2007 Mercedes-Benz E350: fuel leak

Filed Jan 4, 2024 · Fuel system · NJ

Recently my wife and I noticed a very strong fuel smell from cabin of this car. When I inspected and lifted the seat there was a puddle of fuel leaked over the sending unit. This is extremely dangerous and potentially deadly for my family especially with 2 young children who are always seating in back seat. Upon checking with Benzel Busch Mercedes dealer in Englewood New Jersey, they said they cannot fix my issue because my warranty has expired. I am now writing to you to help me as I feel this should strictly be a recall and Mercedes USA should be required to fix this leak free of charge. Please understand that out of pocket will be more than $8,000 for this repair and I do have the means to come up with that amount of money. Upon checking on internet there are many E class Mercedes Benz between years 2003-2009 that have this issue. Could you please help me resolve this matter especially this being an extremely dangerous situation. I can be contacted via email: [XXX] or phone: [XXX] . Thank You Sincerely [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Mar 23, 2023 · Fuel system · CA

Fuel sending unit warranty was extended but only for a short time. Mine has failed and gas is leaking into the car and MB won’t honor warranty because it expired on my car and entire fuel tank has to be replaced.

Filed Sep 28, 2022 · Fuel system · CA

Fuel tank fuel leak, the federal safety agency Action Number EA13003 I purchased a 2007 Mercedes E Class used a few months ago, and recently I noticed a fuel leak, strong fuel smell outside of vehicle when fuel tank is filled higher. More fuel means more fuel odor. Upon research, it seems like there was a warranty extension for 15 years, and with my luck, warranty extension ran out just after I bought the car but before I noticed the problem. As fuel is a safety issue and can easily ignite, and also affects emissions, I feel like the remedy should not just be a 15 year warranty extension, but longer as cars are staying on the road longer and longer. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this issue out of warranty extension period.

Filed Jul 8, 2021 · Fuel system · 104,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked gasoline into the rear driver’s side seat causing a pool of gasoline under the seat. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was provided information of a possible manufacturer’s recall. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Feb 25, 2021 · Fuel system · 104,000 miles · TX

After I filled up my gas tank and came home and parked my car in the garage. After a few hours I smell strong gas smell. When I researched mbworld, I saw many people having the same / similar issue, and mercedes benz had extended the warranty to 15 years towards fuel leak issues. There were many articles on the forum. When I called my dealer, he said that I there are no recalls on it. How do I resolve this issue?

Filed Mar 1, 2020 · Fuel system · 144,000 miles · TX

Problem: car leaks fuel to the ground near the rear exhaust part of the car when gas tank filled past 3/4 full of a tank. Car leaks fuel, and smells excessively like gasoline inside, and outside of the car. This could be a potential health risk due to the fumes of the gasoline, and gasoline leaking. The problem could be a safety issue due to gasoline potentially leaking on the exhaust, and igniting. The car also will not pass emissions due to evaporation leak check engine codes. This happens every time a gas fill up more than 3/4 of a tank of fuel. I have pictures of the fuel leak.

Filed Jun 25, 2019 · Fuel system · 140,000 miles · CA

As the co-owner/buyer of a 2007 mercedes-benz e350, I am very displeased with this first car purchase from the dealership in pleasanton. Honestly, the look/make of the car can be very deceiving. In fact, it only took one day to realize the car smelled of gas inside the vehicle. Also, after taking the backseat off, gas was leaking from the fuel pump located under the seat so my dad and I decided to take the vehicle to the dealership in oakland to see if there were any recalls under the car's VIN or if there was anything they could do about it that didn't have to cost us, but sadly no. The thing that makes this situation even more worse was that not once did both dealerships mention anything about the warranty for a fuel tank replacement that this particular model came with and the main complaint in order to have this fuel tank replacement is a smell of gas in the cabin, which I and my dad have mentioned about the smell of gas inside the vehicle to both these dealerships that supposedly they couldn't do nothing about unless we paid them more than half the price we paid for the car just to get it fixed. The saddest part of this situation is that we didn't find out about the warranty until the car died and couldn't crank or start so I had to do some research on google and found out about the extended warranty and took it to the dealership in oakland, but the car was no longer covered under the warranty due to the vehicle being a pvez. We had no idea the car was a pvez until that particular day so the car was definitely not covered under the 15 year/unlimited mile warranty as I had hoped considering the mere fact that the car had to die at over 150,000 miles even though we had known about the problem when the car was at 139,071 miles when we first bought it, but we were just completely clueless about the warranty.

Filed Mar 11, 2019 · Fuel system · 162,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes-benz e350w. The contact noticed a strong fuel odor and a fuel leak while placing fuel into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to fletcher jones motocars (3300 jamboree rd, newport beach, ca 92600) where it was determined that the vehicle was not included in the unlimited mileage extended warranty for fuel leaks. The manufacturer was also notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 162,000. *tr

Filed Feb 15, 2019 · Fuel system · AL

Gas leak and smell from the gas tank.

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Fuel system · 10 miles · AZ

Every time I fill up my car I get a strong gas smell inside and outside the car. It also leaks gas on the driver side on my driveway at home or where I drive and park for about the first 50 miles. The way I have learned to avoid the gas smell is I only fill the tank up to 3/4.

Filed May 2, 2017 · Fuel system · AZ

the federal safety agency ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 FUEL LEAK WHEN TANK IS FULL.

Filed Mar 11, 2016 · Fuel system · 105 miles · GA

Strong fuel smell after gas tank fill up under rear seat. Did research from the federal safety agency who stated mercedes had extended warranty for fuel tank components leak. Notified rbm mercedes atlanta of problem who verified extended warranty and agreed to repair fuel tank leak. However rbm mercedes notified me that the rear seat cushion was so saturated with gas fumes that they could not get smell out without replacing rear seat cushions which mercedes would not cover this cost of $550. They will replace components to delete fuel leak but not stand behind the consequences of the leaky fuel system.. Their inferior fuel system is the cause of this unbearable fuel odor that remains after their tank repair should and must be considered a part of the fuel leak problem. They should bear the expense of correcting this health hazard gas fuel smell. Exposure to this fuel smell is a real and serious health hazard that cause impaired driving abilities and permanent health consequences and must be dealt with quickly to eliminate any further exposure. Jack atlanta, ga.