2007 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 C-Class, CLK, E-Class, and CLS vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The glass sunroof panel may not be properly secured and can detach.

Risk. A detached sunroof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and replace the sunroof panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 22V-954. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2024120001/2/3.

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 C-Class, CLK, E-Class, and CLS vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. The glass sunroof panel may not be properly secured and may detach.

Risk. A detached sunroof panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and replace the sunroof panel as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall expands NHTSA recall number 19V-918. MBUSA's numbers for this recall are 2023010004, 2023010005, and 2023010006.

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2007 C350, C230, C280, CLK350, E320CDI, E350 Wagon, E350, 2006 C55 AMG, CLK500, CLS500, CLS55 AMG, E500 Wagon, E500, E55 AMG, 2007 CLK550, CLS550, CLS63 AMG, E550, E63 AMG, and E63 Wagon AMG vehicles. The bonding between the glass panel and the sliding roof frame may deteriorate, possibly causing the glass panel to detach from the vehicle.

Risk. A detached glass panel can separate from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the glass panel bonding and replace the sliding roof, as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 7, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall is an expansion of recall number 19V-918. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021040012.

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 vehicles. The bonding between the glass panel and the sliding roof frame may deteriorate, possibly resulting in the glass panel detaching from the vehicle. For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V918-4126.pdf

Risk. A detached glass panel can separate from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the glass panel bonding and replace the sliding roof, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 10, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020040011.

Sunroof

My 2007 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, which has developed a fuel system defect resulting in a leak. This issue poses a significant safety risk, including the potential for fire and explosion, and is directly related to a known defect that Mercedes-Benz USA has previously acknowledged through an extended warranty campaign.Safety Risk: Fuel system leaks pose an imminent danger, including the potential for fire and explosion, to vehicle occupants and others on the road. Manufacturer Acknowledgment: The warranty extension campaign underscores Mercedes-Benz’s recognition of this defect as a manufacturing issue, Repeat Occurrence: Having experienced this defect in my previous 2005 E500 4MATIC and now my 2007 E63 AMG, it is evident this issue is systemic and not isolated.Ethical and Legal Responsibility: Safety defects do not have an expiration date. Mercedes-Benz has an obligation to address this issue regardless of warranty status.Mercedes-Benz USA recognized the severity of this defect by extending the warranty coverage to 15 years and unlimited mileage for “Covered Fuel Tank Components” in specific models, including the 2003–2009 E-Class (W211). I received a notice in 2015 outlining this warranty extension, which covered the fuel tank, fuel filter/sender, fuel pump, and all related gaskets, seals, and retention rings. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz USA formally notified the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), specifically the Office

VIA REGULAR MAIL AND ONLINE SUBMISSION RE: VIN # [XXX] – Mercedes Benz 2007 E 63 Dear NHTSA – We would like to bring to your attention the failure of the Fort Lauderdale Mercedes Benz dealership to properly honor the repair and replacement of parts and labor covered under a recall for Fuel Tank Components for MODEL 211 (E-Class) years 2003-2009. A copy of the Recall notice which provided for an extension of the Recall thru 01/31/2021 is attached. Also attached please find a recent repair invoice for the respective repairs which should have been repaired under this recall. Mercedes Benz undertook a “partial” repair of the parts covered under this recall and at the time of that repair failed to properly repair all of the parts related to this issue/recall. Instead, they only replaced one fuel tank/fuel pump while the extended warranty coverage was in place and left the issue to materialize/manifest in the remaining fuel pump/tank despite the fact that conditions indicated it would likely fail in the near term at the time of the partial repair. Of further concern is the fact that an active Recall for the exact same item exists and remains active for later model years. Clearly, they have not fixed the cause of failure for this vital car part and continue to place drivers/owners at considerable risk. NHTSA – ODI It is incredulous to me, a 25+ year dedicated Mercedes Benz customer that an experienced dealership would attempt to evade responsibility for such a significant safety rec

THE PROTECTIVE LACQUER FINISH HAS FAILED CAUSING WHEEL CORROSION AND RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT STARTING AROUND THE WHEEL HUBS. THIS CORROSION IS LIKE A METAL CANCER THAT IS STARTING TO DETERIORATE THE PROPERTIES OF THE METALS AND ALLOYS. THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE WHEELS. THIS MFG DEFECT POSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND IS A PRODUCT LIABILITY THAT DAIMLER NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION DBA MERCEDES BENZ USA'S HAS KNOWN ABOUT BUT YET HAS DONE NOTHING. THIS DEFECT HAS AFFECTED SEVERAL OTHER MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES OF THE AMG PERFORMANCE LINE. OTHER MODELS INCLUDE SLK 55 AND SLK 350 FROM 2000-2009. IN ADDITION TO RUST AND CORROSION FORMING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ON SOME WHEELS, THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE WHEELS TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY TEND TO RUST AS WELL FURTHERING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NOTE: VEHICLE IS USUALLY PARKED AND COVERED IN A CLIMATICALLY CONTROLLED GARAGE WHICH IS NOT EXPOSED TO THE USUAL ELEMENTS OF NATURE.

I FILLED UP THE GAS, TOOK A SHORT DRIVE HOME, AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. NEXT DAY, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE AS WELL AS INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED WHENEVER I FILLED UP THE GAS SINCE THEN.

SEVERAL TAIL LAMPS QUIT WORKING. I HAD A WARNING ON THE CAR DISPLAY LISTING NUMEROUS LIGHTS ON THE TRUNK INOPERATIVE. THE LICENSE PLATE LAMP, 3RD BRAKE LIGHT, AND THE AUTO OPEN AND CLOSE OF THE TRUNK WERE INOPERATIVE. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE FUNCTION INSIDE THE TRUNK WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AND WOULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK. I SEARCHED A MB WEB FORUM TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CARS FROM SEVERAL YEAR GROUPS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO 1 BROKEN WIRE IN A WIRING BUNDLE ATTACHED TO THE LEFT HINGE OF THE TRUNK. IT APPEARS THAT THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THIS WIRING BUNDLE IS CAUSING THE WIRING BUNDLE TO FLEX AND OVER TIME, WITH THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TRUNK, THE WIRES ARE BREAKING. SINCE I HAD REDUCED CAPABILITY IN BRAKE LIGHTS, I ACCOMPLISHED THE FIX MYSELF TO REPAIR THE BROKEN WIRE. THIS FIX ONLY LASTED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE NOW "FIXED" IT MYSELF 3 TIMES. I HAVE MY CAR AT THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER CURRENTLY AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND WANT TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A COVERED SERVICE BULLETIN SINCE IT IS HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS CARS NOW. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE LOCATION AND PLACEMENT OF THIS WIRING BUNDLE AND COULD LEAD UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING SOME, IF NOT ALL, BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO, IF SOMEONE GETS LOCKED IN THE TRUNK AND THE WIRE IS BROKEN, THEY HAVE NO WAY OF OPENING THE TRUNK. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. I DROVE THE VEHICLE 2000 MILES HOME AND I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. I FILLED THE GAS TANK PRIOR TO PARKING IN MY GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING I ENTERED MY GARAGE AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. I COULD SEE GAS UNDERNEATH MY CAR BY THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS SO STRONG MY EYES WERE WATERING AND I COULDN'T BREATH WELL. I OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR AND MOVED THE CAR OUTSIDE(PUSHED IT OUTSIDE TO AVOID AN EXPLOSION). THE ODOR OF GASOLINE IS VERY STRONG BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COMPARTMENT. I KEEP THE FUEL TANK AT HALF FULL OR LESS TO MINIMIZE THE GASOLINE VAPOROUS SMELL. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN CHICAGO AND DROVE IT HOME TO WASHINGTON STATE. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OVER 1/2 TANK FULL, AND FREQUENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON FOR AN EVAP SYSTEM LEAK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, AND I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE FUMES COMING INSIDE THE CAR AND CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. MERCEDES KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

WHEN I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK TO FULL, I SMELL A STRONG SCENT OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR. THE FUEL IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE UNTIL I BURN IT DOWN TO ABOUT A 3/4 TANK FULL. *TR

UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS USUAL. ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLOW AND WITHOUT POWER. UPON LOOKING AT GAUGE CLUSTER, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 5TH GEAR IT SEEMS. USING THE PADDLE SHIFTER I THEN PROCEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR TO PULL AWAY FROM STOP. CAR REMAINED IN AUTOMATIC MODE, BUT WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. CLUSTER DISPLAYS AUTOMATIC COMFORT MODE, BUT WOULD NOT LEAVE FROM WHAT IT SEEMS 2ND GEAR. STOP ENGINE AND RESTART CAR, DRIVE AROUND AND CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 7 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OFFERED BY MERCEDES BENZ. THEY HAVE NOT ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT IN PART. MANY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES WHICH REVOLVE AROUND THIS SUB PAR TRANSMISSION. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE FOR CONDUCTOR PLATE, MERCEDES YOU WILL FIND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE'S DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS ALL MERCEDES 7 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS AND AS SEEN THROUGH ONLINE SEARCH IS A WORLD WIDE ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS IN THE UK, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS IN THE USA. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR LATE JULY 2012 AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP I NOTICED A SLIGHT SMELL OF GAS FROM THE LEFT REAR OF CAR BUT, DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AS IT WAS A NEW TO ME VEHICLE, JUST THOUGHT IT WAS FRESHLY FILLED UP. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SMELLED BOTH INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. AS A NEW OWNER OF A NEWER MB I JOINED MBWORLD FORM AND SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH E55 AND E63 AND FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE W211 CARS. ALSO, IT SEEMS THE SOLUTION IS NOT AS OBVIOUS AS ONE WOULD THINK. ON NOV 14, 20012 I TOOK IT TO CAL STAR MOTORS IN GLENDALE CA (A MERCEDES DEALER) FOR REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE SEAL BETWEEN THE SENDING UNIT AND THE GAS TANK. THEY REPLACED THIS PART AND I DROVE THE CAR HOME AS I NEEDED TO BRING IN CAR WITH HALF A TANK FOR REPAIR I DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUE. NEXT TIME I FILLED UP THERE WAS NO SMELL FROM INSIDE CABIN AND ONLY SLIGHT SMELL OUTSIDE. I NOW HAVE FILLED UP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. I SHOULD SAY THAT AFTER FILL UP THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY LEAKED GAS PRESENT WHEN PARKED AS I CHECK DRIVE DAILY FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKS IN ANY FLUID. I FEEL THAT IF THERE IS A GAS LEAK ISSUE WITH THIS/THESE CARS WHICH IT APPEARS THERE IS BASED ON SO MANY ISSUES REPORTED THAT MERCEDES HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LEAVE UNRESOLVED. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILL UP FOR OVER A YEAR. WAS BROUGHT TO MERCEDES WITH NO FIX. RECENT INSPECTION RESULTED IN FINDING A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE REAR SEAT ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OTHER E-CLASS AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA, AND CURRENT FIXES IF ANY HAS BEEN FAILING AND EVEN OWNERS HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING MERCEDES SHOULD BE FIXING UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THIS SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY AND FIRE ISSUE. I HAVE TWO TODDLERS WHO SIT IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY. *TR

NOTICE A GAS SMELL AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. DID NOT REALLY TOOK IT FOR ANYTHING BUT ON THE SECOND FILL SMELL AGAIN INSIDE THE CAR. BEING SUMMER I DRIVE WINDOWS DOWN AND SMELL WAS NOT BAD UNTIL I HAD THE AC ON. ONLINE RESEARCH PROVE IT TO BE THE TANK. AND ITS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT MB WILL NOT FIX IT. MORE I CHECK INTO THE PROBLEM ITS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. 100K AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO YOUR ISSUES. I NOW FILL 3/4 AS THE FIX AND NO ISSUES AND CAN NOT SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE KNOWING THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GASOLINE, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN TO THE POINT WHERE THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE OPEN TO DRIVE. *TR

FILLED AUTO WITH FUEL FOR FIRST TIME AND DROVE HOME, PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES FROM DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SEAT AREA. LEARNED THAT THERE IS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 PERTAINING TO E55 WHICH WAS PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL TO MINE. THREAT OF FIRE UNDER WHERE MY CHILD SITS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY EARLY MODEL E63 WITH SAME FUEL ISSUES SHOULD BE COVERED. PLEASE COVER THIS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR AS WELL! *TR

FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS AND AFTER DRIVING IT HOME THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE E63 AMG CARS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS, AND IT IS A FAULTY FUEL SENDER UNIT THAT IS LITERALLY LEAKING FUEL OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E63. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL DOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING EACH TIME IT WAS FILLED BEYOND 3/4. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED 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 52,890 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,200. ...UPDATED 05/29/13 *BF UPDATED 06/14/2013 *JS

I REPORTED TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE FULL AND PARKING IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TANK ONTO THE LEFT EXHAUST WHICH OF COURSE CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL MB DEALERSHIP AND SPENT DAYS TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. FINALLY AFTER CONTACTING THE MB CENTRAL REGION OFFICE, I LEFT A VM AND WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER I HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH. AS OF TODAY 4/8/13, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL SENDING UNIT/PUMP IS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THEY REPLIED NO, BUT HAPPILY SENT ME ON MY WAY ANYHOW. THIS PROBLEM LINES UP WITH EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE MY03-09 W211'S THAT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE FUEL LEAKING TO THE GROUND AND POOLING UP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SENDING UNIT IS INDEED LEAKING AND POOLING UP IN THE DEPRESSION WHERE THE SENDING UNIT ATTACHES TO THE TANK, WHICH IS NOW LEAKING ONTO MY DRIVERS SIDE EXHAUST, THUS CREATING POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA13003. *TR

SMELL OF FUEL AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND ENGINE COOL-DOWN. MORE PROMINENT AFTER REFUELING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E63. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND THEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A LARGE GASOLINE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL DID NOT LEAK ONTO THE GROUND. IT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CAVITY/SPACE SURROUNDING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.