Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had an extended warranty to avoid recalling several safety complaints. I got the car from a guy who never looked into recalls or extended warranty for these complaints. Please help me to get refunded what I payed so far with repairs on gas leaks. Also to repair the whole gas system. It is dangerously ongoing. I never got notified by Mercedes nor did the previous owner.
2005 Mercedes Benz E500: fuel leak
23 of the 140 complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500 describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 23
- of this car's complaints
- 16%
- typical mileage
- 86,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Fuel leak by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. There was an abnormal odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The contact refueled the vehicle and there was an abnormal odor of fuel outside of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who stated there was no warranty coverage. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
The 2005 E500 W211 gas tank cracks leaking fuel sending unit and fuel pump. The odor of gas permeates the cabin, recall campaign number 2008-020001, and it’s extension information of 15 years dated Jan. 2015 signed by Ralph S. Fisher GM customer assistance center. The dealer in Hawai’i refuse to honor the recall warranty. It’s traveling a bomb.
Possible gas leak... Strong gas smell on each fuel up. Stays around until tank drops to about half full. No other signals and mercedes benz had me replace the gas cap. Nothing changed. Please advise.
When ever we fill up the fuel tank , it starts emitting too much foul smell . I complained to the new jersey mercedes head quarter, they told me to go dealer for diagnose, dealer told me to replace the tank, which costs about $ 4000 ,00 there is defective design of the location of fuel tank, that is located under the back seats, if it emits fouls smell that means leaking gas , if any passenger happen to be smoker, that can catch fire and cause death and injuries, they have very very defective design and do not admit product liability problem.all these cars should be recalled .
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor emitting from the inside of the vehicle. The contact discovered that fuel was leaking into the rear driver's side seat. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there was a fuel leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Fuel leak from tank. Vapors and fire risk. Fatigue cracking. Maybe related to ea13-003 and pe12-001. *tr.....updated 06-12-15 *bf updated 08/23/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500.the contact stated that there was an abnormally overpowering odor of gasoline after refueling to capacity. The contact was not able to detect a fuel leak. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacture was not notified. The failure mileage was 67,954 and the current mileage 67,956.
I took my car 2005 e500 for regular maintenance at the dealer and was told the ball bearings needed to be replaced in july 2011. Then after checking everything out, the dealer told me the fuel ring under the seat needs to be replaced. Cost usd 600. Also there was gasoline seeping out of car onto the driveway when car was parked. I started smelling gasoline smell in march 2012. I took the car again to the dealership in july 2012 and this time they replaced the fuel system. Cost usd 2100. There were puddles of gasoline in my garage after the service. I was told there might be gasoline smell. After the smell lingered after every fillup I took the car back to dealership. The dealership again wanted to charge me usd 3000 for the fuel leak but I told them I just fixed the fuel leak problem. This was in sept 2012. This time the dealership didn't charge me anything. I again took my car to the dealership for a check engine light that came on in sept 2013 to mercedes benz in grapevine, tx. I was told there is a leak in the fuel tank and the cost is usd 2115. I told the dealer about the federal safety agency investigation, class action lawsuit for the fuel system on mercedes e500 vehicles and the service advisor, matt pinecrest, told me the case was settled and mercedes won. This is obviously a falsehood. This problem has now taken an emotional toll on me since I can't drive my car properly without worrying. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Fuel appears to be leaking inside the passenger compartment as there is an extremely strong smell of fuel. Car is not running normally and you can even smell fuel on the outside. Car will not accelerate properly. Concern of such strong smell of fuel leaking inside car is risk of fire and personal injury.
Noticed a fuel smell in cabin of car and in closed garage. Very strong when recently filled up. Brought to dealer and they found leaking fuel pump assembly on drivers side. Required complete replacement of fuel system.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500 fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500?
23 of 140 owner complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500 (16%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500
Fuel smell 48Brake failure 15Fuel pump 13Check engine light 12
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