The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle and arriving to the residence; the contact became aware that after parking the vehicle in the garage, there was an abnormally strong gasoline odor coming from the vehicle. Additionally, the contact saw fuel leaking from the fuel tank. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was part of an Extended Warranty program however, the Extended Warranty Program had expired. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.
Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 fuel leak problems
122 of the 347 owner complaints about the Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 describe fuel leak, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 122
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical repair cost reported
- $1,800
- typical mileage
- 75,598
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Trouble codes mentioned
P0456 1
What owners say
When the vehicle is has a full tank of gas, there are heavy fumes of gasoline in the interior of the car. It appears to be the fuel pumps that are underneath the rear seats, leaking fuel on top, next to the the wiring. It is a hazard for fumes and possibly a fire
Gas leak, there a strong gas smell
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercedes-benz e55. The contact stated that there were fuel fumes inside the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to walter's mercedes-benz of riverside (951‑441‑6182, located at 3213 adams st, riverside, ca 92504) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump leaked fuel. The technician stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and supported the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 151,877.
Takata recall ok I bought my wife the 04 e55 amg mercedes about 3 years ago shortly after buying the car we started to notice a faint fuel smell occasionally, so within the past the three years the fuel smell has gotten significantly worse and worse on the inside of the car causing my wife to not want to drive the vehicle in fear of a fuel system related fire with my kids in the vehicle, I do not blame her. So I started driving the car myself within the last few weeks I filled the tank up on 2 separate occasion and it has the first time the gas smell was so bad I had a hard time driving the car myself but this last time, it drained over half of the gasoline into the floor of my garage. Not only making the floor of my garage gasoline covered miss but making the entire car smells like gasoline my garage smell like gasoline. As well as the inside of my house. Once this had happened I looked into trying to fix the problem myself and found that the wiring going to the fuel fuel pump system had burned a hole from the outside of the tank into the gas tank causing the leak. (hot enough wires to burn though the gas tank lid very concerning if I do say so myself... And this gas station is only 4 minutes from my house and this was under no hard driving conditions just semi- straight shot from the gas station to the house hopefully they can remedy this problem because it is rather concerning to know that these car will leak gas not only inside the car but outside putting our family and others at risk
Strong fuel smell after fill up. Fuel leaking on to top of tank and vapors entering cabin
With a full tank of gas, gas leaked out of the top of the fuel tank where the fuel sender/filter is located. The fuel wicked up the foam wrapped around the signal/ power wires, came between the access panel screwed to the floor and the floor. This is the floor directly under the rear passenger seat. The fuel soaked into the insulation below the rear passenger seat and the foam seat. This continues to occur at all times until the fuel level reaches approximately 3/4 of a tank.
The fuel smell is constant and so strong it burns your eyes. Fuel is leaking into the car and damaging the rear seats, discoloration is evident from the leaking fuel on the leather. A simple towel left will stink like gasoline over a matter of minutes when left in the back seat. Please let me know what I need to do to resolve this issue. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Strong fuel smell after filling tank, drivers side fuel sending unit on drivers side of fuel tank leaking fuel. Noticeable cracks in corners of unit around fuel pressure sender.
Driver's side fuel/pump sender unit is leaking fuel causing strong smell of gasoline inside of cabin and posing serious security risk to driver and passengers. After removing inspection cover from driver's side pump/sender unit, pooled fuel was observed on top of sending unit.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 fuel leak
Which Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 years have fuel leak problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2005 (53 complaints), 2004 (38 complaints) and 2003 (20 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix fuel leak on the Mercedes-Benz AMG E55?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $1,800 (median of 11 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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