2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500 Fuel/propulsion System Problems

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had an extended warranty to avoid recalling several safety complaints. I got the car from a guy who never looked into recalls or extended warranty for these complaints. Please help me to get refunded what I payed so far with repairs on gas leaks. Also to repair the whole gas system. It is dangerously ongoing. I never got notified by Mercedes nor did the previous owner.

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

The 2005 E500 W211 gas tank cracks leaking fuel sending unit and fuel pump. The odor of gas permeates the cabin, recall campaign number 2008-020001, and it’s extension information of 15 years dated Jan. 2015 signed by Ralph S. Fisher GM customer assistance center. The dealer in Hawai’i refuse to honor the recall warranty. It’s traveling a bomb.

EMISSION SYSTEM HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER TIME THAT CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGJT TO ENGAGE. PROBLEM S RANGE FROM, GAS CAP TO FUEL TANK PARTS TO VALVES TO CARBON CANISTER ISSUES. ALL ISSUES OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. NO IMPACT.

Mileage: 800,000

FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY AND MERCEDES DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR

2005 MERCEDES E500 WAGON HAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED. THIS ODOR PERSISTS FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN. THIS HAS PERSISTED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE, MB HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO REPAIR IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MB OF PLANO FOR REPAIR. ONCE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO REMOVE THE MUFFLER SYSTEM TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A MUFFLER BRACKET WAS RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS BRACKET IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS A PART OF THE COMPLETE MUFFLER AND WOULD COST ~$600 TO REPLACE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MUFFLER WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANY OTHER REASON. THE DEALERSHIP APPEALED THE WARRANTY AND THAT WAS DENIED. I APPEALED TO THE MERCEDES EXECUTIVE REFERRAL TEAM AND THEY ALSO DENIED THE CLAIM DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. IF I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND $600 TO REPLACE A PERFECTLY GOOD MUFFLER, THEN I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT HAS A LIVE GASOLINE LEAK INSIDE THE CABIN BECAUSE MERCEDES BENZ WILL NOT REPLACE THE MUFFLER BRACKET. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH RALPH AT MERCEDES BENZ EXECUTIVE REFERRAL AS WELL AS THE MERCEDES BENZ OF PLANO SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

Mileage: 151,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS A RED BATTERY ON THE DASH BOARD, I WAS TOLD I NEED A FUEL PUMP, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE A WARRANTY FOR THIS, BUT I WAS TOLD THE PAPER I HAVE EXPLAIN WHAT A WARRANTY IS, I CALLED MERCEDES HEADQUARTERS SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD I KEEP CALLING ABOUT THE SAME THING ITS IN THE NOTES IT IS UP TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO APPROVE THE WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIRS EVEN THO I HAD A WARRANTY. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD I NEED A BATTERY, MY CAR IN THE STREETS WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP MY GRANDBABY AND I WAS IN THE HEAT FOR OVER AN HOUR WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO GOODYEAR AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER 2X AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE RED LIGHT WAS ON THEY BUT THOUGH I JUST NEED ANOTHER BATTERY

Mileage: 7

RED COLORED MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD WINDOW READOUT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS CAP. THE MESSAGE APPEARS INTER MITENALY WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE. MESSAGE CAME ON 7/717 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CONTINUES EXCEPT WHEN ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND GASKET WERE LEAKING AND THE FUMES WERE STRONG THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TOP SEAL AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY AT A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE DEALER WILL NO LONGER COVER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR COST WERE COVERED BY THE CONTACT INITIALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

UPON FUELING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY PUNGENT GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL FROM BOTH THE EXTERIOR & INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE SMELL BEGINS TO DISSIPATE WHEN FUEL IN THE TANK REACHES 3/4-1/2 TANK. THE SMELL OF FUMES IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE NAUSEA, HEADACHES, ITCHING SKIN, WATERING EYES & EVEN VOMITING IN DRIVERS & PASSENGERS. EVEN WITH WINDOWS DOWN & SUNROOF OPEN, THE SMELL IS INTOLERABLE. THE CAR WILL "SPUTTER" WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 105,800 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE WAS FIRST NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 103,000. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED WITH A MB DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION ON 2/6/2016. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS WE'VE PRESENTED FROM THE FUMES & FEAR OF A FIRE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A FAULTY FUEL TANK/SYSTEM. MY 5 & 6 YEAR OLD SONS SIT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE & CAN'T TOLERATE THE FUMES. WE'VE HAD TO RESORT TO CARRYING MY SONS ASTHMA INHALER WITH US WHEN RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VAPORS HAVE DIRECTLY AFFECTED HIS ASTHMA & WE FEEL THE FUMES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ASTHMA ATTACK THAT HAS OCCURRED WHEN HE'S RIDDEN AS A PASSENGER. ISSUE NEEDS TO BE SOLVED IMMEDIATELY AT THE EXPENSE OF MB, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM & NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED.

Mileage: 105,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE OUTER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

I AM REFERENCING ACTION # PE12001. AFTER EACH OF MY LAST TWO FEELINGS, THE CAR IS EMITTING A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT I CAN SMELL IT IN MY HOME. I AM EXTREMELY FEARFUL THAT THERE WILL BE A FIRE. I DO NOT DESIRE TO PARK MY CAR OUTSIDE, BUT I BELIEVE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO KEEP IN GARAGE. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR FEARING THAT EVEN DRIVING IT AROUND TOWN COULD POSE A DANGER TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS.

Mileage: 103,952

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

POSSIBLE GAS LEAK... STRONG GAS SMELL ON EACH FUEL UP. STAYS AROUND UNTIL TANK DROPS TO ABOUT HALF FULL. NO OTHER SIGNALS AND MERCEDES BENZ HAD ME REPLACE THE GAS CAP. NOTHING CHANGED. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY E500 HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GAS SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY AND THERE ARE NO FAULTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE SMELL IS ALSO SLIGHTLY PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,520

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

BAD FUEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR AND IT WAS SMELLING SO I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY TOOK APART THE BACK SEAT, THEY SHOWED ME THE WORK THEY DID AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM WHICH WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK FROM THE TOP BOLT THAT IS MOLDED TO THE PLASTIC TANK. HE THEN SHOWED ME A STACK OF TANKS ABOUT 5 OR 6 FUEL TANKS HIGH, THAT HE SAID WERE THE TANKS THAT THEY CHANGED OUT LAST WEEK, SAYING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ROUGH ESTIMATE WAS $2000.00. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I FULL MY GAS TANK, I GET A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE. INSIDE THE VEHICLE THE GASOLINE SMELL IS THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND SMELLS STRONGEST IN THE DRIVERSIDE REAR SEAT LOCATION. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE THE STRONGEST SMELL OF GASOLINE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVERSIDE REAR DOOR/WHEEL WELL. THE SMELL SEEMS TO LAST UNTIL THE GAS LEVEL GOES BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK OF GASOLINE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FULL THE GASOLINE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

HEAVY SMELL OF GAS FUMES AFTER REFILLING MY E500. THE SMELL IS WORST AROUND THE DRIVERS BACK SEAT. THE SMELL OF GAS IS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. HORRIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR - EVEN WITH WINDOWS AND ROOF OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. FAINT AT FIRST BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS REFILLED TO FULL TANK IT WAS VERY STRONG. WHILE IN THE VEHICLE WE WERE BREATHING GAS FUMES. THE GAS GAUGE READ HALF TANK AND WE BROKE DOWN BECAUSE WE WERE ACTUALLY ON E. THE FUEL SENSOR OR FLOAT WAS BAD TOO AND NOW THE GAUGE HAS GONE BAD. THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS BEING AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER MY BRAKE HYDRAULICS WENT OUT (WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY) I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR, ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS OF AIRING OUT I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF LITTLETON FOR REPAIR. I WAS CHARGED $1500 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH STILL LEFT MY CAR SMELLING LIKE GAS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME ERROR CODE(SMALL EVAP. LEAK) I LIFTED THE BACK SEAT TO FIND THE BOTTOM SOAKED IN GUNNKY GAS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES RUNNING THROUGH THE LEAK AREA. I'M AFRAID MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE OR BLOW UP. I'M SICK OF THESE DANGEROUS MALFUNCTIONS THAT I FEEL MERCEDES KNOWS ABOUT BUT WON'T REPAIR FOR FREE. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AND HE SAID "NOTHING". NOW I'M $1500 IN THE DRAIN AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED, AND I WAS REASSURED THE PROBLEM WOULD SHOW UP AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN, SOAKED REAR UNDER-SEAT PAD, REAR SEAT SOAKED WITH FUMES. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUXILIARY PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,648.

Mileage: 146,648

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING AFTER THE TANK WAS FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN I FILL UP, I THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FROM OUTSIDE MY CAR, IN THE BACK SEAT AND I CAN SMELL IT WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED IN MY 2 CAR GARAGE. *JS

Mileage: 165,000

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE BACK, OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE ORDER IS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL, BUT IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND THEN DISSIPATES AFTER THE GAS TANK IS AROUND 3/4 TO 1/2 FULL. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY, BECAUSE IT IS AFFECTING MY GAS MILAGE, BUT BECAUSE IT IS RISKING NOT ONLY MY LIFE BUT THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS. I AM SURE THAT THE INHALATION OF GASOLINE VAPORS IS NOT GOOD FOR ANYONES HEALTH AND NOT TO MENTION THE DANGERS OF THE VAPORS IN THE PRESENCE OF ANY KIND OF FLAME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. THIS HAS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OF MBUSA. MY RESEARCH HAS ALSO SHOWED ME THAT MBUSA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUES FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT IS INSISTING ON ITS COSTUMER PAY THE REPAIRS THAT RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $300 TO $1500. I WOULD COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, THE CUSTOMERS ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS, IF MBUSA PROVIDED A PRODUCT THAT WAS NOT ALREADY FLAWED IN ITS INCEPTION. *JS

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE A TERRIBLE ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM INSIDE MY MERCEDES E500 4MATIC WAGON ESPECIALLY AFTER I FILL THE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,954 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 67,956.

Mileage: 67,954

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FUELING, HE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE REAR SEATS AND REAR WHEEL WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG SOMETIMES THAT IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I KNOW THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR MY HEALTH AND I'VE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK AND LASTS ABOUT A WEEK AT A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES (30 MINS), I SMELLED GAS. EVER SINCE THAT DAY THE SMELL OF GAS HAS BEEN COMING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE. IT STARTED OFF FAINT BUT NOW HAS BECOME STRONGER. *TR

Mileage: 48,050

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. *TR

Mileage: 61,021

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION #PE12001 LAST YEAR I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS WHEN MY MB E500 GAS TANK IS 100% FULL. THE SMELL FINALLY GOES AWAY AFTER USING ABOUT 1/4 OF THE TANK. THE GASOLINE SMELL IS SO BAD, I NEED TO LEAVE MY GARAGE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN TO HELP REMOVE THE SMELL. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE GROUND, BUT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS VERY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I'VE RESOLVED MYSELF TO ONLY FILLING UP MY TANK TO 75% FULL EACH TIME I RE-FUEL. I CANNOT FIND THE LEAK OR DETERMINE THE GERNAL AREA AROUND THE TANK WHICH IS LEAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GENERATION OF GAS VAPORS IN A CONFIRMED SPACE (INSIDE THE CAR OR GARAGE). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE FUEL TANK, PUMP AND SENDER STARTED LEAKING. FUEL HAD POOLED ON TOP OF SENDER UNIT. THIS MADE MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT SO ILL WE HAD TO TAKE HER TO URGENT CARE. I CALLED A DEALER. BOUGHT "IMPROVED SEALS FOR THE SENDER AND PUMP. THE PROBLEM IS NOT GONE. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME IT COULD BE $1500-$2500 TO REPLACE THE TANK AND SENDER/PUMP. IT IS UNREAL THAT A POTENTIALLY LETHAL FUEL LEAK IS WIDELY KNOWN ABOUT ALL THE 2003-2008 E CLASS MERCEDES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BURN TO DEATH IN A FIERY CRASH BEFORE MERCEDES OR THE NHTSA GETS SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE PARKED. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT AND HAVE TO GO BUY ANOTHER CAR THAT IS NOT A ROLLING FUEL EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM BEGGING THE NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND E CLASS OWNERS TO HAVE MERCEDES RECALL THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH SEEPED TO BOTH REAR SEATS. A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHETHER IN OPERATION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2011. UPON PURCHASE I NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL AFTER I WOULD TOP THE TANK OFF. I HAD A DEALER REPAIR IT (~$800) AND THEN NOTICED IT AGAIN THIS PAST WINTER (DEC 2012). IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, LEAKING (FUMES ONLY) JUST ON TOP OF THE TANK UNDER THE BACK SEAT. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLES I HAVE READ ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASSES. THIS IS A PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH FUEL AND DRIVING 5 MINUTES HOME, THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND AREAS AROUND THE REAR OF THE CAR HAVE A PERVASIVE ODOR OF FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 155,538

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK WHICH WAS UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WHICH I DID AT A COST OF $479.63. *TR

Mileage: 47,719

IN JUNE 2012 I WAS EXPERIENCING A STRONG GAS ODOR UPON FILLING MY TANK. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I VISITED 3 SHOPS TRYING TO FIND THE ISSUE WITH THE ODOR. THE FIRST TWO CLAIMED THERE WAS NO LEAK IN MY TANK AND THEY WERE NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LAST SHOP SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK BUT COULD SMELL THE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT IT COST ME, JUST LESS THAN $ 2000., TO FIX ISSUES RELATED TO THE SMELL. # REPLACED CANNISTER VENT CONTROL SOLENOID. # AUX SENDING UNIT # WIRING HARNESS FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR # WIRING HARNESS FOR VENT CONTROL SOLENOID. I WOULD NOT HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SMELL OF FUEL CAUSED MAJOR CONCERN, ESPECIALLY DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND. THIS DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM THE NHTSA TODAY AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT A LEAK IN THE TANKS, AS STATED ABOVE, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE. WOULD I HAVE RECOURSE AFTER THE FACT FROM MERCEDES FROM THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT ? 2005 MERCEDES E500 *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY THAT OUR 2005 MERCEDES E 500 SEDAN NEEDS THE FUEL/GAS TANK REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NEARLY A $2000 JOB AND I BELIEVE MERCEDES NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR OWNERS EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER ON FILE FOR THIS ISSUE IS: PE12001 FROM BROWSING THE WEB, I SEE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER MERCEDES OWNERS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

AFTER REFUELING A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS IS PRESENT INSIDE THE CAR FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE AND WHETHER THE CAR IS IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE. BASED ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS MOST INDICATE A FAULTY FUEL TANK OR CONNECTIONS TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE SO BADLY I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE SMELL HAS NOT DISSIPATED AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING MERCEDES FOR THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO INHALE GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING AND THAT A FUEL LEAK IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

GAS FUMES LEAKING ABOVE GAS TANK GASKET, AND GOING INTO CAR FROM UNDER REAR VIEW SEATS, THIS IS A EMISSIONS MATTER AND SAFETY MATTER, ITS NOT HEALTHY FOR PEOPLE TO BREATH GAS FUMES EVERY TIME THEY PUMP GAS. ALSO TO THE MATTER, I AM A CERTIFIED SMOG TECHNICIAN AND THIS IS A FAIL SMOG INSPECTION DUE TO LEAKING GAS FUMES. MY CAR IS A ULEV VEHICLE SO THE WARRANTY IS UP TO 150000 MILES, BUT I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE FIX. LOTS OF OWNERS ARE JUST IGNORING IT DUE TO COST OR REPAIR!! THIS HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,445

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. SMELL IS VERY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. SOMETIMES FUEL ALSO LEAKS ONTO GROUND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. TOOK TO MERCEDES DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPORT THAT SEALS AROUND 2 FUEL TANK COVERS HAVE FAILED. THE REPAIR INVOLVES REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. I HAVE NOT MADE THE REPAIR DUE TO HIGH COST. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN MANY MERCEDES E CLASS VEHICLES IN SAME AGE RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, THERE WOULD BE VERY NOTICEABLE GAS VAPORS ESPECIALLY IN ENCLOSED SPACES LIKE THE GARAGE. AT HALF A TANK, THE GAS SMELL GOES AWAY. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE MERCEDES DEALER. THE ADVISOR ASKED ME TO SIT DOWN BEFORE HE DELIVERED THE BAD NEWS. THE GAS TANK HAS WARPED! THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT LUXURY CAR WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES. HOW CAN ITS GAS TANK WARP I ASKED HIM AND HE SAID IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO 8 OTHER CARS IN THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. MERCEDES WILL NOT HELP ANY AND IT WILL COST $2,550 TO CHANGE THE TANK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE CAN BRING IT DOWN TO $2,300 AFTER DISCOUNTS. I HOPE MERCEDES BENZ STEPS UP TO THE PLATE TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK AND DROVE AWAY, I WAS OVERWHELMED BY A STRONG FUEL FUMES. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE, I FOUND THAT SOME FUEL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNITS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT THE PAD HAD FUEL THROUGH TO THE FOAM UNDER THE SEAT. I ALLOWED IT TO AIR OUT, AND CALLED MBZ AS I NOTICED THAT DOT HAD FILED A REPORT IN 04/2012 IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM IN ALL W211 E CLASS MERCEDES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECALL FOR THE E55 2008-020001. I CALLED MBZ AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT NO MATTER HOW DOCUMENTED BY OTHER OWNERS. WE HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD THAT SITS IN A CAR SEAT, THIS IS CLEARLY UNACCEPTABLE IF A KNOWN ISSUE ON BEHALF OF MERCEDES. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

AFTER FILLING UP TANK WITH 93 OCTANE GASOLINE FUEL SMELL PERSIST UNTIL TANK AT 3/4 OF CAPACITY. PROBLEM HAS REPEATED ALL TIMES WHEN TANK FILLED UP. *TR

Mileage: 60,211

GAS IS LEAKING UNDER THE BACK SEAT AND GARAGE IS FILLED WITH GAS SMELL. WHEN DEALER OPENED THE SEAT, POOL OF GAS WAS FOUND. DEALER REPLACED SENDER UNITS AND THE ISSUE NEVER RESOLVED. NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING TANK IS LEAKING AND MERCEDES REFUSE TO PAY OR ASSIST FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS DEFECT FUEL ASSEMBLY AND VERY HIGH SAFETY ISSUE. WE SITTING ON TOP OF THE LEAKING GASOLINE AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 87,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE GARAGE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TO AVOID REFUELING THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 147,000

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL/GASOLINE VAPOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR USUALLY OCCURS FOR UP TO 48 HOURS AFTER REFUELING OF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER SITTING IN ENCLOSED SPACE (GARAGE) OVERNIGHT. HAVE FOUND LEAKAGE RESULTS RAW FUEL POOLING AND/OR SPRAYING ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. RESEARCH POINTS ME MARCH, 2008 EMISSIONS RECALL CONDUCTED BY MERCEDES BENZ (EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN # 2008-020001) WHICH INVOLVED POTENTIAL CRACKING OF THE FUEL FILTER MODULE IN VEHICLES EXPOSED TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I STARTED SMELLING A STONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES, THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY. TODAY, MAY 16, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DENVER MECEDES DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, NEXT TO THE TOP LEFT FUEL PUMP. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO YOUR INVESTIGATION ON PE 12-001. THE DEALER ASKED FOR $2000 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I AM WAITING FOR THE REPAIR PENDING THIS INVESTIGATION AND MERCEDES RESPONSE.

Mileage: 70,000