Ther is a strong gas smell inside car when the tank is over 3/4 full. Dangerous fire harzard. Think that it is a recall issue.
2004 Mercedes Benz E320 fuel system complaints
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Fuel smell inside and outside of car when fuel tank is completely filled. Stationary and in motion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes-benz e320. After refueling the vehicle, the contact noticed a strong odor of fuel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the techncian speculated that the vehicle had a fuel leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.
Heavy odor of gasoline in garage after fill-up.
Gas smell all the time, main computer keeps on and drains battery, brakes lights
Experience strong smell of gasoline after filling tank. Smell diminishes when tank is less full but returns with next fuel fill up. Smell noticed both inside and outside vehicle exact date first occurred is unknown, but was first noticed years ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency action number: ea13003 (fuel system) however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2004 mercedes benz e-320. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle warranty extension for repairs of fuel tank leaks. *smd the consumer stated in late 2009. He experienced a gas smell in the interior of the vehicle the smell became worse and eventually was noticeable outside the vehicle, too/ the vehicle was taken to the dealer to investigate and repair the problem. A leak was found on the left side of the fuel tank. The seal rings for the fuel level senders, fuel pump, filter assembly and harness were replaced in order to correct the fuel leak.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact smelled fuel inside the vehicle on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Horrible gas smell after refueling and while car is parked in garage.
Crankshaft position sensor dealer supplied part failed on replacement resulting in sudden stalling in moving traffic following making left turn
The fuel leak, fuel sender leaks, I do not have enough to replace all those parts. It should have dealer responsibility to fix those issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that there was a strong smell of fuel inside the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated the fuel smell started after refueling the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Customer complains of fuel smell outside of vehicle on approach. Upon entering the vehicle the smell is unbearable and causes nausea when driving. Inspected the vehicle and found the left side (driver's) fuel pump seal is leaking causing fuel to puddle and saturate inspection plate. The fuel wicks past inspection plate gasket and into the passenger compartment saturating the area directly under the rear seat. Replaced fuel pump module with seal (gasket) as well as gasket on right (passenger) side.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. Immediately after refueling the vehicle, a strong persistent odor of fuel permeated from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, a strong fuel odor emitted outside of the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that a small puddle of fuel leaked from the fuel tank onto the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
There is a very strong gas order in and around my vehicle when I fill the gas tank. I have avoided filling my tank more then 3/4 full due to this order. This cannot be safe. I have never experienced anything like this with any other vehicle I have ever owned.
Fuel tank leaks and strong odor of fuel in passenger compartment after a fill up. Very dangerous combination. A fire is likely at some point. Took vehicle in for repairs under the federal safety agency action # ea13003 and mercedes disavows any knowledge of extension of warranty and repairs. They want to charge me $2100. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Please help. You have negotiated a fix and they are refusing to do it. You should have made them recall the vehicles. Now we have just more headaches for owners of effected cars.
Strong smell of fuel when parked in the garage. This has continued to grow worse, and is very noticeable after fueling. There appears to be fuel pooling under the car as well as in the cabin under the rear seats.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that fuel leaked into the rear driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.
When the gas tank is filled over 75% there is a strong fuel smell inside and outside the vehicle. If I fill less than 75% there is no problem. I have experimented with fuel levels from full ( not topping off ) down to the 75% and will have the fuel smell. The smell will cease whenever the level drops below the 75%. Leak is coming from fuel pump seal / gas tank. Called multiple dealers and they acknowledged this is common problem.
On thursday october 23, 2014, I took my 2004 e320 sedan to schumacher mercedes benz in scottsdale arizona. I asked them to check out a 'check engine' light and informed them that there was an occasional strong odor of gasoline. On friday october 24, 2014, the dealership called to inform me that the gas tank and sensors needed to be replaced because of a leak. My service coordinator also told me that it is a common / known problem with the make and model of my vehicle. The cost to repair it would be $4000 + I contacted the federal safety agency website and learned that there is an open investigation and a complaint opened march 15, 2013 ,,, however there has been no recall issued as of this time. The car has not yet been repaired. On october 24th, I took it to a repair shop who works exclusively on mercedes benz vehicles, for a second opinion / evaluation.
Vehicle has a very strong smell of fuel inside the passenger cabin. Technician inspected fuel sending unit(s). Left side fuel sending unit was leaking fuel into the cabin. Left side fuel sending unit was replaced and seal on right side unit was replaced.
Smelled gas in car. Each day I would get a headache, normally I not prone to have headaches. This went on for a few weeks. I took car in and learned that both fuel pumps had to be replaced. I was informed that this could have been carbon monoxide poisoning.
Strong gasoline smell inside car after fill up.
Strong fuel smell inside of car after fill up. This is a very wide spread problem with e-class mercedes of all years. You need to initiate a recall asap..updated 11/03/14 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor present inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure would occur after refueling. The contact then ejected the entire rear seat bench and noticed that there was a puddle of fuel where the fuel tank unit was located. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH after refueling the fuel tank, she smelled a strong fuel odor. The odor was present on 35 occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,854.
We discovered that the car was leaking gas. We took it to the dealer who told us that the gas tank in this model had a problem and that it would be quite expensive to fix, approximately $2,000, he advised that this will likely only happen when we fill the tank and that we could prevent the problem by not filling the tank full...which we have done since but it is a great inconvenience and it scares us to think that we are driving a car with a leaking gas tank. Recently we became aware that there are many, many more owners like us and that there was a complaint process that we could use with the ntsb....I am responding within 24 of hours of knowing this. The mercedes dealer was not forthcoming about this and did not fully advise us of the seriousness of the problem and we are very disappointed. We are now experiencing issues with the car in passing emissions testing in tn (where we now live)....fl did not have an emissions testing policy. We have an estimate from a certified mercedes repair shop that it will cost almost $2,000 to fix this problem and we feel that it is a serious safety issue.
It's been about a year. When I fill up gas, it smells not only in the car also in the garage, even smell it in the room above the garage. I've tried several times to fix it in mercedes auto repair shop, but it still smells. Just recently found out there are many other people having same problem, it seems a manufacture failure, and I wish a solution by mercedes soon.
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