When I fill the vehicle up with gas there is a strong smell as if it is leaking even though no gas is leaking out to the naked eye. Recently the smell is now invading the cabin space of the vehicle.
2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that there was an odor of fuel constantly in the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the vehicle was refueled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. While parked, a strong fuel odor emitted inside and outside of the vehicle. There was no fuel leakage visible on the ground. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel sender cracked. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.
When filling up the gas tank to full, a distinct gasoline smell is present. When the car is driven and the gasoline indicator is less than full, the distinct smell goes away.
The crankshaft sensor failed due to separation of bond wires from the lead frame in the sensor. This results in an interruption in the electrical connection in the chip housing of the sensor. The electrical fuel pump is not receiving a crash signal that is required for the fuel pump to disconnect and prevent future fuel delivery as designed. * my vehicle is experiencing the same issue as the recalled 2008 e350 models. The car will not turn over or start. There's a faint gas smell coming from the back seat. The fuel pump is not sending a signal to the my vehicle is currently with an authorized mb servicer, however, mbusa dos not want to pay for the recall issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that upon refueling the vehicle, there was a strong fuel odor emitting outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Ma 10/5 updated 11/22/2017
Filled my tank, parked in my garage, gas smell was all over garage and all over inside the car.the car was leaking gas from under the back seat, in the sending unit. This is really dangerous and shameful of mercedes benz to have this defect, which I later found out from a lot of posting online.
Gas vapor leaks from the car and fills the garage and house. The vapors increase with higher temperatures.
Beginning approximately nov 2014, I started noticing a strong fuel smell in my garage. The odor seemed to be stronger when I filled the car with gas. By december 2014, the fuel smell permeated to my kitchen, through the garage because the smell was so strong. My husband advised me to park the car outside because he was fearful the car would explode with the other chemicals near and around the vehicle. I called mercedes benz (mb) headquarters on two occasions telling them about my problem. They advised me that there would be 'extended warranty' letters issued in late january or early february 2015 that would provide me with reimbursement options and that they recommended getting it fixed asap. Therefore, january 13, 2015 mercedes benz of san antonio fixed my fuel tank and I paid $3,132.03 for the repair. I later filed a complaint with the federal safety agency in january. The odi# is 10669386. When I didn't receive my extended warranty letter, I decided to email mb to see if the letters had been sent. They informed me the letters were being sent. Today, march 25, 2015, I decided to call mb headquarters(again) to see what the delay was in sending my letter. Mb informed me I didn't receive a warranty letter because my 2008 e350 was a partial zero emissions vehicle (pzev) and those 'labeled' vehicles were not covered under the warranty. I am distraught over this decision and feel I am being wrongly excluded from the extended warranty. My car is good for the environment and I'm being punished for it. I need assistance in any possible for reimbursement of my faulty gas tank. Not sure what the emissions part plays in this? Please help!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e-350. The contact stated that after refueling, a strong odor of fuel was present on the rear left side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
I purchased the vehicle used in may of 2014 from a non-mercedes dealer. Towards the end of december of 2014, I noticed a strong odor of gas in our garage every time I filled up the tank. The odor would dissipate after the gas level went down but the strong odor returned every time I filled up the tank. I did notice moisture on the garage floor but it would evaporate by the time I drove back into the garage so I didn't think much of it. The odor was so strong that I finally took the car to my independent mercedes repair shop to have it checked out. It turns out that there is a defective seal on the gas tank which requires the entire tank to be replaced to the tune of $2200 just for the gas tank-no labor included yet. Fortunately, I purchased an extended warranty but the company is sending out an inspector to my mechanic to verify that a new tank needs to be replaced in a 2008 mercedes. In other words, they want to dispute the repair. Based on my research, multiple lawsuits have been filed in various states on this exact issue. This appears to be a common problem with the year and model which should result in a recall against mercedes benz to cover this defective gas tank/seal. Thank you.
Approximately 3 months ago I noticed a strong smell of gas coming from the left rear wheel well, every time I filled up the fuel tank on my 2008 mbenz e 350. I park the car in my garage and the smell gets very strong overnight. The smell of gas subsides when the tank is about 3/4 full. I have done some research on line and seems like this is a common and serious problem that mercedes benz refuses to acknowledge and repair free of charge to the consumer. I am specially concerned because my home water heater is in the garage were I keep my car overnite.
Each time I fill up my gas tank (I do not top off), I smell gas for about 1 week in my garage. The odor has gotten so strong, I can smell the gas in my house. I started parking outside my garage until the smell disappeared. I took it to the dealer which cost me $750 to repair. It was the gas tank sealer which was leaking when I filled up my gas tank. After researching on the internet I found this to be a common problem, yet no recall notice was sent to me. I would like my $750 plus damages to my health of smelling the gas fumes in my garage and my home. Not to mention the danger of the damage a spark could have done.
Starting approximately september/october 2014, my car smells like gasoline inside and outside the car when I feel up the fuel tank. When the car is parked in the garage, entire garage smelled like gasoline as well. The smell usually went away in a few days and the smell wasn't too bad in the beginning and I thought I was overreacting. However, on 12/19/14, immediately after I filled up the fuel tank, the smell was so bad and I had a terrible headache from smelling the gasoline while I drove the car. So I decided to take the car into the dealership and was later informed that there are two leaks in fuel tank and another leak in transmission connector. I was charged about $3,500 for the repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. The contact noticed a strong fuel odor after refueling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired at a cost of $3,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
Fuel pump leaking fuel causing vapors in car. Caused migraine headaches.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, there was a strong odor of fuel present. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Vehicle diagnosed with a leaking fuel tank.
Very strong raw gasoline smell coming from the drivers rear after driving. I checked around car I founded leak.so I can not believe it!
I purchased this used car and parked in my garage-came out about an hour after parking and noticed a very strong raw gasoline smell coming from the drivers rear inside the compartment. I removed the back seat and the fuel tank seal is leaking. Took the car to a repair shop to confirm and they agreed that the fuel pump, sending unit and tank seal are leaking fuel and are an explosion/fire hazard-need to correct this asap. They told me that this is a very common problem on this model car and that they have a lot of people come in with gasoline leaking from the same place. Very dangerous situation that mercedes needs to step up and repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. When the contact refueled the vehicle and parked it inside the garage, a fuel odor was present. The failure occurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the fuel pump and sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Fuel smell. Took vehicle to dealership and they stated that I need the fuel tank replaced and the fuel level sensor on the left side was leaking. Repair cost estimated $3000.00.
There is a strong smell of fuel vapor that is noticeable both inside and outside the car, particularly when the gas tank is full. An evap test shows that there is a gasket near/on top of the gas tank under the rear passenger seat that shows signs of a fuel leak. There are no signs of a recall that I can find online and mercedes wants to charge $2100+ just for parts for a replacement fuel tank for something that I feel is hazardous to our health and should have been resolved by mercedes.
Safety and health issue with fuel leaking from gas tanks and two fuel pumps in 2008 mercedes e350. There is terrible smell in the car that started around august 8, 2014 and has gotten worse. You cannot drive the car because of this smell. We find out from mercedes dealer that this is from corroded seals around gas tank and the two fuel pumps that pump fuel from the gas tank. Gasoline has leaked out and has saturated insulation materials inside the passenger compartment of the car. Apparently gas tank is located inside the passenger compartment under the rear seat. They are wanting to charge us $2,500 to fix and repair the damage - which is due to their faulty seals around the gas tank and fuel pumps - replace the fuel pumps, clean up all the spilled fuel, replace the insulation material and what ever else has been damaged. This should be a recall issue. I see story on internet where this has been reported 533 times as of march 19, 2013. Here is link to article http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/driveon/2013/03/19/mercedes-benz-e-class-the federal safety agency-fuel-leaks-odor/1999263/ how many times does this have to be reported to constitute mercedes doing a recall and addressing this issue at their cost instead of mine? What if someone smokes in the car? Will this explode? You cannot stand the smell as it makes you sick to set in the car. To me that is both a safety issue and a health issue and should be addressed by mercedes. They are saying that the car is old - but 6 years for a mercedes I would not consider old. It should last 15+ in my opinion. I drive this car long distances, many times over 10+ hours in a day. I cannot be in the car with this smell, it will make me sick after less than 1 hour. I drove it for 20 minutes a few days ago and if felt sick the rest of the day....
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. After the contact filled up the fuel tank, fuel fumes were present in and around the vehicle. While the vehicle was parked inside the garage, fuel leaked from the rear of the vehicle onto the garage floor. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 85,874.
Lately, each time I fill the gas tank, strong smell of gas fills the garage till I use up some of the gas in the tank, driving the car. The smell seems to come from driver side rear wheel area. I noticed the federal safety agency started an investigation about a year ago. I don't understand why it has not been concluded yet and how all these complaints of similar nature, have not been addressed. Mbnz should be held accountable for their engineering and design. As some noted, their cars were fixed under warranty, so mbnz knows about this problem and seems to choose to ignore. This is where the federal safety agency is supposed to come in and protect the consumers of these so called luxury ( expensive) cars.
For approximately a year and a half, when filling my gas tank, a strong gas smell occurs in the cabin of the car and in the house garage for a few days. To try and avoid this problem I avoid filling my car completely as the smell dissipates as gas is consumed. On july 19, 2014, I filled my tank to the click and proceeded home, parking in the garage. My bedroom is above the garage. While sleeping for a few hours, I awoke with a horrible headache and the strong smell of gasoline in my room. I went to the garage and the smell of gas was overwhelming. I stated my car and moved it out of the garage to the driveway for health and safety reasons.
The gas gauge randomly shows incorrect fuel level remaining. This makes it difficult to know how much gas and distance/miles remain before a refill is needed. After a full refill the gauge seems to accurately show a full tank. Randomly, when starting the car, the gauge sometimes shows incorrect fuel levels at empty or much less than actual. This sometimes corrected via restarting car. Sometimes restarting does not correct the gauge.
After filling up gas tank, strong odor of gasoline detected in the real wheel well on the passenger side. After driving for 50 or so miles, odor is gone. Took car to mercedes dealership and was told the fuel sending unit needed replaced and the repairs would be covered under cpo warranty.
After filling up the gas from gas station, we see gas leak/gas dripping under the car (underneath the rear seat). We can see gas dripping and the smell of the gas inside the car as well as outside the car. When I looked at the internet, there has been lot of incidents reported by plenty of customers and I don't know why mercedes is taking a look at it. It can cause serious fire issues since gas is exposed to air. I hope you will take this seriously. The contact merc dealership where we got this vehicle is 17510 north fwy, houston, tx (281) 305-8970. Thanks
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