2005 Mercedes Benz E320 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION AND FUEL GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ONLY DRIVING ONE BLOCK THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY ONE MILE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAD TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE FAULTY GAS TANK. GAS POOLED UNDER BACK PASSENGER SEATS THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I GOOGLED "MERCEDES GAS TANK LEAK" I SAW MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAVE THE DEFECTIVE , DANGEROUS , PLASTIC TANKS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

AT SOME POINT AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MY CAR. IT WAS SO STRONG THAT IT PERMEATED THE ROOMS OF MY HOME CLOSEST TO THE GARAGE WHERE I PARK MY CAR. I LATER REALIZED THE STRONG SMELL OCCURRED AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK, AND DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE TANK REACHED ABOUT HALF FULL. SINCE THE FUMES ARE GREATEST WHEN MY TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL, I LIVE WITH FILLING IT HALF WAY OR LESS. WHEN I HAPPEN TO FORGET AND FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY, I HAVE TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE MY GARAGE, AND DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. THE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR ARE UNBEARABLE, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY SON. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I ASKED A MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. I NEVER HEARD BACK. I CALLED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. I TOLD THEM THE ISSUE, AND ASKED WHAT THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS COULD BE, AND WHAT THE APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST WILL BE. I WAS TOLD THEY'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THE FUEL SMELL: A LEAK IN SOME PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM (CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT); AND, THE GAS TANK ITSELF. DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE, THE REPAIR COULD RUN ANYWHERE FROM $600+ TO $2500. NOTE: DATE OF INCIDENT AND VEHICLE MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATIONS. I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS AWHILE. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG. *TR

FILLED THE CAR UP AND A STRONG GAS SMELL FILLED THE GARAGE AND MY HOME. WE MOVED THE CAR TO SIT OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, BUT THE FUMES/SMELL LINGERED FOR HOURS. THIS MADE US DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE CABIN OF CAR AFTER A FILL UP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY WAS UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,454.

VERY VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF CAR AFTER A FILL UP. *TR

WHEN FILLED UP THE GAS TANK WITH GAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS WILL BE SMELLED EVERY TIME WHEN PARKED. ALSO, IN OUR HOUSE GARAGE. *TR

BEGAN NOTICING GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE. TRACED SMELL TO THE CAR. THE SMELL HAS NOW INTENSIFIED THAT I CAN SMELL FUEL AS SOON AS I EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL IS NOW PREVALENT REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK! IT SMELLS REALLY STRONG IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. I CAN NO LONGER PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE FOR FEAR OF FIRE. THE SMELL IS NOW BECOMING NOTICEABLE IN THE CABIN AS WELL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS NHTSA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MERCEDES BENZ WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN FLAW. I SUPPOSE I OR SOME OTHER OWNER WILL HAVE TO GO UP IN FLAMES BEFORE ANYONE DECIDES TO DO THE RIGHT THING. HOW SAD. *TR

START DATE IS APPROXIMATE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AROUND 4 YEARS. CAR HAS SMELLED STRONGLY OF GASOLINE WHEN FILLED OVER 3/4 A TANK. ALSO, WHEN FILLED OVER 3/4 A TANK GAS CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING DOWN BESIDE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TRYING TO GET ISSUE FIXED UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON DUE TO A "FUEL SYSTEM LEAK." WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS HAS COST ME IN WASTED GAS, AND I'M CONSTANTLY AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE NEXT TO MY CAR AND BLOW THEMSELVES UP. *TR

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO RESTART, BUT IT DID NOT. HOWEVER, IT WOULD START AGAIN, AFTER 5 MINUTES. THESE EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES; IT BECAME DANGEROUS. ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR, WHICH IS EXTREMELY STRONG AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED ON ALL EFFECTED MODELS. *TR

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY AFTER REFUELING. LEAK VISIBLE UNDER REAR SEATS AND LEAKAGE OUTSIDE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, IN WHICH THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SHIFT SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION THE CONTACT ONLY PUT A HALF TANK OF GASOLINE TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL WOULD NOT OVERFLOW OR THE STRONG ODOR WOULD NOT EMIT FROM THE GASOLINE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK CAP WAS LEAKING AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA13003 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I BROUGHT MY 2005 MERCEDES E320 [PURCHASED OCT. 2014] IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE JAN. 30, 2014. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE PERSON A NOISE [LIKE SOMETHING BROKE] I HEARD WHILE OUT OF TOWN VISITING. HE CHANGED MY OIL AND ALSO FOUND/REPLACE A BROKEN REAR SUSPENSION SPRING. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. REPAIR COST: $551.17. MY SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED FEB. 19TH. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE [NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF FLUID] AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION SERVO SOLENOID SEALS REQUIRED REPLACING. REPAIR COST: $157.84. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS REPORTED APR. 21, 2014. I NOTED AN INCREASINGLY BAD ODOR INSIDE THE CAR SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE, BUT WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AS I WAS STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY IT. I FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS GAS I WAS SMELLING [INTERMITTANTLY] INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE LEAKING FUEL FROM THE LEFT FUEL PUMP SEAL (LFPS) UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEAT. REPAIR COST: $161.31. THE FUEL ODOR GOT WORSE AFTER THE REPLACING THE LFPS. MOST NOTICEABLY AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS. I'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS' SIDE REAR QUARTER THAT PUDDLED BY THE TIRE. MY FEELING AT THIS TIME, REPAIRS MAY BE ONGING FOR MY E320, THAT I REALLY LIKE. *JS

WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND CAR STOPPED AND IDLING CAR ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 20 MINUTES. *TR

WE START NOTICE GAS FUMES SMELL WHEN WE FILLED OUR MERCEDES-BENZ UP WITH GAS & AS WE DROVE OUR VEHICLE THE GAS SMELL WOULD STOP, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PLUS. AS THE MONTHS WENT ON THE INCIDENT WOULD GET WORST AT EACH FILL-UP. SOMETIME AROUND FEBRUARY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP & THEY FOUND GAS LEAKAGE AROUND THE FUEL PUMP UNDER THE BACK SEAT. AS OF TODAY THE ISSUE IS STILL GOING ON WITH THE GAS SMELL. *TR

A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WITH A NEARLY FULL TANK OF GAS. I REMOVED THE ACCESS PANEL BENEATH THE REAR SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DISCOVERED FUEL COLLECTING IN THE WELL AROUND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS/30,000 MILES THAT I HAVE HAD THIS FUEL LEAK. THE FIRST LEAK WAS REPAIRED 3 YEARS AGO BY REPLACING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WITH A MERCEDES OEM UNIT. CLEARLY, MERCEDES HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PART/MATERIALS RELIABILITY ISSUE THAT SO MANY OWNERS OF THE W211 E-CLASS ARE EXPERIENCING. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE AND A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL IS WARRANTED. THIS VERY WELL MAY BE THE LAST MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLE THAT I EVER PURCHASE. PHOTOS OF THE LEAKING FUEL SENDER CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER A FILLUP, ONE MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, AND THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS AND THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE TOP OF THE TANK.. THEY DID A REPAIR JOB OF OVER $1000 IN DECEMBER 2013. THEN 3 MONTHS LATER, AFTER A FILL UP I AGAIN NOTICED THE STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, AND THIS TIME THE SERVICE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS AN ACTUAL FUEL TANK LEAK. FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY E SERIES CARS AND YET MERCEDES BENZ HASN'T ADDRESSED IT WITH A RECALL (YET PART WHOLESALERS HAVE MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TANKS IN STOCK). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY INDICATE THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR AND FLOATER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT DECLINED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DAILY OCCURRENCE OF MASSIVE RFID LEAK WHICH CAUSED PAIN TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT FROM THE PAIN WAS TO COVER THE BODY WITH ALUMINUM SHIELDING OR METAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

ONE DAY I FILL MY TANK WITH GAS & WHEN I GET IN MY CAR I SMELL GASOLINE. I'M THINKING I STEPPED IN SOME GAS AT THE GAS STATION. I COME HOME & PARK. AS I EXIT MY CAR & COME AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE I'M SMELLING GAS. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE GAS SMELL CONTINUES TO SUFFOCATE ME. I GOT ON THE INTERNET & GOOGLED " I SMELL GAS IN MY 2005 E320". I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NO-COST SOLUTION WAS NOT TO FILL YOUR TANK, ONLY HALFWAY BUT THEN YOUR CONSTANTLY STOPPING FOR GAS SMH. WHY DON'T THE DEALERS WANT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?? IS THIS THE REPUTATION THAT MERCEDES WANTS TO CREATE?? *TR

I FILED WITH YOUR AGENCY LAST YEAR AND NEVER HEARD BACK I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 E CLASS . AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO MERCEDES , THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN SEATTLE LAST YEAR.I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND MERCEDES PAID FOR THE NEW TANK. MY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR WAS CLOSE TO $2000.00 IT HAS BEEN APPRX 15 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOTICE AGAIN SOME FUEL SMELL INSIDE MY VEHICLE. OF COURSE I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PAPERWORK FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK, BUT IS ON RECORD AT THE DEALERSHIP. I FELL LIKE I AM DRIVING ON TOP OF A FUEL BOMB AND WILL I BE THE 1ST VICTIM OF A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I FEEL STUCK WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP PRETENDS TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FUEL LEAK AND FUMES PENETRATING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THIS ISSUE? DO NOT LET MERCEDES GET AWAY WITH THAT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 02/24/2014 THE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE WAS PULLED THAT INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD A LEAK SOME WHERE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE UPPER FUEL TANK UNDER THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPORT SAID: TO REPLACE CRACKED FUEL TANK EVAPORATION SYSTEM HAS A LEAK. THE REPAIR WOULD BE $2100.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, EVERY TIME WE FUELED UP OUR VEHICLE WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE OUR GARAGE AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE CABIN. WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALL CONCERNING THE GAS LEAK DEFECT IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALL IN EFFECT. WE ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY (MAY CAUSE FIRE IN THE CABIN, ETC.) SO WE ARE REQUEST A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE OUR CAR HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE AND WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES WITH MUCH HIGHER MILEAGE BUT WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE WITH THE SIMILAR PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE TIME! *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR/GARAGE AFTER FILLING IT UP. I HAD BEEN PUTTING IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL, BUT TODAY MY WHOLE HOUSE SMELLED LIKE GAS AFTER I FILLED THE TANK LAST NIGHT AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. WE HAD TO CLEAR THE HOUSE THINKING WE HAD SOME GAS LEAK BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE CAR. I HAVE READ THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED LAST YEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AS I ASSUME IT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I'M AFRAID TO GO TO THE DEALER CAUSE I KNOW THEY WILL PROBABLY SAY TO REPLACE THE TANK OR SENSOR OR BOTH, ALL WHICH COULD LEAD INTO A SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR. BUT BECAUSE I AM SEEING THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND AN INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE MY GAS TANK TWICE DUE TO SMELL OF GAS PERMEATING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. IT IS FINE NOW BUT HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TWICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK. THE SMELL PERSISTS UNTIL ABOUT ONE-EIGHTH TO ONE-QUARTER OF THE TANK HAS BEEN USED THEN DISSIPATES. I HAVE READ WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CLASS AND YEAR OF MERCEDES. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. IS THERE A RECALL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? IF SO, IS THERE A REFERENCE NUMBER? IF NOT, IS THERE A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY YOUR AGENCY OR BY MERCEDES TO ITS DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MERCEDES SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO FIX THIS. THE GAS FUMES ARE NEARLY INCAPACITATING AND CERTAINLY IMPAIR SAFE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND AS RESULT, THE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR SEATS AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE SEATS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY RESULTING IN DRIVERS FRONT SHOCK/STRUT DAMAGE. REMOVED AFFECTED PARTS IN PLACE. BROKEN SPRING HAD A POINT DEFECT AND STRESS LINES VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. OWNER HAS CUSTODY OF FAILED PARTS. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS ~70F. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. ANY RECALLS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, AN EXTREMELY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DETECT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK GASKETS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT IT WAS SEEPING INTO THE HOUSE FROM THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHT AND CAR TRIES TO STALL. AFTER GETTING IT HOME AND IN THE GARAGE, NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL. TOOK TO SHOP AND GUY SAID GAS LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK. READ ABOUT LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH E320'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK VALVE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000....UPDATED 11-18-13 *BF

OUR CAR WAS PURCHASED OFF LEASE AROUND NOVEMBER 2008. IT HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE FILLED THE GAS TANK UP THE GAS FUMES WERE STRONG IN THE GARAGE SINCE THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE CAR. IN MARCH 2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON A TRIP SHORTLY AFTER THAT GAS TANK WAS FILLED. I READ THE MANUAL AND STOPPED BY AN AUTO ZONE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE GAS CAP BEING LOOSE AND THE FUEL TANK LOOSING PRESSURE AND THEY CLEARED THE WARNING. THE LIGHT HAS COME ON A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN AND I HAVE HAD IT CLEARED TWICE AT AUTO ZONE SINCE I DID NOT THINK THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM AND I WAS IN BETWEEN SERVICES. WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD IT THE MERCEDES SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013, I WENT TO A MERCEDES BENZ SPECIALISTS, LOCAL MECHANIC THAT ONLY WORKS ON MERCEDES AND USES MERCEDES PARTS, FOR AN ANNUAL OIL CHANGE AND CHECKUP AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM THAT THE MERCEDES SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TESTED THE FUEL TANK USING A SYSTEM TO DETECT LEAKS AND NOTED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND IT WOULD COST $2,082. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I JUST FILLED THE TANK TO HALF OR THREE FOURTHS SO IT WOULD NOT EMIT FUMES, HOWEVER, I FILLED IT UP FOR A TRIP LAST WEEK AND YOU COULD SMELL THE FUME

I PURCHASED A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320 WHICH HAS BEEN GARAGED AND VERY LIGHTLY DRIVEN. (ONLY ON WEEKENDS OR DAYS OFF) AFTER SIX MONTHS AND REFUELING A FEW TIMES I STARTED TO NOTICE AN ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ODOR HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND STRONGER OVER TIME. THE ODOR IS ALSO NOTICEABLE IN THE GARAGE AS WELL AS AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN INDICATION THAT MORE GAS IS PRESENT AND POSSIBLY LEAKING SOMEWHERE NEAR THE GAS TANK. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING IT AS THE CONCERN OVER FIRE IS PRESENT AS MY KIDS RIDE IN THE REAR SEAT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING INTO/INVESTIGATING THIS TO SEE IF IT IS INDEED A MERCEDES PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE RECALL PROSPECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH CONFIRMED A LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK BEHIND THE REAR SEATS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A GASOLINE ODOR WAS INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. ....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF GAS WAS LEAKING UPWARDS FROM THE SENDING UNIT, UNDER THE REAR SEAT. UPDATED 10/23/13

STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN AND IN MY GARAGE AFTER I'D FUEL UP. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY WITH SIMILAR EXPERIANCE. SENDING UNIT. *JS

WHEN THE STRONG VAPOR OF GASOLINE FIRST OCCURRED, I PROMPTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER EXAMINATION, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW GASKET ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS CORRECTED THE STRONG FUEL VAPOR AFTER FILL-UP UNTIL NOW. IN JUNE 2013, WITH APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES, THE STRONG VAPOR REAPPEARED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY MERCEDES BENZ CORAL GABLES, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW FUEL TANK, AS THERE IS A SMALL CRACK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE TANK WAS NOT DROPPED, BUT RATHER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AN OCCURRENCE THEY HAVE SEEN IN THE AMG CLASS AND APPEARING AS WELL WITH THE E CLASS. I ELECTED NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS I WAS INFORMED THAT AS LONG AS "YOU DON'T FILL UP ALL THE WAY" IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. I SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED TWO ADDITIONAL MB DEALERS AND THE SERVICE WRITER AT EACH BUSINESS SAID THE SAME THING. I WANT TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA SO THAT MY VEHICLE IS LOGGED WITH THE MANY OTHERS AND ADDRESSED BY MERCEDES, AS IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK OR A DEFECTIVE PART. A RECALL IS THE ONLY SOLUTION, AND IF MERCEDES BENZ'S REPUTATION IS BASED ON "SAFETY", THEN THIS IS THE ONLY VIABLE RESOLUTION.

WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED 100% THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR, WHICH CAN BE SMELLED IN THE OUTDOORS BUT IS EXTREMELY STRONG WHEN PARKED IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE. THIS ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT IT ENTERS THE HOUSE, AND WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR WIDE OPEN FOR FEAR OF A SPARK CAUSING A FIRE. IF ONE LOOKS UNDER THE CAR THERE IS NO DRIPPING. THE ODOR DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE FUEL TANK IS NO LONGER COMPLETELY FULL. THE FUEL LEAK STOPS AFTER WE ARE DOWN A COUPLE GALLONS FROM COMPLETELY FULL FUEL TANK. I HAVE PULLED THE BACK SEAT AND SEEN THAT THE THERE IS GASOLINE POOLING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP (FUEL DELIVERY MODULE). I AM CONCERNED THAT A REAR END COLLISION WOULD CAUSE THE LEAKING FUEL TO COMBUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE PRESS PEDAL WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SWITCH LAMP LIGHT AND THE HYDRAULICS SPC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

IN 2009 WE STARTED TO NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND STRONGLY FROM THE LEFT READ WHEEL WELL FOLLOWING FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS. AT TIMES THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WOULD BE SO STRONG THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND LEFT OPEN TO VENT THE INTERIOR. IN ALL, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING SEALS OR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT 9 TIMES. ALL INSTANCES, SAVE ONE, WERE REPORTED BY THE DEALER TO BE THE SEALS AS THE CULPRIT. I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE DOCUMENTATION ON THESE SERVICE EVENTS. RECENTLY, AS A RESULT OF A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, MY MECHANIC FOUND AGAIN THAT THE SEAL WAS LEAKING. ON THIS OCCASION HE REPORTED FUEL POOLED ON THE TOP OF THE TANK AND EVIDENCE THAT FUEL HAD BEEN SPILLING AROUND AND DOWN THE TANK. ..UPDATED 09/30/13 *BF *TR UPDATED 11/1/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE AT STARTUP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DEFECT EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/26/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE MOTOR MOUNTS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, THRUST ARMS, BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS WERE ALL REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK ON ITS OWN, AFTER SHE UN-LOCKED IT. THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY. UPDATED 02/05/14

WHEN 2005 E320 HAS GAS TANK FILLED, THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING FUEL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES DISSIPATE WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASES FROM FULL TO 3/4. CAR WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THIS PROBLEM WAS LISTED FOR THE REPAIR PERSON. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I AGAIN ASKED MERCEDES DEALER TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH IS CONNECTED INTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. AT A COST OF $800, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WAS SO STRONG IT MADE ME AND TWO CLIENTS NAUSEOUS WITH SEVERE HEADACHES THE FOLLOWING DAY. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THEY NOW TELL ME THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING BUT THE GAS TANK ITSELF ALSO IS CRACKED AND LEAKING WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $2,000. I OPENED A COMPLAINT WITH MERCEDES BENZ USA. AFTER THEIR SHAM OF AN INVESTIGATION, THEY SAID THEY WOULD OFFER ME A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT OR ASSISTANCE ON THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE CAR NOW HAS 118,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A GAS TANK ON A VEHICLE OF ANY AGE, AND I AM AFRAID OF CONTINUED SAFETY PROBLEMS FROM POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. *TR