Smell Heavy gas smell inside of the vehicle but not in the engine bay. Stronger smell in the back seat. Afraid car my catch fire while driving. Having to drive with windows down so i don't get droggy.
2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 fuel system complaints
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Leaking gas tank pvez, mercedes will not replace it, was under recall.
When car is filled with gas(full) , a gasoline odor consumes my garage. When we open garage all you can smell is gasoline. When the car gets less than 1/2 tank, the fuel odor subsides. Usually when I take it to dealer I have 1/4 tank and smell is hard to detect. This has occurred for over 2 years but smell is getting worse /stronger it starting to give us headaches
Strong fuel odor after topping off. I drove the vehicle and it started to lose power and stalled on the road. The car was towed in the mercedes benz dealership.
The fuel tank leaks strong gasoline vapor into the passenger compartment and outside the vehicle creating a fire hazard and imperils the driver's ability to properly breathe. The vapors are strongest everytime the fuel tank is filled over half way. Current repairs are going to cost $3000. The mechanic says the root cause is the california emissions required components that are nonstandard. There are no pictures as the leaky fuel tank is concealed under the back seat, below where my children sit.
I have a 2008 mercedes e350 pzev model and the issue I came across is a major one. These models in particular have a big reputation on failing fuel pumps, and to make things worse on the pzev versions it can not be fixed unless the whole fuel tanked is swapped with a new one. The fuel pump is located inside the gas tank and its sealed just so there's no way of fixing the issue, on the other hand the non-pzev models have a replaceable pump which reduces the work and money to fix the issue. Mercedes has an applied extended factory warranty for the model w211 which covers this issue until 15years / unlimited miles for non-pzev models and 15years / 150k miles for pzev models. I see this very wrong because the pzev models are super expensive to fix and many people are over the 150k mile mark. This term should have been applied to the pzev models. I purchased this vehicle for $3,200 but to fix this problem it is over than $3,500. I am requesting mercedes to help me on this situation as these cars are well know to fail in that department. As it stands this car is unsafe to drive, it releases lots of raw gas smell and sometimes it will not start. I want mercedes to take full responsibility of this matter because this issue could have been a couple hundred dollar fix if the design after tank wasn't so bad. There are thousands of people complaining about the same issue with the pzev models and most of them are over the 150k mile limit which is not enough considering the age of the vehicles.
Fuel pump and sending unit is cracked causing fuel vapor to enter cabin. Also driver seat heater is over heating causing considerable discomfort and cannot be used. When I started to research these issues I found numerous other complaints for the same problems had been previously reported but I have not received a recall notice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz e350. The contact stated that an independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle leaked fuel from the top of the fuel filter into the back seat of the vehicle. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called mercedes-benz of ontario at 909‑212‑8400 (located at 3787 e guasti rd, ontario, ca 91761), but did not receive a return call. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
My mbz e350 is leaking fuel. Very strong smell both from inside and outside. I believe this is extremely dangerous to the driver and or passenger in my car. Also, when gas tank gets filled up, my e350 engine will start but it will die within 5 to 7 seconds. I've contacted mbz USA to inquire about the issue, I was informed that there's no extended warranty available to address the issue. But I've couple of documents related to same issue in which mbz stated that they're extend the warranty to fuel components.
This is about 5 years I am smelling gas fuel inside the car.but on 05/24/2019 driving on the street ,suddenly car stopped middle of street,after towing the car to mechanic shop ,we find out fuel pump problem and unable to change the pump we need to buy fuel tank and fuel pump,which is very expensive.this should be on recall.because too many people complaing (according to your site)..car is 115000 mile.warranty are 150000 or 15 years...just imagine if I was driving on freeway with my wife...thanks in advance
Car smells of gasoline inside and out. Causing headaches, fearing fire or explosions
Fuel has been pooling on the top of the fuel pump near sending, for months I would smell gas after filling up or even at about 3/4 of a tank. Assuming I had put in too much; inside fuel filler cover it warns not to top off tank. Something I didn't see until after the smell of fumes. Under mb's pzev warranty it states that if this is a part that could become defective and has given owners 15 years/150,000 whichever comes first to file a warranty claim and have it repaired or replaced at no cost to the owner. My vehicle has been out commission for almost 2 months because they simply believe that I have not maintain service of my vehicle, according to a comment made by one of their customer service representatives ( calls are recorded, debbie was the agent's name and call was made approximately around 10:15 am on tuesday 2/19/2019. The diagnostic evaluation performed at park place motors co. In arlington tx, determined that it was my fuel pump and not the sending unit, stated in their warranty all fuel system components are included provided the vehicle is within the warranty coverage period. My vehicle has 142,164 miles and is just shy of 11 years old. After viewing and receiving reports of other owners who have had similar issues have their vehicles fixed, again I believe this to be discriminatory on the part of the dealership and mbusa and ask that contact be made to either or both to clarify why my vehicle does not fall within the guidelines of their written warranty coverage.
Car was being driven on a busy city street, stopped for red light, when I went to accelerate I had to pump the pedal-to be safe I decided to turn onto street at intersection where I was stopped at light, car came to a dead stop in middle of street. This was very close to the freeway on ramp that I was going to. Another 1/2 mile and had I not decided to turn off on to the side street the car would have stopped in the middle of a freeway with probable fatalities. Car had to be towed to repair shop. Fuel pump is inside gas tank in this model. Repair was $3373.88. Mercedes benz dealer has parts in stock for a 2008 model. This is in itself is unusual and seems like they are expecting multiple fails. There are also multiple reports of same doing an online search. Should be recalled in my opinion.I have the repair receipt and all my previous records for maintenance on the car.
Fuel tank: strong odor of fuel after filling up tank from rear of car, fuel tank area. Google suggests possible manufacture's recall. With heat emitting from exhaust area, could potentially lead to fire... I'm afraid for my wife and kids's safety. Is there currently an active recall? If so, tsb # please. If not, please duly note issues mentioned. Thank you. Nathan.
Drove the car 20 minutes started to notice smell out of the back seat gasoline 5 min later it stalled 2 streets from my house. . Tryed starting the cranking over but no start. The next day shop called told me that both of the fuel pumps in the gas tank are bad. 1.500.00 dollar repair. Is that safe for fuel pumps do do that
Fuel odor & fail ed fuel pump issue. We took it goodyear dealer. & they diagnosed the bad fuel pump & referred to tsb bulletin # 9-47-10-63 for extended warranty by mercedes benz USA. We called to confirm it & towed it to clear lake mercedes dealer.. They denied the warranty & said it is win specific. This issue should a recall not a win specific issue. Our goodyear shop tech. Is rec. To write you in this matter. Fuel odor & fail pump is a big issue on these e 350 models. Please look into this issue
After I filled the gasoline tank I noticed a strong gasoline smell inside the cabin. I got a bad headache from the fumes before I got home. I did not smell any gas in the trunk, engine compartment or in the fuel filler door. I ventilated the cabin and tried to determine where the smell was coming from. It seemed to be under the drivers seat or back seat. Even after sitting all night and having all the windows open all day it still wreaks of gasoline inside. The smell has not left the cabin and I am afraid to drive the car.
After refueling my car's gas tank I began to smell gas from driver/rear side when car is parked in garage. The smell disappears after about 50 miles of driving, but it comes back after refuel.
Fuel sending unit leaks when gas tank is filled...gasoline leaks onto top of sending unit allowing a strong smell of gasoline around car and in garage...after burning to about 3/4's of a tank smell dissipates..if lifting backseat and removing 6 screws and coverplate fuel can be seen pooled on top of sending unit..extended warranty (15 years ) on other mercedes vehicles with same year groups experiencing the same symptoms/problems but not our particular model...don't understand why...this is a defective design...been driving 40+ years do a lot of work on own vehicles and have only seen this problem 1 other time on our 2006 chrysler pacifica ( both tanks) same type of setup...this was when they were doing joint development with daimler...same faulty design....dangerous!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz e350. The contact stated that when operating the vehicle with a full tank of fuel, a fuel odor was present inside the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would not start and was towed to the mercedes-benz of augusta, georgia dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 109,000. Updated 10/24/17*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. The fuel pump was replaced.
2008 mercedes e350. Consumer writes in regards to sender fuel d/s and reimbursement for repairs. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle would smell of fuel and the check engine light was on. The vehicle was repaired at the expense of the owner. The consumer was not notified of the recall. The consumer requested a reimbursement. Updated 05/23/2017
When I fill the gas tank and park the car in the garage I get a heavy smell of gas around the rear of the car. No smell from inside. I see no leaking onto the ground.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz e350. Upon re-fueling the vehicle, the contact noticed a strong odor of fuel inside and outside the vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from a manufacturer recall. The contact was informed that the fuel tank gasket and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was not available.
When you fill up the gas tank, there is a very strong fuel odor in and outside of the vehicle to the point where the vehicle cannot be parked inside a garage and when driven the windows need to be rolled down. On 9/4/14, mb issued a warranty extension for this very problem, however, mb is now saying that my vehicle is a pzev model car which is exempt from the 9/4/14 warranty extension. This makes absolutely no sense as it is the same issue that many mb owners have complained about and there is no difference between a pzev model to a non pzev model (only in the sense of the catalytic converter which is not in issue). The cost is over $3,000 to fix what is really a defective and unsafe product. The part which is leaking fuel is a "left side fuel level sender assembly". This is an integral part of the gas tank. Based upon the 9/4/14 extended warranty letter from mb, the federal safety agency was satisfied that the extended warranty would fix this problem. But what mb was able to do was to limit the applicability of the 9/4/14 extended warranty to only non-pzsev vehicles which I am sure eliminated tens of thousands of vehicles from the extended warranty. Moreover, there is no indication that the vehicle is a psev vehicle (other than what mb has internally). The 9/4/14 extended warranty should apply to all e350 vehicles model year 2003-2009. There is absolutely no reason to exclude a vehicle because it is allegedly a pzev vehicle. It is the same fuel leak/odor issue. Dealership will not fix under warranty and the corporate office has denied warranty coverage. Please reopen your investigation and get to the bottom of this clearly defective and dangerous situation. Clearly mb recognized this as a problem and that is why they issued the 9/4/14 warranty extension but then slipped in the exclusion for pzev vehicles. There is no reason to treat a pzev vehicle any differently.
The fuel gauge has become inconsistent during the past few months. The fuel levels run up and down and never go below the half way mark. Was driving on the freeway yesterday and the car completely ran out of gas. No warning or indication of low gas levels. Had actually show 231 miles remaining. I was able to pull over and get assistance. However, could have been very dangerous had it not been the day after christmas and no one on the road.
Very strong odor of gasoline in cabin after filling tank. Mb refuses to extend warranty per agreement with the federal safety agency to repair based on VIN # of vehicle.
I smelled strong gas smell a few days ago. I took my car to mercedes arrowhead located in arizona yesterday. They informed me that the problem would be covered under a 15 year warranty (fuel tank had started leaking). Today they called me and said that the leak had saturated to my back seats and that it wasn't covered because I had taken too long to call them and that's why the back seats were saturated with gas (I didn't know that my seats were saturated with gas until I started to smell it through my vents while AC was blowing). Now, I am being asked to pay almost $500 to replace the pads and deafening material as they told me it wasn't covered by warranty even though it was caused by a defective fuel tank. At this point I'm not sure if there have been any health related issues for myself and my 2 kids who normally sit in the back of the car who has been inhaling the gas fumes for an unknown length of time.
Smell of fuel after filling up car,leaking fuel tank around fuel pump ring, fuel pump stopped working
When I fill my tank with fuel, it smells like fuel is leaking because the odor is so strong. The odor stays very strong 2-3 days after filling up with fuel. I have a five (5) year old daughter who also rides daily in the car and this can't be good for her. According to the service department at critz mercedes benz, the leak is at the top of the tank. I know there is a recall and the warranty has been extended on fuel tanks with my model of car. However, I have contacted mercedes benz and they have told me that I have a different model of fuel tank than the recall one. Evidently, this type of fuel tank is not good also. I have taken my car to critz mercedes benz in savannah, ga for service since I purchased it in 2010. Mercedes benz contacted critz and they told them they would only give me a $200 discount on $4,000 worth of work. I don't think I should be held responsible for this. I am asking for the warranty on my type of fuel tank to be extended also. I'm sure there are others that are also having this same problem.
I purchased a 2008 e350 4matic sport in november of 2015 and I have been noticing when I buy gas there is a very strong smell of gas within the vehicle for many miles after the purchase. I thought it was just my imagination until a friend was riding with me on a trip to maryland and noticed it too. This keeps happening and I am not sure way.
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