At the beginning it was a slight smell of gas upon filling up. Thought on occasion it might have topped off to full. Smell of gas dissipated after a couple of days. Smell has now grown to the obnoxious stage and does not dissipate until tank shows roughly 3/4 full. Noted that many other mb owners have registered the same complaint. Please add my name to the list. Based on others experience requesting the dealer to deal with it would have little or no effect. Collectively perhaps you can start some action against them to take action and fix this potentially life threatening problem. A repair cost is suggested to be over $1,000.00 and frankly the car can not be sold with this existing problem, the liability would be catastrophic!
2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 fuel system complaints
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Gas tank fuel sending unit failure causing inaccurate readings. One incident my wife was driving on the freeway in the fast lane and gas gauge indicated 1/2 tank of fuel remaining and car stalled because of no fuel causing a very unsafe situation due to no area to pull over safely. Please reference the federal safety agency action number: pe12001.
My wife and I noticed the strong smell of gasoline each time we bought gas and filled up the tank. Have mentioned this numerous times to personnel at the dealership and every person just expressed puzzlement over the problem and offered to take a look at the car and see what the cause might be. I finally scheduled an appointment about a year later to correct this issue or at least fine the cause because the odor was getting stronger....especially because the car is parked in the garage. The dealership called me and said it would cost about $2000 to repair the seals but they would split the cost with me. They said if I did not repair the seals the car was still safe to drive...we just could not fill up the tank. I went ahead with the repairs but searched the internet and found numerous other complaints on the problem and the ongoing class action lawsuit in the northern district of georgia and the june 16, 2013 request by the federal safety agency for information due to 528 similar complaints....please add this complaint to the previous 528. I think someone at mercedes should have been aware of the ongoing question of tank leakage....the car is not safe to drive with a leaking tank.
Went over bad bump in the road and the car now has a fuel smell from a leak. Gas fumes are apparent in the passenger compartment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that gasoline fumes were emitted in and around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to determine what was causing the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 67,000.
The fuel sending unit is leaking gas when I fill the car up.
Every time I fill my 2008 mercedes e350 up with gas, there is a very strong gas odor coming from the car. This strong gas smell emits from the car until I drive about 100 miles (reducing gas levels in the tank). I park my car in my attached garage at night. When I wake up, my garage and parts of my house smell like a very strong gas odor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. The contact noticed that the top portion of the fuel tank was leaking gasoline onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who informed the contact that the entire fuel tank would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
There is the smell of gas inside of the vehicle when driving, as well as outside which is particularly noticeable when garaged.
Reference the federal safety agency action number: pe12001 2008 e350 rwd, after filling up full tank of gas today 07/17/2013 and park in the home's garage, strong gasoline odor smell coming from rear left (behind driver side) wheel. *tr ...updated 10-24-13 *bf updated 11/1/2013
There is a very strong smell of gasoline after refueling. The problem has gotten progressively worse over the last few months. It is now impossible to stay in the garage when the car is parked there - unable to breathe due to the gas fumes. It only happens right after refueling, or when the tank is nearly full.
2008 mercedes benz e-350. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle gas leak concerns. *smd the consumer stated for the past few months, he noticed a very strong gas odor emanating from both the inside and outside of the vehicle. The smell was detected when the vehicle was being driven and when parked in an enclosed area after being driven. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, for an inspection. During the inspection, the dealer found there was indeed a gas leak in the right rear seat area. The gas leak was due to a defective fitting in the gas line from the tank to the motor.
The smell of gas fumes from my mercedes was prevalent in my garage after refueling for a number of weeks before taking it in to mercedes benz of chandler to identify the problem. I took the car in for servicing on september 13, 2012. Mercedes identified the problem as a crack in the fuel tank and verified that it was a problem with the tank and not caused by an outside influence (road debris or similar). Mercedes replaced the gas tank at a cost of $2,759.10 (after discounts) as it was a potential hazard. I have not had any other problems with the gas tank since.
Every time I fill up the fuel tank, the outside of the car smells of gas till the fuel comes down to about three quarter tank. The gas odor is especially perceptible in the morning when I walk into the garage. As a precaution I started parking the car outside the house for a few days after I fill the tank.
Reference pe12001 I occasionally smell gas after filling up my vehicle. Until now, I'd just figured I stepped in some fuel at the station and that the smell was coming from my shoes, but understand that there is an issue with the fuel system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz e-class. The contact stated that he noticed large puddles of fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that the fuel tank was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. The current mileage was approximately 62,000.. *tr...updated 05/08/13 *bf updated 06/10/2013
I own a 2008 mercedes e350 4matic. After a trip, with the car sitting at the airport for a week in warm weather, I entered the car and noticed a strong gasoline odor. I vented the car and drove home. The odor remained. Subsequently I had the car put on a lift and there was a stain coming down around the sides of the gas tank. I also removed the rear seat and noticed that the seat foam was saturated with a gasoline smell directly above the access panel for what I believe is the fuel pump assembly. I understand from local mechanics that this may be a frequent occurrence with mb e series cars. This leads to a very dangerous situation in terms of potential fire/explosion as well as excessive evaporative emissions. Mb USA stated that they do not have an active recall campaign for this problem.
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