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 the federal safety agency 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!
2007 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 fuel system complaints
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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.
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
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. The federal safety agency action number: ea13003.
Smell of fuel after parking the car and engine cool-down. More prominent after refueling.
Normal fill up of gas tank causes fuel to leak out of top of sending unit. The seam just below the electrical connection powering the units motor seems to be weakly and/or improperly joined, allowing raw gas to leak out and pool into a small compartment under the drivers side rear seat. When I purchased car used 14 months ago, I noticed extreme gas smell after 1st night in the garage. I immediatly took vehicle back to dealer where they replaced sending unit under 30 day warrenty. Now only 14months later after a normal fill up at a gas station and then driving home, I noticed a very strong gas smell as I entered the garage the next morning. I have found that I am not the only one with this issue. Online research lead me to information that gave me the details neccesary to locate and remove the access panel under the drivers side rear seat. After removing the top access panel under the seat I found (rough estimate) a measuring cup of gasoline that was pooled around the base of the sending unit. So much fuel had leaked that it had overflowed the pumps recess and had pooled into the surrounding (rubber/plastic) recess that seals the top of the sending unit from the outside.
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.
After filling the car with gasoline and parking in my garage there was a overwhelming odor of gasoline as well as pooling liquid gasoline under the driver side rear wheel. I've owned the car less than a week.
I had just purchased the car the day before (april 28, 2012). When I filled the fuel tank, I notice a strong smell of gasoline. This has occurred every time I fill the car with fuel. At first I thought it was a fuel injector leaking down and something I would have to address in the near future. However, last week I went to drive the car after I had just filled the tank with fuel. The car was in my garage and the smell of gasoline was very strong. I noticed a puddle of fluid in front of the left rear tire. My first reaction was it was condensation from the air conditioning system. I bent down to look at it and then I notice a separate condensation tail coming from the middle of the car. I sampled the fluid stream from the middle of the car and indeed it was water. However when I looked at the other puddle, I notice a constant and rapid drip coming from the shield under the gas tank. When I sampled the puddle it was pure gasoline. This was most disconcerting as this fuel leak is very close to the exhaust and the brakes. Either one of which could ignite the fuel. I am a mechanical engineer with considerable auto racing experience, so I know how dangerous this can be. I called mercedes benz of sugar land on monday (11/12/12) and talked to a service representative. I told him of the fuel leak and he told me there was no reported issues and no service bulletins for such a problem. I was also told to bring the car in and they would repair it at my expense. Having paid my way through my first degree as a mechanic as well as designing racing equipment for ford motor company, I believe this should be covered under warranty as part of the emission system. This is of course secondary and in addition to the obvious safety hazard this condition presents.
After filling the fuel tank, the smell of fuel was such to indicate a leak. After many hours the smell is still constant.
Similar to the complaints filed by mercedes benz w211 members owning 2003 - 2006 e55 amg's, my 2007 w211 e63 amg is experiencing fuel leaking from the fuel sender/pump assembly unit. I noticed a distinct gas odor in my garage the morning after I filled up with gas. I checked the fuel sender/pump assembly area as is stated in many forums where owners are complaining about this commonly occurring issue. There was fuel puddled in the cup of the assembly. I replaced the seal hoping that it would correct the issue but it did not. I filled up again with fuel on tuesday, august 14 and within minutes there was fuel puddled again in the assembly area and a distinct fuel smell on the outside of the vehicle.
Car began smelling of raw fuel after being filled up. Found that the fuel level sending unit was leaking fuel out of the top of the fuel tank. A puddle of fuel was visible on top of the sending unit and was leaking onto the ground. This posed a significant fire risk and the car was moved outside. I have contacted mbusa and they have offered no help, saying this isn't a known issue. After researching the issue I have found it is widespread and affects multiple models. We can no longer fill the fuel tank without having a puddle of fuel left under the car.
Fuel leak in the sending units, pumps and gas tank. Inside of car smells like raw fuel.
Gas smell in the my garage and strong inside cabin after filling the car up. Checked under seat and puddle on top of fuel pump area. Cleaned up fuel and consulted internet for diagnose of issue. Found this was a common problem and found some to get fixed with pump replacement or whole tank replacement. Took in to dealer and they said it was the pump and wanted $800 to fix. Per internet opted not to pay for replacement and have left as is just not filling car up with fuel. Only fill to 3/4 tank and no smell since.
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