When filling up gas tank to full, strong gas odor is smelled around the car. Not sure if it is leaking from within the car or outside. Odor was smelled when stationary, I do not leave windows down while driving.
2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 fuel system complaints
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The inside cabin of my 2009 mercedes benz e-350 consistently smells like gasoline. My garage always smells like gasoline is emitting from the vehicle.
Gasoline odor when fill up gas tank, and it stay smell gas odor badly until gas tank drop to 3/4. This is common issue as stated in reference tsb no. P-47-10-63. I called mb at at 800‑367‑6372 but they refuse to fix my car under extended warranty
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz e350. Each time the contact fueled the vehicle, she noticed an oder of fuel around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to mercedes-benz of oxnard (located at 1511 auto center dr, oxnard, ca 93036) where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank had a leak and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.
Very strong odor of fuel while car is parked in garage. Dealer says recall does not cover my particular model.
Vehicle has strong external gas oder emanating from the driver's rear passenger side and is more prevelant after fill up and parking it. It is a concern to my safety that gasoline may be leaking and a electrical spark or impact can result in a fire/explosion.
Gas leaks from gas tank when I fill it up. I can only fill 2/3 of tank to avoid odor. I heard about extended warranty for this problem but benz dealer said my car is not covered because it is made of different material than one that is covered.
Strong odor of gas at rear and around car after filling up gas tank while in motion and when parked
Gas is leaking from gas tank after running over a pot on highway. State farm insurance company said it is on investigation for leaking gas for my car model and so, they won't cover it. Although plastic gas tank is already on recall, metal tank for my car is not. A dealer refused to fix under recall. Now I am driving with leaking gas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that after refueling the fuel tank, the odor of strong fuel would emit in and around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel filter seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
I contactedthe dealership regarding my fuel pump issue. The dealership informed me that it was not one of the covered VIN's with the fuel pump issues. It has strong smell of gas when filling up and does not run smooth . It has not started once when turned on. I was informed by my mechanic of the warranty on the defective fuel pump/filter. Why wasn't my VIN included in the extended warranty? Were their changes made to the parts? How was my car excluded from the warranty process?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes benz e350. After refueling the vehicle, there was a strong odor of fuel coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 05/03/16*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 05/04/16.
There is a very strong gas smell when the car is parked, especially in a garage. There is an existing the federal safety agency campaign (ea13003) that discusses this issue with the 2009 mercedes e350 but I never received any notices from mercedes.
There's a very strong odor of gasoline after refueling. Most noticeable when parked in the garage. I don't top off my tank. Just started happening this month.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes benz e350. After refueling the vehicle, the contact smelled a strong odor of fuel. The failure occurred intermittently and only when the vehicle was refueled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.
After fill up gas tank , strong fume very noticeable when park in garage entire house smell like gas . When drive also smell strong gasoline like its leaking . Very scary
Strong fuel smell after fueling the car. Very noticeable when parked in the garage. I reported this to the regional mercedes benz representative and they denied that there was an issue reported or recall for this issue. Due to this safety issue, I do not allow my wife to drive the vehicle any longer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that while inside of the vehicle, he smelled fuel. The vehicle was taken the dealer for inspection and they stated that the fuel tank had a leak and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Strong odor of gasoline fumes from car, especially after refueling. Fume smell goes away as tank level goes down. Brought car to fletcher jones motor cars in newport beach, ca, and they reported a high gas tank fuel leak, with gasoline building up in body behind rear driver's seat. This happens to be where my 8-year old son sits in the car - on top of explosive gasoline. Mercedes benz denies there is any problem with the e350 fuel tank, even though there are numerous reported problems.
My 2009 mercedes e350 emits a very strong fuel smell especially after refueling. I believe this may be related to your ongoing investigation - pe12001.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz e350. The contact stated that an odor of gasoline was in the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the fuel sending unit was leaking. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
I have noticed strong gasoline odors emanating from my car after refueling. I do not 'top off' when refueling. Researched issue online at benzworld.org and discovered that the gas odor issue I am experiencing may be related to a problem being seen in numerous mercedes benz e-model vehicles. This presents a very unsafe situation and I am no longer willing to park the vehicle in my garage due to the potential fire hazard. The pooling of raw gasoline also represents an environmental issue due to the evaporation and creation of toxic fumes. I understand that mercedes benz dealers are demanding $2,000. Or more to rectify the problem by removing and replacing the gas tanks in impacted vehicles. I feel that the manufacturer of this defective component should be held responsible to recall it and replace it. I understand that the federal safety agency's current investigation action no. For this issue is pe 12001.
Reference the federal safety agency action number: pe12001 inconsistent gas smell from my car after filling up the tank.
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