2004 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 complaints

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

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

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

HEAVY FUEL FUMES EMANATING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER STATES FUEL PUMP AND/OR GAS TANK REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. *TR

NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR THIS AS I REMEMBER THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL SENDER UNDER THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND MAKING THE PASSENGERS DIZZY. THE FUEL PUMP APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING GAS INTO THE CAR. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND HEALTH HAZARD WHEN INHALED. TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THESE CARS. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR LIABILITY THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A CASE FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR

PERSISTENT STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. *TR

THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR THAT ESPECIALLY OCCURRED AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AFTER DRIVING. I THEN NOTICED SOME GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER SAFETY. I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH DIANA SANCHEZ WHO IS A CASE MANAGER AT MERCEDES BENZ USA (PH # 1-800-367-6372) . I ALSO SPOKE WITH ROMEY P. AT EXTENSION 7832. I ALSO HAD A 3RD CALL WITH DEBBIE WHO WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER LAST NAME. IN ALL MY DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH MERCEDES BENZ USA, THEY WOULD NOT AGREE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS WAS SHOCKING GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY LEAKING FUEL. I HAD READ ON-LINE ABOUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE E55. I GAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION TO MERCEDES BENZ. I ALSO SPOKE WITH EDDIE MCCRACKEN AT MERCEDES BENZ OF GEORGETOWN TEXAS, AND WHILE HE WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE THEY WOULD NOT AGREE TO REPAIR THE LEAKING FUEL TANK UNLESS I PAID FOR ALL THE WORK MYSELF PERSONALLY. HE DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF DEFECTS WITH THE GAS TANK DEALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR SMELL WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE COULD NOT SMELL A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,205.

INTERIOR OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE REAR SEAT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT ACTUALLY SMELLS OF FUEL. I DROVE WITHOUT THE REAR SEAT IN PLACE TO DINNER. AFTER PLACING LEFTOVERS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT THE FOOD I HAD BROUGHT IN THE HOUSE THEN SMELLED OF GAS IN A 15 MINUTES DRIVE. I CONTACTED MB OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS,MI AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR FUEL SMELL ISSUES EVEN THOUGH I KNOW OF A 40 PAGE POST BY MBWORLD THAT ALMOST ALL E55 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

FILLED VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND LEFT SITTING IN GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AND, UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR, WAS OVERWHELMED WITH FUEL ODOR. AFTER A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH, I FOUND MULTIPLE REFERENCES TO FUEL FILTER/PUMP LEAK. I PULLED OUT THE BACK SEAT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL FILTER/PUMP ASSEMBLY IS FLOODED IN AND AROUND THE RETAINING NUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

I HAVE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK PAST 1/2 A TANK. I ALSO NOTICE WHEN I VISIT THE GAS STATION AND ADD FUEL I WILL SOMETIMES GET A STUMBLE AND LOSS OF POWER, ALMOST LIKE THE ENGINE WANTS TO SHUT OFF. IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AS I FEEL THE FUEL SMELL CAN BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. I ALSO THINK THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RELATED CONCERN OF ONCE IN AWHILE THE CAR WILL NOT START, LIKE IF IT IS OUT OF GAS. *TR

THIS CAR HAS THE FUEL TANKS REPLACED IN THE PAST UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW, WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK UP, IT LEAKS AND THE INTERIOR IS OVERCOME WITH GAS FUMES. THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE FUMES. UPON REMOVING THE BACK SEATS, THERE APPEARS TO BE STANDING FUEL AT THE FUEL SENDING UNITS FOR EACH OF THE TWO TANKS ALONG WITH CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC ON THE UNITS. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN AND BAKING SODA IN THE BACK SEAT AREA FOR A WEEK, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE FUEL SMELL IS STILL NOTICEABLE. THE ONLY RESOLUTION THAT I COULD FIND FOR THIS, OUTSIDE OF REPLACING THE TANKS AGAIN (MERCEDES HAS CLEARLY STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY) IS TO FILL THE CAR UP WITH ONLY 3/4 TANK OF GAS, BEING CAREFUL TO NEVER FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF NEW TANKS/SENDING UNITS, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO REPLACE THEM WITH WHAT MAY END UP BEING YET ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART FROM MERCEDES BENZ. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION WOULD BE FOR MERCEDES TO REPLACE THESE PARTS WITH COMPONENTS THAT IS RE-DESIGNED AND WILL NOT FAIL WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THE CURRENT OEM PARTS. *TR

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

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

MY CAR HAS HAD A RECALL ONCE FOR GAS SMELL AND PUDDLE UNDER CAR WHEN PARKED OVER NIGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO MERCEDES FOR SAME ISSUE THEY SMELLED THE OVERWHELMING GAS SMELL IN THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I SEE THAT COMPLAINT NUMBER PE12001 HAS BEEN FILED SO I'M NOT THE ONLY I E WITH THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T PUT MORE THAN ONE HALF TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR OR THE [XXX] SMELL KILLS ME. ALSO IT LEAKE GAS AND LEAVES A PUDDLE WHERE THE CAR IS PARKED. COMING FROM TANK UNDER BACK SEAT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE OPPOSITE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD NOW BECOME FRACTURED, AS WELL AS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE NEW UNIT BUT THE OLDER UNIT THAT WAS FRACTURED FOR THE SECOND TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,400.

FILLED CAR UP WITH GAS AND GAS STARTED POURING OUR OF REAR UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND ALSO UNDER SEAT IN REAR OF CAR. VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS A GAS BOMB! VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE 2 FUEL PUMPS (PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE) DUE TO SAME PROBLEM, AND NOW I AM REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL PUMP AS I TYPE THIS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH WHOM MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN POSTED TO ALL INTERNET SUPPORT FORUMS FOR MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES! PLEASE LOOK HERE - HTTP://ALTURL.COM/JCCRG. *TR

RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED IN 3/7/2008 HAS FAILED. FUEL LEAKING UNDER BACK SEAT. *TR

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

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

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

I WALKED IN MY GARAGE AND SMELT A BAD FUEL SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR. AFTER REVIEW, I DETERMINED IT WAS MY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP AND FUEL WAS ROLLING DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND TO MY FINDINGS, THIS IS A NORMAL THING THAT HAPPENS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I KNOW THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THEY SHOULD TAKE BETTER PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS NOT TO HAPPEN. NOW WE ARE STUCK HAVING TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPLACED OR FIXED, WHEN THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM, BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. *TR

NHTSA ACTION# PE12001. *TR

TODAY I START THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE APPEARS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND SCAN THE CAR. THE CODE WAS P0456 AND WE NOTICE A HARD SMELL OF FUEL. THEN I ENTERED THE CODE IN GOOGLE AND BEGAN TO SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAW THAT A FEW MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PUT A COMPLAIN ON IT. SO IM FILLING THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT THEY DO. *TR

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ E55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER FUELING. THE ODOR WILL LAST UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE GETS BELOW THE FULL LEVEL. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED YET. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A $2000 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND BOTH FUEL SENDERS. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WAIT FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE CAUSED BY A VIOLATION OF SAFETY AND EPA LAWS. *TR

FUEL PUMP LEAKS ON THE TOP OF THE ASSEMBLY. SMELL OF GAS INSIDE CABIN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE REMOVED REAR SEAT AND OPENED FUEL PUMP COVERS REVEALED GASOLINE POOLING ON TOP OF PUMPS. SEEMS TO BE DUE TO CRACKS ON THE TOP OF ASSEMBLY. MANY 2003-2006 MERCEDES E CLASS HAVE THIS ISSUE MINE HAVE BEEN CHANGED ONCE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS . *TR

LEAK FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR WITH MANY COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. MERCEDES WANTS CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIR THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT INCLUDING FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNITS. AS MY CHILDREN'S CAR SEAT IS ABOVE THIS GAS LEAK, THIS POSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL I HAVE NOTICED THAT FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD BY TRADE AND UPON SHORT INVESTIGATION I HAVE NOTICED THAT RAW FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND POOLING UP UNDER THE BACK SEATS WHERE THE ACCESS PANELS ARE LOCATED. THIS RAW FUEL CAN AND WILL DRIP ONTO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE CREATING A NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT POTENTIALLY FATAL SCENARIO. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO KEEP THE FUEL LEVEL AT HALF FULL TO PREVENT ANY SPILL OVER OUTSIDE THE CAR AND INTO THE CABIN. WHAT I HAVE READ ON ENTHUSIAST SITES I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS THAT HAVE CLAIMED THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

FUEL SENDER LEAKING. FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE ON FREEWAY FOR APPROX 120 MILES. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION TO FIND THAT THE REAR SEAT CUSHION IS WARM TO THE TOUCH - LIFTED UP REAR SEAT FOAM CUSHION, FOUND THAT THE METAL UNDERNEATH IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH BARE HANDS. REMOVED ACCESS COVER TO FUEL SENDER, FOUND FUEL LEAKAGE. *TR

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL ( 91 OCTANE GAS), THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF SAID GASOLINE. WHEN I PARK IT IN MY CLOSED GARAGE, THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT I'M AFRAID A SPARK FROM THE WATER HEATER, OR EVEN THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT OPENS THE GARAGE COULD TRIGGER AN EXPLOSION. SIMPLY OPENING THE DOOR THAT LEADS FROM THE GARAGE TO THE HOUSE, FILLS MUCH OF THE IN HOUSE AREA WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. DRIVING IS ALSO A CONCERN, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM, (OTHER THAN SOMEWHERE ON THE GAS TANK) OR IF IT COULD DRIP ON A HOT PART OR COME IN CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. ONCE THE FUEL TANK IS BELOW 2/3, THE ODOR DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY. NOTE: I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD AND, AFTER 5 TRIES BY THE DEALER, WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO MORE THAN 3/4 FULL, GAS LEAKS OUT FROM TANK INTO THE CABIN UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE CAR FILLS WITH GAS FUMES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON W211 MODELS. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL MY CAR WITH GAS THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR. I TOOK THE BACK SEAT OUT AND THERE IS A POOL OF FUEL THERE AS WELL AS UNDER THE CAR. I DON'T EVER FILL MY CAR UP MORE THAN 3/4 A TANK OTHERWISE THE FUEL LEAKS INTO THE CABIN AND GIVES ME A STRONG ODOR. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

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

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, A SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTICED IN THE GARAGE. UPON BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO MY SLOPED DRIVEWAY, GAS WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND STREET. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES OF DRIVING, THE SMELL OF GAS NO LONGER WAS PRESENT AND NO LEAK WAS NOTICED. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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