVING ILLUMINATING ODOR IN THE CABIN THAT RESEMBLED FUEL OR ANTI-FREEZE. GARAGE AND CAR ODOR WAS SO BAD IT ACTUALLY ENTERED MY HOME AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO VENTILATE. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHER OW...

Mileage: 69,200

PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN JUNE 2012. ON OR ABOUT FEB 2013, CAR STARTED HAVING ILLUMINATING ODOR IN THE CABIN THAT RESEMBLED FUEL OR ANTI-FREEZE. GARAGE AND CAR ODOR WAS SO BAD IT ACTUALLY ENTERED MY HOME AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO VENTILATE. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHER OW...

Mileage: 69,200

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. *TR

Mileage: 92,530

PURCHASED CAR ON 2/12/2013. FILLED CAR UP WITH GAS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SATURDAY 3/23/2013. GARAGE AND CAR SMELL LIKE GAS SO BAD IT ACTUALLY ENTERED MY HOME AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO VENTILATE. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SOME LAW SUITS AGAINST MERCEDES FOR THIS DEFECT...

Mileage: 73,897

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. FUEL SMELL GRADUALLY LESSENED WHEN THE TANK WAS ABOUT 3/4 TO 1/2 EMPTY. TOOK THE CAR TO MB DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. IT COST ABOUT $700. I KEPT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND LOOKI...

Mileage: 19,900

I PULL UP AT THE GAS STATION(SHELL) AND FILL UP MY GAS TANK....AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK...THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS IN MY WHOLE CAR CABIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE, NC. ON 3/13/2013. THE SERVICE ADVISOR([XXX]) TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT WAS BA...

Mileage: 65,990

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN LEFT IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NE...

Mileage: 48,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 450,065

TOOK IN VEHICLE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE CAM MAGNETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ADVISED TO HAVE ALL 4 REPLACED). ACCORDING TO SERVICE ADVISER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 AND PRIOR YEAR E-CLASS VEHICLES AND THAT THE CAM MAGNETS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO FIX THIS ISSUE...

Mileage: 26,300

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/21/13 WHEN MY MERCEDES SMELLED LIKE IT WAS LEAKING GAS IN GARAGE. FUMES WERE SO BAD THAT WE PARKED IT OUTSIDE AS WE WERE LEAVING FOR TRIP. I WAS AFRAID IT COULD CATCH FIRE. I HAD NOTICED A GAS SMELL ONCE BEFORE. ABOUT SIX MONTHS PRIOR. IT WENT AWAY AND THE CAR HA...

Mileage: 75,000

STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR WHEN IT SITS IN THE GARAGE. THE ODOR BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT IT ONLY SMELLED IN THE GARAGE NOT IN THE CAR. THE ODOR DISSIPATES AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,725

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEAKING GAS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETURNED HOME, THE ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. GAS WAS LEAKING OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

WE HAVE SMELLED A GASOLINE SMELL IN OUR GARAGE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NEVER CONSIDERED IT WAS THE MERCEDES. WE ALSO KEEP SMALL GASOLINE TOOLS IN THE GARAGE AND A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. WE FILLED THE TANK ON JANUARY 21, 2013 AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SMELL WAS SO BAD WE NEED TO AIR OUT THE G...

Mileage: 94,148

FIRST NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, ONCE I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I GOT OUT AND SMELLED A REALLY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE LEAKING GAS ON THE GROUND. THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL. ONCE THE TANK GOT DOWN TO 1/2 - 3/4 FULL THE ODOR WAS LESS PROMINEN...

Mileage: 74,000

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM TANK AFTER FILLUP ON LEFT SIDE NEAR LEFT REAR TIRE. FIRST NOTICED FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS AT 51,000 MILES IN 2011. DEALER TOLD ME GAUGE WAS LOCATED INSIDE TANK AND IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE TANK AT COST OF $2,000 W/O WARRANTY,SO I DID NOT FIX IT; JUS...

Mileage: 51,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 11/04/12 WITH APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE GARAGE. (THIS IS THE ONLY CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT MY HOME.) THERE WERE NO OBSERVED FUEL LEAKS COM...

Mileage: 66,500

I WAS USING THE WARMING SEATS AND HAD PULLED UP TO THE POST OFFICE TO DROP A LETTER IN THE BOX. THE LETTER HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. I GOT OUT AND PLACED THE LETTER IN THE BOX. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PULLED UP TO KEEP FROM HOLDING UP TRAFFIC WHILE I HAD REPLACED MY SEAT BELT. A SUV HAD CROSSED MY...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS USING THE WARMING SEATS AND HAD PULLED UP TO THE POST OFFICE TO DROP A LETTER IN THE BOX. THE LETTER HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. I GOT OUT AND PLACED THE LETTER IN THE BOX. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PULLED UP TO KEEP FROM HOLDING UP TRAFFIC WHILE I HAD REPLACED MY SEAT BELT. A SUV HAD CROSSED MY...

Mileage: 85,000

BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 60,500 MILES MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 4MATIC SEDAN DEVELOPED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS SMELL PROGRESSIVELY GOT STRONGER AND UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SENDING UNITS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANKS BELOW THE REAR DRIVER'S SID...

Mileage: 61,500

BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 60,500 MILES MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 4MATIC SEDAN DEVELOPED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS SMELL PROGRESSIVELY GOT STRONGER AND UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SENDING UNITS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANKS BELOW THE REAR DRIVER'S SID...

Mileage: 61,500

THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH GAS AND WHEN I GOT HOME I COULD SMELL GAS AND I LOOKED AROUND THE CAR AND IT WAS DRIPPING A LOT OF GAS ON THE LEFTSIDE OF REAR WHEEL WELL. ALSO THERE WAS STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I JUST BOUGHT THIS LESS THAN A MONTH AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THERE H...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2007 MERCEDES E350. I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND THE NEXT MORNING, AFTER STORING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE GARAGE. I STARTED TO GOOGLE THIS TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT OTHER CAR OTHER HAD BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SOME RE...

Mileage: 43,300

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 60K MILES, DROVE IT ABOUT A WEEK WITH NO PROBLEMS. FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS ONE TIME AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. FUEL SMELL IN THE GARAGE LASTED SEVERAL DAYS, SMELL IN THE CAR IS VERY STRONG AND HAS NOT FADED OR GONE...

Mileage: 60,157

NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 STRONG FUEL/GASOLINE ODOR SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO FULL (AFTER IT "CLICKS" OFF) AND THIS IS WHEN THE ODOR IS MOST PREVALENT. THE E350 IS PARKED IN A SINGLE, DETACHED HOUSE'S 2-CAR GARAGE. FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL IS PARTICULAR...

Mileage: 41,003

NHTSA ACTION# PE12001 STRONG FUEL/GASOLINE ODOR SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO FULL (AFTER IT "CLICKS" OFF) AND THIS IS WHEN THE ODOR IS MOST PREVALENT. THE E350 IS PARKED IN A SINGLE, DETACHED HOUSE'S 2-CAR GARAGE. FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL IS PARTICULAR...

Mileage: 41,003

WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT IF SOMEONE NEARBY HAD BEEN SMOKING FUMES WOULD HAVE IGNITED. ALSO IF TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IF SOMEONE HAD THROWN OUT A LIT CIGARETTE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. I CALLED THE MERCEDES STEALERSHIP AND THE...

Mileage: 97,120

AFTER NORMAL DRIVING, A SLIGHT SHAKE OCCURRED AROUND 80,000 MILES. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPORTED 4 BENT RIMS (2 BEING DANGEROUSLY BAD). I HAD THE WHEELS STRAIGHTENED, AND I FOUND OUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ONE WHEEL WELDED, SO THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHILE DOING R...

Mileage: 80,000

MY VEHICLE WAS LISTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS TO A NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE WHO INFORMED ME THAT THAT IT HAD A DEFECT THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED REPAIR TO THE AIRBAG, SHOCKS & STRUTS (COSTING ME OVER $4000). AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED...

Mileage: 87,000

MY VEHICLE WAS LISTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS TO A NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE WHO INFORMED ME THAT THAT IT HAD A DEFECT THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED REPAIR TO THE AIRBAG, SHOCKS & STRUTS (COSTING ME OVER $4000). AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED FUEL FUMES TO EMIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 30,000

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A MERCEDES DEALER 5 WEEKS AGO. AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE GAS REFILLS I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND IT. JUST STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR, I COULD SMELL GAS. IT SEEMED WRONG. AT FIRST I FIGURED IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I WAS AT THE GAS STATION. BUT THEN ...

Mileage: 68,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN OCT. 2006. ON NOV. 7, 2012 WITH 19600 MILES I FILLED THE GAS TANK FULL OF FUEL AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY INSIDE CABIN, TRUNK, AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL BEYOND BELIEF! AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THIS ISSUE I RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT THERE ARE MANY PRO...

Mileage: 19,600

I NOTICED A SLIGHT FUEL SMELL WHEN I WOULD FILL UP THE FUEL TANK. THE SMELL HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW IS INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS PERMEATES MY GARAGE AFTER SETTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I NOW HAVE TO CRACK MY GARAGE DOOR AT NIGHT TO LET VAPORS ESCAPE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE S...

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. ODOR SO STRONG THAT PASSENGERS CAN NOT BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN SEVERAL MINUTES AT A TIME WITHOUT FEELING NAUSEA OR DIZZINESS. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THIS EXACT OCCURRENCE AND MERCEDES STILL REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDG...

Mileage: 63,000

GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN YOU FILL CAR. THE GAS OVER FLOWS AND FORM A LITTLE POOL OF GAS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK, THIS IS JUST UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED (RECALLED) BY MERCEDES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE I DON...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E-350. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE ELECTRONIC WIRING AND FUEL ...

Mileage: 67,000

AFTER GAS TANK IS FILLED FUEL IS FORCED FROM THE TOP OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BELOW THE REAR SEAT. THE FUEL POOLS AND STAINS THE INSULATION AND BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT CAUSES GAS VAPORS IN THE CAR FOR WEEKS. SEAT AND PADDING HAVE TO BE PULLED AND ALLOWED TO DRY. EXCESS FUEL HAS ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY PROVIDED NOT ...

Mileage: 113,000

STRONG ODORS OF GASOLINE FUMES FILL PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR AFTER CAR IS REFUELED. AM APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING CAR WITH GASOLINE FUMES SO PREVALENT. *TR

Mileage: 86,250

CAR WAS ACTING WIELD WHILE DRIVING AT 55 OR 65 MPH ON FREEWAY FOR SOMETIMES AND SUDDENLY ENGINE GOT KILL OFF COMPLETELY ON FREEWAY 57 AND I WAS ALMOST GOT KILL WITH THIS BENZ. THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THAT MEANS SO I HAD THE C...

Mileage: 46,000

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY GARAGE WHENEVER I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, I TOOK MY CAR TO MERCEDES BENZ DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX (MERCEDES-BENZ OF HOUSTON GREENWAY) AND IT WAS TOLD THAT MY TANK HAS A HOLE AND IT LEAKS FUMES INTO THE SURROUNDING THAT IS WHY I SMELLED GAS. THE DEALER ASKED FOR $3095 TO...

Mileage: 56,337

MINE IS A 90000 MILE VEHICLE SHOWING NORMAL WEAR, NO ABUSE OR NO ACCIDENTS, DIAGNOSED WITH LEAKY FUEL TANK. JUST SPENT $900 ON FUEL PUMP, SENDER AND PRESSURE SENSOR-ALL OF WHICH WAS TO FIX STRONG GAS ODOR. REPAIRS DID NOT ABATE THE STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN TANK IS FULL. INDEPENDENT MERCEDES MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 90,000

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. DEALER FOUND THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED TO FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH SEEM TO BE A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL IN MERCEDES. DEALER REQUIRES $1,400 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED MBUSA TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP WITH THIS REPAIR. ...

Mileage: 64,494

4 BENT WHEELS WITH NO MAJOR ACCIDENT OR POT HOLE RUN OVER. COST A LOT TO FIX, PUT WEAR ON MY TIRES. SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH WEAK WHEELS ON A CAR. ALL OF THEM WERE BENT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 72,000

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. IT APPEAR THAT THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT ON TOP OF THE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

IN REFERENCE TO PE12-001 ONGOING INVESTIGATION FUEL LEAKS. WHEN GAS IS PUT IN CAR, STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE CABIN. BROUGHT TO ATTENTION TO DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES & WAS ASSURED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN MARCH 2011, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AS GOODWILL GESTURE SINCE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED PR...

WHEN THIS MODEL IS FUELED TO A FULL TANK, A STRONG GAS SMELL FILLS THE CAR (AND LATER THE GARAGE). THIS CONTINUES UNTIL THE FUEL BURNS DOWN TO 3/4 OF A TANK. *JS

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH. ALL OF SUDDEN, MY CAR STARTING TO SLOW AND DECELERATED WHICH I PULLED MY EHICLE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE IT STALLED. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER THAT AND I CAN SMELL THE BURNING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. I GOT IT TOWED TO...

Mileage: 88,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL TANK SEAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SEAL BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. A FEW W...

Mileage: 48,000

GAS VAPORS FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT/CABIN WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

GASOLINE VAPORS FILL CABIN AFTER REFUELING. GASOLINE IS PASSING FROM FUEL SYSTEM TO SOME POINT BELIEVED TO BE BENEATH OR BEHIND REAR SEATS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE FAILED TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN...

Mileage: 48,778

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT EMITTED A BURNING ODOR, AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT HAD A HOLE IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE WIRES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE...

Mileage: 64,160

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY AT THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER AND THERE HAS BEEN "NO KNOW PROBLEMS". ON A THURSDAY I NOTICED THE CAR SHIFTING A LITTLE FUNNY SO I HAD MY HUSBAND DRIVE IT JUST TO BE SURE. HE NOTICED THE SAME ERRATIC SHIFTING. ON SATURDAY...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK FAILED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL THE FUEL FUMES PENETRATED THE VEHICLE AND THE TRUNK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK...

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES THE ODOR GOES AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS A CRACK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHER E350 OWNERS. TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $2,100. ADDITI...

Mileage: 63,000

WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES THE ODOR GOES AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS A CRACK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHER E350 OWNERS. TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $2,100. ADDITI...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSTO THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO A CRACK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK N...

Mileage: 55,000

GASOLINE ODOR WAS SMELLED IN/OUT AFTER FILLING UP. FOUND GAS-LEAK BENEATH DRIVER'S REAR SEAT, ON TOP OF GAS TANK, INSIDE THE CABIN. ALSO FOUND GAS DROPS ON GARAGE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2007 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. UPON FILLING FUEL TANK, VEHICLE EMITS GAS ODOR NEAR TANK LOCATION (REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL). THIS CONTINUES UNTIL LEVEL IN FUEL TANK IS BELOW APPROX. 3/4 FULL. DEALER INITIALLY REPLACED SEALS ON FUEL TANK. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THEY ARE NOW REPLACING T...

Mileage: 28,650

I HAVE A 2007 E350. MY GARAGE SMELLS OF FUEL EVERY TIME WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THERE IS ISSUE WITH FUEL TANK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS OUT THERE BUT MERCEDES WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL AND HANDLE THE REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. THIS IS SHOULD ...

I HAVE A 2007 E350 THAT HAD 2 CUPS OF FUEL SITTING RIGHT ABOVE MY LEFT FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL TANK. MY GARAGE SMELLS OF FUEL EVERY TIME WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS ENOUGH LEAKING FUEL TO CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE IN MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE...

DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND SMOKE STARTED PORING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AFTER TURNING ON THE SEAT HEATER AND A SMALL BURN HOLE APPEARED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER SEAT BACK. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO ORDER ...

Mileage: 41,298

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING DISABLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HE REALIZED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MA...

Mileage: 38,000

A STRONG GAS ODOR APPEARED OUTSIDE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL OR NEAR FULL. IT WAS SO STRONG THAT I HAD TO REMOVE IT FROM MY GARAGE DUE TO THE PILOT LIGHT WARNINGS ON MY HOUSE HEATING UNIT AND HOT WATER HEATING UNIT. DEALER REPLACED LEFT FUEL SENDING UNIT AND IT...

Mileage: 35,400

BOUGHT A USED 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 MAR 14, 2011 DROVE LESS THAN 80 MILES BEFORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE OF CODE P0456. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING UNDER REAR SEAT/TRUNK AREA AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS FRONT BRAKE PADS R...

Mileage: 86,834

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL AS I COULD NOT GET PAST 20MPH WITHOUT MAXING OUT MY RPM'S. I HAD TO DRIVE 3 MILES GOING 20MPH TO GET SOMEWHERE SO I COULD GET TOWED. AFTER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, TH...

Mileage: 55,900

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A "CLICKING" NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT GEAR WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THEY DESCRIBED THE GEAR AS "CHEWED UP"! I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY $4,000.00 TO GET THE ENGINE REMOVED ...

Mileage: 69,872

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SMELLED GAS IN AND AROUND CAR. DEALER FOUND MINOR PURGE LEAK. VEHICLE FAILED FUEL TANK LEAK TEST. GAS IS POOLING IN THE AREA UNDER THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. SMALL NIPPLE CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT DAMAGE. RECOMMENDED NEW FUEL TANK. FUEL SENDING UNIT IS A DIS...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SMELLED GAS IN AND AROUND CAR. DEALER FOUND MINOR PURGE LEAK. VEHICLE FAILED FUEL TANK LEAK TEST. GAS IS POOLING IN THE AREA UNDER THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. SMALL NIPPLE CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT DAMAGE. RECOMMENDED NEW FUEL TANK. FUEL SENDING UNIT IS A DIS...

TURNED DRIVERS SEAT HEAT FEATURE ON, AFTER A FEW MINUTES I SMELLED BURNING. MERCEDES JUST REPAIRED A/C (3 VISITS) SO TURNED OFF THE A/C. NEXT THINK I KNOW SMOKE IS COMING FROM DRIVERS SEAT, MY 3YR OLD RIDING IN HER CAR SEAT "INSTALLED" BEHIND ME. HEATER IN DRIVERS SEAT WAS BURNING, WITH THE AIR NO ...

TURNED DRIVERS SEAT HEAT FEATURE ON, AFTER A FEW MINUTES I SMELLED BURNING. MERCEDES JUST REPAIRED A/C (3 VISITS) SO TURNED OFF THE A/C. NEXT THINK I KNOW SMOKE IS COMING FROM DRIVERS SEAT, MY 3YR OLD RIDING IN HER CAR SEAT "INSTALLED" BEHIND ME. HEATER IN DRIVERS SEAT WAS BURNING, WITH THE AIR NO ...

CONTINENTAL PRO 245/40 R18 93V KEEP BLOWING OUT ON ME 5TH TIRE IN LESS THEN 2 YEARS. *TR

2007 E-350 MERCEDES BENZ SEDAN 40,000 MILES; HAD TWO BRAKE FAILURES: POPPING SOUND FROM BRAKES AS IF CALIPERS STUCK AND RELEASED; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. LITTLE IF ANY BRAKING POWER; BRAKES GENERATE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUT THEN RECOVER TO NORMAL. ON BOTH INCIDENCES (8/31 AND 8/21) MECHANIC COULD NO...

Mileage: 44,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN FELT SOMETHING BURNING, HE PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE SEAT WARMER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT, HIS SHIRT AND HAD SLIGHTLY BURNED HIM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AS IF IT WAS IN LOW GEAR. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF ENGINE IN ORDER TO RESET THE GEARS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND 10 MINOR PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 29,700

DRIVING ON I95 IN WESTPORT CT. EXCELLENT DAYTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SMOOTH, DRY ROAD. SPEED 60-65 MPH. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE I DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS. NO POTHOLES, BUMPS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 21,935

WHEN POSITIONING THE SUNROOF SWITCH TO CLOSE, THE ROOF RETRACTED ABOUT 75% OF THE WAY AND THEN OPENED ALL THE WAY ONCE AGAIN. HITTING THE SWITCH AGAIN TO CLOSE IT CAUSED THE ROOF TO GO BACK AND FORTH, WHILE NOT CLOSING AT ALL. AFTER ~1 MINUTE OR SO IT FINALLY CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 50,250

NO WARNING OF ANY KIND, NOR ANY EVENT OF ANY KIND. ONE MINUTE, EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE NEXT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS. CAR IS A 2007 MERCEDES. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING ON MULTIPLE LANE INTERSTATE. ONE 2 OF THE INCIDENTS, ...

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TIRES, SIZE P245/40/R18. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ON HER VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE DIAGNOSED BY THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BUBBLING WAS DUE T...

Mileage: 14,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND THEN DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ...

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO THE PROPER GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, SHE USUALLY HEARS A LOUD WINDING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN THE WHEELS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE BENT AT THE INSIDE RIM DUE TO DRIVING OVER POTHOLES AND RAILROAD TRACKS. ALL FOUR WHEELS AND RIMS ...

Mileage: 12,789

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN THE WHEELS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE BENT AT THE INSIDE RIM DUE TO DRIVING OVER POTHOLES AND RAILROAD TRACKS. ALL FOUR WHEELS AND RIMS ...

Mileage: 12,789

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AFTER SHE PLACED FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A RUBBER RING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK FAILED. AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2007, THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 2,228

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. ON JUNE 25, 2007, WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S CHILD PULLED THE HANDLE AND OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOORS DO NOT HAVE A CHILD SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. ON JUNE 25, 2007, WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S CHILD PULLED THE HANDLE AND OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOORS DO NOT HAVE A CHILD SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 600

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 07 SEDAN. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCLOSE THE AUTOMAKER. RECENTLY, WHILE AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED MY 2 YEAR OLD PULLING UP THE LOCK NOB AND THEN THE LEVER TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR! I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TO ENGAGE THE CHILD PROOF LOCK ON THE REAR DOOR AND COULD NOT FIND TH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTART TEN MINUTES LATER. DURING THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. A VAL...

Mileage: 3,800