2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350 Fuel/propulsion System Problems

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 back seat. Upon checking with Benzel Busch Mercedes dealer in Englewood New Jersey, they said they cannot fix my issue because my warranty has expired. I am now writing to you to help me as I feel this should strictly be a recall and Mercedes USA should be required to fix this leak free of charge. Please understand that out of pocket will be more than $8,000 for this repair and I do have the means to come up with that amount of money. Upon checking on internet there are many E class Mercedes Benz between years 2003-2009 that have this issue. Could you please help me resolve this matter especially this being an extremely dangerous situation. I can be contacted via email: [XXX] or phone: [XXX] . Thank You Sincerely [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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 extension for 15 years, and with my luck, warranty extension ran out just after I bought the car but before I noticed the problem. As fuel is a safety issue and can easily ignite, and also affects emissions, I feel like the remedy should not just be a 15 year warranty extension, but longer as cars are staying on the road longer and longer. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this issue out of warranty extension period.

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 replacing the gasoline because of the “danger and risk of fire”. I believe that the leakage of gasoline and the fumes associated inhaled presents a very real danger, and risk to health. Upon research I found that this is a major issue that has been addressed by your department. After a 3 year investigation this investigation was closed due to the extension of the manufactures warranty to 15 years. My car is 8 months out of the extended warranty. When speaking to Mercedes’ Benz hotline, the representative stated receiving several phone calls recently with reports of the same issue. I appreciate your attention to this matter. I am hoping this case with be reopened, and the manufacturer held responsible for replacing faulty fuel tanks.

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 operation. This was a known issue, the manufacturer was allowed to avoid a recall by extending the warranty for this component (fuel pump in fuel tank assembly) to 15 years. Our car started showing this around that time (3 months ago, when extended warranty expired), however we were not then aware of said warranty. Now that we've been two months of diagnosis and discussions with MBUSA Customer Care, they are not willing to replace the known failure point as warranty expired 3 months ago. This should have been a recall from the beginning, and now we, and many others to come, will have the value and usefulness of our vehicles reduced or eliminated. Those not aware of the potential failure of this very expensive part, will be at risk every time they operate their cars at speed on the public highways. NHTSA should never have allowed this warranty extension scheme to substitute for a recall. There is no way to predict failure, and entire fuel tank assembly replacement is <$4,000. Fuel pump is not individually accessible or available for replacement, only entire tank assembly in these PZEV vehicles is available. Mercedes-Benz is shirking responsibility here, and flipping it over to the dealerships and consumers.

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 fumes leaking into the cabin of the car should be self evident as a risk to anyone travelling in the vehicle, especially in the rear seats. The fumes eminating from the car, externally, are a potential fire hazard should anyone walk by with a cigarette or naked flame. This is an on going problem well known to Mercedes Benz and one that should have been the subject of immediate recalls by MB and not subject to a Mileage, Time Frame or VIN number. Why should I, or anyone, have to foot a fairly significant bill, for fixing a manufacturing fault just because the previous owners didn't get the problem fixed and I purchased the vehicle after some 15 year warranty time frame? This issue could result in someone's death if Mercedes is not forced to remedy it and by remedy it I mean for ALL 2007 E350's to be recalled unconditionally. Consumer would like to amend the complaint to include the recall of ALL Mercedes E350 for the years 2006 and 2009 for inspection of the cause of the problem and the repair of those vehicles where repairs are needed at Mercedes Benz cost.

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 ARTICLES ON THE FORUM. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER, HE SAID THAT I THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON IT. HOW DO I RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?

Mileage: 104,000

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

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 SUPPOSEDLY UNDER THE VERY SPOT MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WOULD BE SEATED THIS IS NOT ONLY HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND FLAMMABLE BUT WILL GIVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS TERRIBLE HEADACHES, NAUSEA AT TIMES AND IN MY OPINION IS A NOT ONLY FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD AND IT DOES THIS SITTING STATIONARY WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNING I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING NOT FILLING THE CAR TO THE TOP BUT EVEN AT A HALF TANK YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ITS SO BAD I WOULD RETURN THE CAR IF THE DEALER WOULD TAKE IT BACK THIS IS EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY

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 MERCEDES BENZ. *TR

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. THE PROBLEM COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO GASOLINE POTENTIALLY LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST, AND IGNITING. THE CAR ALSO WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO EVAPORATION LEAK CHECK ENGINE CODES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME A GAS FILL UP MORE THAN 3/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FUEL LEAK.

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, LAKE LAND, FL 33805) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR MADE HER ILL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

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 INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED AND CLOSED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA13003 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PORTLAND 1605 SW NAITO PKWY, PORTLAND, OR 97201 WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND NOT THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAD REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $3,000 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED THAT CONTACT NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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, PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE CAR ITSELF. THE CAR IS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-350

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 SENSORS. UNKNOWN EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG. I DID GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A RECALL OFFERED TO ME IF SIMILAR CONDITIONS HAPPEN.

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 UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THE PZEV CARS HAVE MILEAGE CAPPED AT 150K. THE RESOLUTION MERCEDES PROVIDED TO THE NHTSA WAS MISLEADING SINCE THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A RESOLUTION FOR ALL OF THE CARS WITH FUEL TANK / PUMP ISSUES.

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 93313, (661) 536-5588) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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 RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF WEST CHESTER (LOCATED AT 1260 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, (484) 313-1100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL PUMP FILER, WATER PUMP, TENSIONER PULLEY, AND SERPENTINE BELT (WHICH WAS REPLACED NINE TIMES) WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC FAILURE FOR WHICH THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND COOLANT SYSTEM WERE INOPERABLE, AND THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE WATER PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

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 MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

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 THE BACKSEAT OFF, GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT SO MY DAD AND I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OAKLAND TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS UNDER THE CAR'S VIN OR IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO COST US, BUT SADLY NO. THE THING THAT MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN MORE WORSE WAS THAT NOT ONCE DID BOTH DEALERSHIPS MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE WARRANTY FOR A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAME WITH AND THE MAIN COMPLAINT IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT IS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN, WHICH I AND MY DAD HAVE MENTIONED ABOUT THE SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO BOTH THESE DEALERSHIPS THAT SUPPOSEDLY THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT UNLESS WE PAID THEM MORE THAN HALF THE PRICE WE PAID FOR THE CAR JUST TO GET IT FIXED. THE SADDEST PART OF THIS SITUATION IS THAT WE DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT THE WARRANTY UNTIL THE CAR DIED AND COULDN'T CRANK OR START SO I HAD TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON GOOGLE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OAKLAND, BUT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING A PVEZ. WE HAD NO IDEA THE CAR WAS A PVEZ UNTIL THAT PARTICULAR DAY SO THE CAR WAS DEFINITELY NOT COVERED UNDER THE 15 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILE WARRANTY AS I HAD HOPED CONSIDERING THE MERE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD TO DIE AT OVER 150,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 139,071 MILES WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT IT, BUT WE WERE JUST COMPLETELY CLUELESS ABOUT THE WARRANTY.

Mileage: 140,000

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

Mileage: 980,000

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

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 UNLIMITED MILEAGE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL LEAKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. *TR *TR

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 MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,462.

Mileage: 139,462

GAS LEAK AND SMELL FROM THE GAS TANK.

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 MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. DICK DYER & ASSOCIATES (5825 TWO NOTCH COLUMBIA RD, SOUTH CAROLINA 29223, (803) 786-8888) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB NUMBER: P-47-10-63. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *DT UPDATED 12/06/18*JB

Mileage: 130,000

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 TO BE A FAULT FUEL PUMP, I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT THE VEHICLE ID NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER DID EXTEND WARRANTY ON SOME VEHICLES, BUT NOT TP ALL THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I DO NOT SEE HOW ALL VEHICLES COULD EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT RECEIVED THE SAME COVERAGE. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED FOR THE STRICT EMISSION STANDARD THEY HAVE IN CALIFORNIA, I STILL BELIEVE THEY USE THE SAME GAS TANK ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR. TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, IT WOULD COST OVER 3000 DOLLARS DUE TO THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP ARE ONE COMPLETE UNIT. WHILE THIS MAY SEEM IRRELEVANT TO SOME, I STARTED ENVISIONING GETTING HIT IN THE REAR OR SOME ONE SMOKING IN OR NEAR MY CAR THAT COULD RESULT IN A MASSIVE FIREBALL OF DESTRUCTION. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

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 INFORMATION NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA 13-003 ABOUT FUEL TANK/FUEL SYSTEM THAT RELATED TO THIS CONDITION SINCE FUEL PUMP IS PART OF FUEL TANK AS TOLD BY REPAIR DEALER, BUT DEALER AND MERCEDES MANUFACTURE CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSE/DECLINE TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR UNDER THIS INVESTIGATION AGREEMENT.CAN WE HAVE SOME ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER

Mileage: 11

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

Mileage: 160,000

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 AND FUEL PUMP WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

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

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 FIXED THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS, ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HAD WORKED ON THE CAR DUE TO INTERMITTENT DIFFICULT STARTING. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT DID REPLACE FUEL FILTER AND RELATED PARTS. ALL REPAIRS WERE OUT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. SINCE THEN, MERCEDES-BENZ SENT A LETTER NOTIFYING THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON FUEL TANK COMPONENTS. THE LETTER INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PLACE A CLAIM FOR PRIOR EXPENSES THAT ARE NOW COVERED UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR CHARGES INCURRED AT BOTH DEALERSHIPS WAS SUBMITTED TO MERCEDES. MERCEDES SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED THE CLAIM, AND I RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WORK DONE AT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP. WHEN I APPROACHED THE SECOND DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WORK THAT ACTUALLY FIXED THE CAR, THEY DENIED MY CLAIM, EVEN THOUGH MY CLAIM WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY MERCEDES. AFTER MANY EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SENT A FINAL LETTER ON DECEMBER, 2017 DECLARING THE CASE CLOSED. LOOKING FORWARD TO ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER.

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 DRIVING, THE SMELL IS LESS STRONG. THIS STRONG SMELL OF GAS IS EVERPRESENT WITH A FULL AND PARTIALLY FILLED TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR SOME TIME NOW. TODAY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MERCEDES BENZ ONTARIO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ASK FOR REPAIR BASED ON AN EXTENDED RECALL (AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE), THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT USING THE RECALL, TOO MANY MILES. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 178278. MERCEDES NEEDS TO RECALL ALL MODEL YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I QUESTION THE LIABILITY IN THE EVENT ONE OF THESE CARS CATCHES FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT WHICH MERCEDES IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR.

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 THE PUGENT ODOR HAS BECOME STRONGER. I DRIVE WITH THE BACK WINDOW PARTIALLY DOWN POST FILL-UP TO AVOID BEING OVER-WHELMED BY FUMES.

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 NUMBER IS NOT BEING HONORED BY MERCEDES. THE MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AS TIMELY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM MERCEDES BENZ DATED JANUARY 2015 THAT SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE DEPARTMENTS (DAYTONA BEACH AND NORTH ORLANDO) WHO CONFIRM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THEY BOTH REFERRED ME TO THE MERCEDES BENZ CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE CENTER IN NEW JERSEY. UPON CONTACTING THEM, THEY SAID MY ISSUE HAD TO BE ELEVATED TO A MANAGERIAL LEVEL FOR FOLLOW UP BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE AS OF THIS COMPLAINT. I FIND IT TERRIBLY FRUSTRATING AND CONCERNING THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM LIKE THIS IS NOT BEING MORE AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSED TO ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. IF I WASN'T LIVING THIS SITUATION MYSELF I WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT - THIS IS RIDICULOUS. PLEASE HELP!!!

Mileage: 70,000

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 WREAK OF GAS AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE.

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 WARRANTY EXTENSION AFFORDED ALL OTHER CARS IN ITS CLASS. LOOKING FOR RECOURSE AS MY MECHANIC SAYS THE FUEL SYSTEM IS IDENTICAL IN THE PZEV AND NON PZEV VEHICLES.

Mileage: 165,000

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 UP IN THE AIR AN COULD SEE FUEL RESIDUE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK THAT HAD DRIPPED DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE SOLUTION FOR REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, REASON FOR THIS IS YOUR VEHICLE IS A PZEV OR PARTIAL ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT ARE SEALED FROM THE FACTORY FOR ZERO EMISSION STANDARDS. WHEN YOU ARRIVED THIS MORNING I REVIEWED THE VMI FOR YOUR CAR TO SHOW YOU IT WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE FUEL TANK YOU SPOKE OF. I STILL RAN COVERAGE FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO SEE IF MERCEDES WOULD COVER THE REPAIR BUT IT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS REPAIR." I'M NOT SURE OF THE INTEGRITY OF MERCEDES-BENZ, BUT I WILL SOON FIND OUT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM EXPERIENCED ON THE VEHICLES UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUED BY MBZ, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA (PZEV), THEY ARE DENYING THE CLAIM. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REPAIR COST IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE TRADITIONAL (NON-PZEV) DESIGN. THE PZEV VEHICLES NEED THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK REPLACED VERSUS THE SIMPLER (AND LESS EXPENSIVE) FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR THE NON-PZEV CARS. OTHERWISE, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM...ONLY A DIFFERENT FIX. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE ADMITTED BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR. HE STATED, THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT STATE. I AM CURRENTLY ESCALATING WITH MBZ LEADERSHIP AND HOPING THEY WILL HOLD INTEGRITY AS A BUSINESS AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 140,000

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

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 TRACING WHERE THE GAS ODOR IS COMING FROM AND I THINK IT IS UNDER THE FENDER ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE.

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.

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 INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,640.

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 THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

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 SMELL 8-10 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AFTER FILL UP. THE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE AFTER THE THE TANK IS HALF EMPTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS RISK THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MERCEDES BENZ. MOSTLY I SMELL THE GAS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STRONG SMELL WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AS WELL.

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 ON TOP OF TANK. MERCEDES BENZ SAYS MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT YET I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THOSE NON PZEV VEHICLES. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RULING OR AGREEMENT SAYS MERCEDES NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM??

Mileage: 14,500

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 REPEATED INCIDENTS.

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 THAT THERE EVEN WAS A RECALL. AFTER GETTING TO A PERSON WHO HAS A POSITION OF MORE AUTHORITY I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT SITS NOW. HOWEVER I GOT THE RUNAROUND FIRST FROM CORPORATE MERCEDES. THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS CAUGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CHECKED ON LINE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUET. I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ALMOST ALL OF THE STORIES FOR 2007 E350'S MATCHED MY ISSUE. I HAVE NO IDEA IF MERCEDES WILL STAND BY THEIR NAME AND FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF NOT I WILL CALL MY LAWYER.

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 SEPARATE SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. I'VE CALLED THE NUMBER ON THIS SITE MONTHS AGO, MADE A COMPLAINT AND STILL NOTHING. I'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF COMPLAINT ON THIS MATTER ON THIS SITE, YET NO CHANGE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR STALLS WHICH ENDANGER THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER MOTORIST ON THE ROAD. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'LL USE TODAY'S DATE BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC DATE I CALLED BEFORE. VERY DANGEROUS

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

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 THAT THE REAR SEAT CUSHION WAS SO SATURATED WITH GAS FUMES THAT THEY COULD NOT GET SMELL OUT WITHOUT REPLACING REAR SEAT CUSHIONS WHICH MERCEDES WOULD NOT COVER THIS COST OF $550. THEY WILL REPLACE COMPONENTS TO DELETE FUEL LEAK BUT NOT STAND BEHIND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LEAKY FUEL SYSTEM.. THEIR INFERIOR FUEL SYSTEM IS THE CAUSE OF THIS UNBEARABLE FUEL ODOR THAT REMAINS AFTER THEIR TANK REPAIR SHOULD AND MUST BE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD BEAR THE EXPENSE OF CORRECTING THIS HEALTH HAZARD GAS FUEL SMELL. EXPOSURE TO THIS FUEL SMELL IS A REAL AND SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD THAT CAUSE IMPAIRED DRIVING ABILITIES AND PERMANENT HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AND MUST BE DEALT WITH QUICKLY TO ELIMINATE ANY FURTHER EXPOSURE. JACK ATLANTA, GA.

Mileage: 105

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 DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS PLACED ON SPECIAL ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,400.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 CAR DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE IT WAS A PZEV VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED BY THE OTHER MERCEDES 350 E SERIES VEHICLES. I NOTED IN YOUR DEFECTIVE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, THAT YOU NOT NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE PZEV VEHICLES AND THE NON PZEV VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR QUALIFIES FOR THE RECALL.

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, (KIT INCLUDES PUMP, TANK, FILTER ETC). THE COST FOR THE PART ALONE IS ALMOST 2700, SOMETHING I CERTAINLY CAN NOT AFFORD PLUS LABOR WHICH WILL TAKE 6-7 HOURS TO FIX. THAT IS AT LEAST ANOTHER 1000 IN LABOR. THE INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA13003 INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND EXPANDED THE SCOPE TO INCLUDE ALL E-CLASS MODELS FROM 2003-2008. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE AND MERCEDES IS TELLING ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT. HELP! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A 1.5 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 66K MILES ON IT. IT IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW!

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 THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR,,PLS. LET ME KNOW ..

Mileage: 76,000

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 GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE BACKSEAT. DUE TO THE TYPE OF FUEL TANK I HAD (SPECIAL ORDER CRASH RESISTANT TANK) I COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL SENSORS, AND THE FUEL TANK. DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT A REPAIR WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE COST WAS $3,000. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THE CAR. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 102,850 MILES ON IT. MERCEDES NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND STEP UP AND REPAIR THE 2007 E350'S THAT EXPERIENCE THIS. IT IS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR FAULTY PART.

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

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 ON CITY STREET ALMOST ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 98,000

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF *CN

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 LIVES ARE AT RISK HERE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HIGH END CAR YET WE ARE SUPPOSED TO FOOT THE BILL DUE TO MERCEDES BENZ NOT WANTING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BEHIND MERCEDES BENZ DEFECT.

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

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 HAVE LEFT THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR DAYS AT A TIME MONTH AFTER MONTH. I WENT AN OBTAINED SOME INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH AEROSOL AND THE SMELL STILL HAS NOT TOTALLY LEFT THE VEHICLE TO DATE.

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 TOTAL REPAIR COST CAME OUT TO BE MORE THAN $4,000 FROM PENSKE MERCEDES IN WEST COVINA.

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

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 AND ALSO TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS AN ONLINE SEARCH TURNS UP MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE AN EXPLOSION HAPPENS AND SOMEONE IS HARMED. *TR

Mileage: 28,900

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 VENTING FUMES. IT EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY. THEN ON 4/12/15 I FILLED THE TANK UP AND THE GAS SMELL CAME BACK. SO IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S A FULL TANK. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF E-CLASS W211 CARS. MERCEDES-BENZ HAS RECENTLY MADE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR NON-PZEV VEHICLES BUT I HAVE A PZEV VEHICLE AND THEY WON'T WARRANTY IT FOR ME! MY LITTLE GIRLS RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT THAT IS RIGHT OVER THE GAS TANK! THIS SHOULD BE FIXED PZEV VEHICLE OR NOT! *TR

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 REPAIRS. SO I LEFT THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED, BUT LATER THE DEALERSHIP CALLS AND SAYS MY CAR IS A PZEV (PARTIAL ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE) CAR, AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART THAT FAILS ON A NON-PZEV CAR THAT IS COVERED. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MBUSA ([XXX] ) AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SERVICE REP. [XXX]). THEY HAVE OFFERED ME A 15% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. I HAVE ALREADY PAID THEM $165.00 FOR THE INSPECTION. THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY MERCEDES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 TOOK IT IN TO A CERTIFIED MB SHOP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED USING A PRESSURIZED TEST. THE TANK WAS LOWERED AFTER BEING TOLD BY MB THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE TANK. THE PROBLEM IS, THE FULL ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR THE TANK IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE ETA FOR THE PART IS UNKNOWN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AUTHORIZED SHOP WAS TOLD THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, SO THEY ORDERED IT AND LOWERED THE TANK. THEN MB CALLED THEM BACK TO TELL THEM THE ETA WAS UNKNOWN. SO NOW, THE DILEMMA IS THAT WE HAVE NO PART, THE TANK IS LOWERED, THE SHOP NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR THE LABOR, MB HAS NO ETA ON THE PART AND MY PARENTS ARE WITHOUT A CAR. ISSUE NOW: 1. WHY WERE WE NEVER INFORMED BY MB OF THIS RECALL? 2. WHO PAYS FOR THE LABOR AT THE AUTHORIZED SHOP? 3. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE MB HAS NO IDEA OF AN ETA ON ONE OF IT'S OWN PARTS? HELP!!! WHAT DO I DO? *TR

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 ODOR CONTINUED TO INCREASE SO IN 8/2014 WE TOOK TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC TO FIX. HE REPLACED THE GASKET AND STILL THE GAS SMELL CONTINUED. 02/2015 TOOK CAR TO MERCEDES WHERE I WAS TOLD BASED ON MY VIN THAT THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT MERCEDES BENZ HAD OFFERED. HOWEVER, ONCE THE CAR WAS REVIEWED THEY THEN STATED THAT THIS WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR "PLASTIC TANKS" WHICH MINE WAS NOT AND THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE $2600 WHICH WAS WITH A DISCOUNT! IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT UNKNOWN TO MB, BUT STILL NO HELP. CAR SHOULD HAVE RECALLS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. *JS

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 WILL BE COSTLY. I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE GASOLINE SMELL OVER A YEAR AGO BUT IT WAS MILD AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY. *TR

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

[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 WHERE THE AVERAGE SPEED WE WERE GOING WAS BETWEEN 60-75MPH. IT WAS AFTER DRIVING AT THESE SPEEDS FOR 10 MINUTES THAT WE STARTED TO SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN. WITHOUT ANY OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF US OR ANY NOTICEABLE SPILL [ON THE ROAD] THAT WE MAY HAVE PASSED, THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER ORIGIN OF THE ODOR EXCEPT FOR THE E350. AT FIRST IT WAS A LOW ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, BUT SOON A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FILLED THE ENTIRE CABIN, TO THE POINT OF FORCING US TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. THE SMELL DID NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY BUT ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN TO ALLOW FRESH AIR TO PURGE THE CABIN DID HELP. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE REQUESTED A COMPLETE CHECK-UP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP (EURO MOTORS OF DEVON HILL, PA) HAS TOLD US THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (FUEL SYSTEM WISE). HOWEVER, AFTER REFUELING [ESPECIALLY FROM THE TANK BEING AT 50% AND THEN ME FILLING IT TO 100%] THE STRONG ODOR RETURNS INSIDE THE CABIN. IT GOES AWAY AFTER THE FUEL LEVELS HAVE DROPPED FROM A FULL TANK TO 3/4 FULL, AFTER WHICH THE ODOR DOES NOT RETURN WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT OTHER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THOUGHT I WAS PARANOID. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS ENDOGENOUS BETWEEN ALL OTHER E350S. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY DIAGNOSTIC DATA THAT WOULD HELP YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. *TR

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 PARK MY CAR OUTSIDE WHEN I SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO IT BEFORE SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE THE DEFECT. I NEVER OWN A CAR BEFORE THAT HAD THAT PROBLEM AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS MATTER.

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

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 THIS ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 OVERWHELMING AND INCREASED OVER TIME. AT THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED THE FUEL SMELL, MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MERCEDES DEALER IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAULTY GAS SEAL AND WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAL, ENTIRE GAS TANK, AND GAS LINES. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE, I HAD TO PAY OVER $3,600 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IN AN AFTERNOON AND I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE MAKE/MODEL OF THIS CAR AND MERCEDES REFUSED TO FIX THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WITHOUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR BECAME UNUSABLE. *TR

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 PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CLEANED TWICE, REPLACED FOAM INSULATION ON TOP THE TANK, THE ENTIRE REAR SEAT COMPONENT WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE PER THE SERVICE TECH DUE TO THE GASOLINE SMELL. UPDATED 5/28/2015 *JS

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

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 CAR IN THE GARAGE. THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER HAS A GAS WATER HEATER LOCATED IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS AN OPEN FLAME AND GASOLINE CONNECTION WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. *TR

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 COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE ( FUEL SENDING UNIT) ON THIS CAR (MERCEDES BENZ WAGON 4MATIC E 350. 2003-2009. ) THE GAS SENDING UNIT HAS LEAKED. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD OPEN UP THE INVESTIGATION AND CONDUCT A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN'S OF MY OWN THAT SIT IN THE BACKSEAT OF OUR VEHICLE. I WILL TAKE NO CHANCES TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WE STILL OWN A PAYMENT ON IT. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATE, I WILL TAKE IT UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL ( NATIONAL TELEVISION). I HOPE THIS ISSUE WILL RESOLVE AT THIS LEVEL IMMEDIATELY . THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 63,378

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

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 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE "NECK" OF THE FUEL TANK AND MERCEDES IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EST COSTS TO REPAIR IS AROUND $2500. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ..UPDATED 11/17/14*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHILD OCCUPANT RECEIVED A HEADACHE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FUMES. UPDATED 8/5/2015 *JS

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

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 INTERNET SHOWS THIS DEFECT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO CAR RIDES ROUGH; ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT DUE TO REGULAR ROAD WEAR AND TEAR. BOTH THESE ISSUES COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS MB. WERE MB AWARE OF THESE DEFECTS AND FAILED TO INFORM ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE E350? THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REMEDY THESE DEFECTS. *TR

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

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 THIS UP ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS SITE AND WANTED TO GIVE MY EXPERIENCE SO HOPEFULLY THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED BY MERCEDES BENZ. ITS SAD THAT IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE DYING OR A MAJOR FIRE TO HAVE MERCEDES ACTUALLY LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

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

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 ENORMOUS DANGER OF HAVING SO MUCH FUEL ACCUMULATING AROUND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A MAJOR DISASTER HAS NOT YET OCCURRED. I HAVE CALLED MERCEDES CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS IN NEW JERSEY ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. MY LAST COMMUNICATION WAS APRIL 23, 2013. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO,ASSOCIATED WITH MERCEDES BENZ IN SOME WAY, HAS TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THE PROBLEM ISN'T SERIOUS WHEN I TELL THEM MERCEDES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. AFTER MY INVESTIGATION OF THE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF MERCEDES BENZ CARS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, A RECALL OR MAJOR SERVICE BULLETIN IS IN ORDER. THIS HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THOSE WHO WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION AND LET ME KNOW YOUR FINDINGS. I HAVE DRIVEN MB SINCE 1966. THE ONE I SPEAK OF IS MY 7TH MERCEDES. I BELIEVE THEY CAN DO BETTER FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *JS

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 UNSAFE SITUATION. HAD THE CAR BEEN REAR ENDED OR HIT ON EITHER REAR QUARTER IT IS EXTREMELY POSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO CATCH/BURST ON FIRE. I'M VERY UPSET THAT MERCEDES HASN'T BEEN REQUIRED TO FIX THIS DEFECT AT THEIR COST. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH VEHICLE IN THE 2004 TO 2008 YEAR. *TR

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 INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

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

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 MANUFACTURER NOR HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

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

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 INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

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. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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 A FUEL PUMP LEAK. IN ADDITION, THE EVAP SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND EVAP SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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 FAILURE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK DELIVERY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2400 WITH REPAIRS COMPLETED BY MERCEDES BENZ OF EL PASO IN FEBRUARY 2013. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

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 OWNERS EXHIBITING EXACT DEFECT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCEDES DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS THE CAUSE AND IT WAS NOT FROM DAMAGE BUT FROM THE SENDING UNIT AND LINES. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT IT WILL COST $2100.00 TO FIX. AFTER READING THE WARRANTY AND CONTACTING MERCEDES DIRECTLY, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT IT IS A COVERED ITEM AND THEY SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIR AS A WARRANTIED ITEM. THEY RE-CHECKED WITH MERCEDES AND CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THAT THEY HAD "DID SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT REJECT" AND IT IS A COVERED REPAIR AND WILL BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT UNIT WILL BE THE SAME OEM PART THAT HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED TO SOLVE THIS FAILURE FROM DUPLICATING LATER. *TR

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 AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE GAS TANKS WITH STILL DEFECTED GAS TANKS AND CHARGING CLIENTS FOR THEM. *TR

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 LOOKING AT IT UNDER MAGNIFICATION, I CAN SEE BAD WORKMANSHIP AROUND THE SENDING UNIT NOT BEING SEALED PROPERLY, IT WAS BAD FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS PLACED IN THE CAR. THIS ITEM SHOULD NOT GO BAD ON A CAR LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD THAT HAS ONLY ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND ALWAYS GARAGED. SHAME ON MERCEDES BENZ THAT DID NOT RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR

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 BAD...THERE WAS ALSO FUEL LEAK IN MY GARAGE...THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT AND THE WHOLE GAS TANK....THAT WOULD COST $3750.00. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE E350... AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THESE. I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND PERTITION MERCEDES USA TO DO A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

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

Mileage: 450,065

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 HAD BEEN IN SHOP AND NOTHING NOTED. SO I DID NOT WORRY. GOT BACK FROM TRIP AND TOOK IT IN. BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED. ON THE LEFT A SEAL RING, CABLE HARNESS AND A BRACKET WERE REPLACED. THE RIGHT SIDE A SEAL RING WAS DONE WITH THE UNIT. I HAD OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE SO THEY REPLACED A CAMPAIGN, ENGINE WIRING, RIGHT CAMSHAFT SOLENOID, AND OILCENTRIFUGE. THEY KEPT MY CAR A WEEK AS I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT RIGHT WELL IT TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE. CAR WENT BACK IN AS OIL HAD LEAKED ON EXHAUST AND CAR SMELLED ON FIRE. THEY DEGREASED IT AND I GOT IT BACK. NOW THE WORST OF THIS. THE REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS ON FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IT. I ALMOST GOT HIT AT 60 MPH AND MY CAR SPUTTERS ONCE THAN STALLS AS I TRY TO ROLL OFF FREEWAY. I WAS SURE MY ENGINE SEIZED. IT TURNS OUT THE NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD A DEFECTIVE FLOAT. I RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF IT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM. I AM UNDER WARRANTY SO MINE IS REPLACED FOR FREE. THE PROBLEM IS THE GAS FUMES PUT YOU AT RISK FOR A FIRE. I WOULD THINK FOR ME IT WAS AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL WAS LEAKING BEHIND MY BACK SEAT. I AM SURE THAT IS NOT SAFE. THEN THE REPLACEMENT ALMOST KILLS ME. VERY UNHAPPY AS I HAD INTENDED TO KEEP THIS CAR BUT AM AFRAID TO DO SO. FYI MY TRANSMISSION BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED TOO. *TR

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

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 GARAGE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED IT WAS THE MERCEDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE LEAK WAS FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE GASOLINE TANK. WE HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $739.09. MERCEDES HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RELIEF FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

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 PROMINENT. NOW I NEVER FILL MY TANK TO FULL BECAUSE THE SMELL IS OVERWHELMING. THERE AREN'T ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT COME ON. *TR

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; JUST USED ODOMETER. WE HAVE NOTICED GAS FUMES IN GARAGE FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE GAS ENGINES OF YARD TOOLS. AFTER A FILL UP 2 DAYS AGO, WE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR NEXT TO CAR AND INVESTIGATED AND NOTICED SIGNS OF LIQUIDS ON PARTS OF UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRESENT MILEAGE IS 87,000. *TR

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 COMING FROM THE CAR OR ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I NOTICED THIS SAME SMELL AROUND 01/14/13. (ODOMETER READING ABOUT 70,000 AT THIS DATE.) AFTER SOME SEARCHING ONLINE, I DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF OWNERS REPORTING FUEL SMELLS ONLY AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING THE GASOLINE TANK. ON BOTH OF MY INCIDENT DATES, I HAD FILLED THE GASOLINE TANK COMPLETELY ON MY TRIP HOME. THIS SMELL IS NOT PRESENT AFTER USING ABOUT 3-4 GALLONS OF FUEL. IT IS ALSO NOT PRESENT IF I ONLY FILL THE TANK TO ABOUT 3/4 OR 4/5 FULL, WHICH IS WHAT I MOST OFTEN DO. WHEN REFUELING, I TYPICALLY REFILL $20 - $40 AT ONE TIME AND DO NOT COMPLETELY FILL MY TANK. I HAVE NOT YET NOTICED ANY FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE AND WITHIN THE GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 66,500

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 SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS WERE LEAKING FUEL THROUGH A FAULTY SEAL CAUSING THE FUEL TO ABSORB INTO THE SEAT CUSHION. THIS LIKELY CREATED A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE REAR SEAT. *TR

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 HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

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 REPORTED GAS TANK LEAKS AMONG OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS VENT VALVES AMONG OTHER THINGS. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY ISSUE THINKING THAT IT WAS NOTHING, BUT SINCE APRIL 2012, AFTER FILL UPS, THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. THE ODOR WOULD GO AWAY ONCE 1/4 TO 1/2 OF THE TANK OF GAS WAS USED. TODAY, JANUARY 2013, I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, DRIVER SIDE AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS WET FROM GAS LEAK. I AM SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF ISSUES AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT APPEARS THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUED CAN BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AND HELP OWNERS AS THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE COULD BE SOME SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND INJURIES IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

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 AWAY FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. *TR

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 PARTICULARLY STRONG IN THE ENCLOSED 2-CAR GARAGE. I AM AFRAID THE THESE VAPORS WILL IGNITE WHEN IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE WITH THE FURNACE IN THE SHARING THE SAME SPACE (BEING THAT IT IS WINTER TIME NOW AND THE FURNACE IS NOW KICKING ON TO HEAT MY HOUSE). *TR

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 THEY SAID IT'S MY PROBLEM TO FIX IT. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON 2010 AND 2011 MERCEDES...THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM!! LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS FILED HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE......WAKE UP NHTSA AND INCLUDE THESE MODELS. DOES A CAR NEED TO BLOW UP FIRST??? *TR

Mileage: 97,120

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 I REALIZED THE CAR ALSO SMELLED OF GAS AT HOME. WHEN THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT OR FOR LONGER PERIODS, THE INTERIOR NOTICEABLY SMELLS LIKE GAS UPON OPENING THE DOOR. HAVING OWNED A LOT OF CARS I KNEW THIS WASN'T RIGHT. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS SOME SORT OF KNOWN ISSUE. OF COURSE A LOT OF INFORMATION POPPED UP AS FAR AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF MB WAS FIXING THIS UNOFFICIALLY OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. THE SERVICE MANAGER PLEADED IGNORANCE. HE STATED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, COULDN'T IMAGINE IT WAS TRUE OR THAT THERE WOULD BE SUCH A PROBLEM. HE DIDN'T SOUND VERY CONVINCING. NOW WE HAVE A 'NEW' CAR THAT LEAKS GAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BEYOND THAT. I'M STILL TOO DISAPPOINTED AND STUNNED AT THIS SITUATION. *TR

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 PROBLEMS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AFTER REVIEWING THERE ISSUES I STARTED MY OWN INVESTIGATION AND AFTER REMOVING MY BACK SEAT; I FOUND THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM INSIDE THE CABIN OF VEHICLE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND HIGHLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER INNOCENT DRIVER'S AROUND ME THAT A SUDDEN SPARK MAY IGNITE MY VEHICLE ON FIRE AND CAUSE A MASS EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE WITH ALL THESE CURRENT ISSUES FIND MBUSA RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE GIVEN MBUSA YEARS OF LOYALTY IN OWNING THREE OF THERE VEHICLES. WE AS CONSUMERS DESERVE BETTER FROM A COMPANY WITH THEIR VALUES AND HISTORY. *TR

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 SAFETY ISSUE AND SEEMS VERY COMMON WITH MANY MERCEDES BENZ MODELS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU! *TR

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 ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE SMELL IS IRREPLACEABLE ONCE THE POOLING OF THE FUEL ABSORBS INTO THE BACK SEATS . THE GASOLINE VAPORS INSIDE THE CABIN ARE NOT ONLY UNACCEPTABLE BUT AN EXTREME HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INITIAL INCIDENT WAS 63,000. *TR

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'T WANT MY FAMILY SICK OR HURT. *TR

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 SENDING UNIT WAS LOCATED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

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

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 REPAIR THE ISSUE WHICH WILL REQUIRE REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS A HOLE IN THE TANK IN THE FIRST PLACE, I BELIEVE IT IS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL *TR *JS

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 THEN DIAGNOSED AS LEAKY TANK AND STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE ABOUT $1500. HIS PARTS MAN SAID THAT THE PART NUMBER ON THE FUEL TANKS HAD CHANGED THREE TIMES-INDICATING THAT HE THOUGHT THAT MERCEDES WAS TRYING DIFFERENT FIXES. MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT HIS SHOP HAS DIAGNOSED/FIXED SEVERAL OTHER WITH SAME PROBLEM. GAS ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT I BELIEVE THAT A TOSSED CIGARETTE WOULD IGNITE MY MERCEDES. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE TANK IS SOME FORM OF "PLASTIC" AND NOT METAL. *TR

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. THERE HAS BEEN A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE E CLASS FOR 03-06 VEHICLES, HOWEVER MY CAR IS AN 07 MODEL AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YEAR, YET FORUMS OF MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS ARE FILLED WITH SAME COMPLAINT FOR ALL E CLASS MODELS WITH CHASSIS W211. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA CASE PE12-001 THAT MAY BE RELATED TO MY COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 64,494

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

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