2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL CAUSING VAPORS IN CAR. CAUSED MIGRAINE HEADACHES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHEN THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT INSIDE THE GARAGE, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK TO FULL, CAR SMELLS OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR

SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANKS AND TWO FUEL PUMPS IN 2008 MERCEDES E350. THERE IS TERRIBLE SMELL IN THE CAR THAT STARTED AROUND AUGUST 8, 2014 AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SMELL. WE FIND OUT FROM MERCEDES DEALER THAT THIS IS FROM CORRODED SEALS AROUND GAS TANK AND THE TWO FUEL PUMPS THAT PUMP FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK. GASOLINE HAS LEAKED OUT AND HAS SATURATED INSULATION MATERIALS INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. APPARENTLY GAS TANK IS LOCATED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE US $2,500 TO FIX AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE - WHICH IS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY SEALS AROUND THE GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMPS - REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS, CLEAN UP ALL THE SPILLED FUEL, REPLACE THE INSULATION MATERIAL AND WHAT EVER ELSE HAS BEEN DAMAGED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I SEE STORY ON INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED 533 TIMES AS OF MARCH 19, 2013. HERE IS LINK TO ARTICLE HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/DRIVEON/2013/03/19/MERCEDES-BENZ-E-CLASS-NHTSA-FUEL-LEAKS-ODOR/1999263/ HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO CONSTITUTE MERCEDES DOING A RECALL AND ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AT THEIR COST INSTEAD OF MINE? WHAT IF SOMEONE SMOKES IN THE CAR? WILL THIS EXPLODE? YOU CANNOT STAND THE SMELL AS IT MAKES YOU SICK TO SET IN THE CAR. TO ME THAT IS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND A HEALTH ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY MERCEDES. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE CAR IS OLD - BUT 6 YEARS FOR A MERCEDES I WOULD NOT CONSIDER OLD. IT SHOULD LAST 15+ IN MY OPINION. I DRIVE THIS CAR LONG DISTANCES, MANY TIMES OVER 10+ HOURS IN A DAY. I CANNOT BE IN THE CAR WITH THIS SMELL, IT WILL MAKE ME SICK AFTER LESS THAN 1 HOUR. I DROVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES A FEW DAYS AGO AND IF FELT SICK THE REST OF THE DAY.... *TR

OWNED THE CAR FOR OVER 1 YEAR, NOTICED A PRONOUNCED SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING UP AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION. THOUGHT IT WAS A SPILL, SMELL GOT STRONGER OVER THE NEXT 10 MILES, PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, WHERE THE SMELL CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO THE POINT I COULD SMELL IT IN THE BEDROOMS ABOVE THE GARAGE. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL MERCEDES SPECIALIST WHO REMOVED THE INSPECTION PLATES UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS. DRIVER SIDE REVEALED A LARGE POOLING OF GASOLINE (APPROX 8 FL OZ) AROUND THE FUEL TANK APPARATUS. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND REQUIRED $1100 TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPOR THAT IS NOTICEABLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. AN EVAP TEST SHOWS THAT THERE IS A GASKET NEAR/ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A RECALL THAT I CAN FIND ONLINE AND MERCEDES WANTS TO CHARGE $2100+ JUST FOR PARTS FOR A REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS HAZARDOUS TO OUR HEALTH AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY MERCEDES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,874.

LATELY, EACH TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, STRONG SMELL OF GAS FILLS THE GARAGE TILL I USE UP SOME OF THE GAS IN THE TANK, DRIVING THE CAR. THE SMELL SEEMS TO COME FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. I NOTICED NHTSA STARTED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN CONCLUDED YET AND HOW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE, HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. MBNZ SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. AS SOME NOTED, THEIR CARS WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, SO MBNZ KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO CHOOSE TO IGNORE. THIS IS WHERE NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO COME IN AND PROTECT THE CONSUMERS OF THESE SO CALLED LUXURY ( EXPENSIVE) CARS. *TR

FUEL SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT I NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS LEAKING. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED $3000.00. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE RANDOMLY SHOWS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL REMAINING. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS AND DISTANCE/MILES REMAIN BEFORE A REFILL IS NEEDED. AFTER A FULL REFILL THE GAUGE SEEMS TO ACCURATELY SHOW A FULL TANK. RANDOMLY, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE GAUGE SOMETIMES SHOWS INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS AT EMPTY OR MUCH LESS THAN ACTUAL. THIS SOMETIMES CORRECTED VIA RESTARTING CAR. SOMETIMES RESTARTING DOES NOT CORRECT THE GAUGE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE-CAME OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER PARKING AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS REAR INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT AND THE FUEL TANK SEAL IS LEAKING. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM AND THEY AGREED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT AND TANK SEAL ARE LEAKING FUEL AND ARE AN EXPLOSION/FIRE HAZARD-NEED TO CORRECT THIS ASAP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN WITH GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE SAME PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MERCEDES NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR.

FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. TOOK TO DEALER IN VALENCIA CA. THEY TIGHTENED THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN WE FILLED UP, SAME ISSUE. RESPONDED VIA EMAIL TO SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. BROUGHT CAR BACK FOR SERVICE IN NOV 2014. DEALER SAYS CAR OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY 3 WEEKS. COST: $2500. OFFERS 15% OFF SERVICE, THIS IS A NICE GESTURE AND IT IS APPRECIATED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED (AND NOT CORRECTED) WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEFECT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AT NHTSA AND A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN GA. WE FEEL MB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS OF GAS TILL THE FUEL COMES DOWN TO ABOUT THREE QUARTER TANK. THE GAS ODOR IS ESPECIALLY PERCEPTIBLE IN THE MORNING WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE. AS A PRECAUTION I STARTED PARKING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE HOUSE FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER I FILL THE TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS LAST NIGHT 5/14/13 AND AFTER LEAVING WORK TODAY NOTICED AN EXTREME ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND ALSO A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS AROUND THE VEHICLE EXTERIORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES E550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES FROM MY MERCEDES WAS PREVALENT IN MY GARAGE AFTER REFUELING FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF CHANDLER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2012. MERCEDES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AND NOT CAUSED BY AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE (ROAD DEBRIS OR SIMILAR). MERCEDES REPLACED THE GAS TANK AT A COST OF $2,759.10 (AFTER DISCOUNTS) AS IT WAS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK SINCE. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING GAS WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP. *TR

A STRONG FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER A FULL FILL-UP. THE ODOR DISSIPATES AFTER ABOUT 1/8 OF A TANK OF GASOLINE IS CONSUMED. THESE SYMPTOMS RELIABLY REOCCUR EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY REFILLED. THE ODOR IS NOT PRESENT AS LONG AS THE TANK IS NOT FILLED PAST 7/8 CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERSHIP AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 72,500. *TR

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E63. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E63. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO ADD FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL GASOLINE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TANK AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT AND DRAMATIC FUEL LEAK. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH FUMES, THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH FUMES. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A MERCEDES BENZ DEALER, BUT THE SMELL RETURNED WITHIN A WEEK. SENDING UNITS, GAS TANK PUMPS WERE REPLACED. *TR

A STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. ON 5/10/11, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SENDER UNIT P/N 2114703894 AND SEAL RING P/N 2114710579. ON 9/26/12, THE SAME STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN (AGAIN). THE DEALER REPLACED THE SAME EXACT TWO PARTS ON THE DRIVER (LEFT) SIDE. THE SENDER UNITS ARE ACCESSED FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT, WHICH PUTS THE OVERWHELMING FUMES IN THE CABIN. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE W211 MODELS, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND RESULT IN A FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR ILLNESS FROM THE FUMES. MY CHILDREN SIT ON THE BACK SEAT THAT COULD BECOME SOAKED WITH FUEL. *TR