Filled up gas tank and had fuel odor inside car and fuel leaking outside the car until fuel level was around 3/4 of a tank. I believe that mine falls under all the other problems listed for fuel leaks for other w211 mercedes. The extended warranty for this was only allowed for original owners and not for anyone that purchased used.
2005 Mercedes Benz E320: fuel leak
39 of the 231 complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320 describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 39
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- typical repair cost reported
- $2,000
- typical mileage
- 98,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fuel leak by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes-benz e320. While the vehicle was stationary, diesel fuel leaked onto the ground. The contact noticed an odor of fuel inside the vehicle, which caused headaches for the occupants. Mercedes-benz in daytona beach, florida was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.
In 2015 we started to notice the smell of gasoline following filling the tank with gas. The smell of gasoline is so strong that we had to open our garage doors to vent the fumes. No gasoline was spilled during refueling. There is no visible gas leak on the garage floor. The vehicle is a 2005 mercedes-benz e320 with only 44,000 miles. After researching this problem we discovered numerous other owners of this model mercedes have experienced the same problem. Mercedes has no recall for this fuel fume defect and any repair is not within the original warranty period. The federal safety agency action #ea13003 summary test & analysis by mercedes-benz shows no risks of fire or passenger safety. This is bs as fuel fumes within an enclosed area, such as a garage where a natural gas hot water tank exists, could cause a fire. The federal safety agency needs to require mercedes-benz to recall the vehicles affected by this defect.
Fuel sending unit leaking fuel - strong odor of gasoline. I see that many other w211 style mercedes benz owners are complaining about the same thing. I took it into my mechanic and he says that the sending unit is leaking and this has been an going problem with these vehicle. Mercedes needs to recall this for safety reasons and do the right thing. Please add my complaint to the pile of complaints already received by your agency.
When filling up the gas tank I sell gas and odor fills up the garage. The smell usually goes aways when the car has been driven and gas tank is not full. This week I filled the gas the tank up and gas was leaking and could not park it in the garage.
The car has fuel (gasoline) vapors inside and outside of the car. The fuel sending unit or the fuel pump in the saddle gas tank under the back seats leaks gasoline and the smell makes me sick. I am afraid the car will explode if the vapor is present at the combustible ratio of gasoline to air.
I have a 2005 e320 mercedes benz. Every time we fill the tank we get a strong gas smell inside the vehicle. After we drive the vehicle for a while with the windows open the smell dissipates. The smell is coming from under the rear seats. I suspect the seal on the gas tank has failed. This is a design flaw that should be taken care of by the manufacture. It is not a normal wear and tear item. My concern is fuel fumes can impair ones driving ability and leaking fuel can create a safety hazard. With the number of complaints that I have come across I feel that there should be a re-call to correct.
Sensed strong gas odor at fill up. Investigate online and found that this car has this known issue but it is not a recall.? Had mb mechanic look and found leaking gas under rear seat near fuel pump.
The fuel pump and/or gasket is leaking gasoline into the area under the back seat on the drivers side. The first time we noticed the problem was on nov 1, 2012, but it has happened several times since then. We can no longer fill the tank to the full position without fuel leaking. We have replaced the fuel gasket, but it has since leaked again. This is a great safety concern to me, and it should be corrected by mercedes benz at no cost to me.
This is the second occurrence with this problem on my vehicle-the fuel sending unit is leaking once again with the first replacement occurring around 75k miles and now again at 123k miles. I will pursue some classification with this matter. Even though the fuel leakage is contained beneath the rear seat, the fumes are almost impossible to bear.
Fuel leak and strong odor of fuel after fill up. Fumes are highly flammable, toxic and noxious. Thought this issue was addressed under the federal safety agency action # ea13003 (dated dec 19th 2014) and mercedes is telling me they are unaware of any extended warranty to correct this highly dangerous issue and refusing to correct as agreement plainly calls for. Please help. I don't want myself or wife burned alive in my car !
Fuel leaking from real wheel area on driver side.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320 fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320?
39 of 231 owner complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320 (17%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
How much does it cost to fix fuel leak on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $2,000 (median of 5 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320
Fuel smell 74Fuel gauge 25Brake failure 20Airbag light 13Check engine light 13Fuel pump 11ABS 5Stalling 5
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