Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that the fuel system and gasket were leaking and the fumes were strong that the vehicle was unable to be used. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and the top seal and the fuel pump were repaired. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred. The dealer stated that the since the vehicle was repaired previously at a independent mechanic, the dealer will no longer cover the recall even though the repair cost were covered by the contact initially. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 150,000.
2005 Mercedes Benz E500 fuel system complaints
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Upon fueling the vehicle there is a very pungent gasoline vapor smell from both the exterior & interior of the car. The smell begins to dissipate when fuel in the tank reaches 3/4-1/2 tank. The smell of fumes is enough to produce nausea, headaches, itching skin, watering eyes & even vomiting in drivers & passengers. Even with windows down & sunroof open, the smell is intolerable. The car will "sputter" when stopped at traffic lights. The vehicle currently has 105,800 miles on it. This issue was first noticed at approximately 103,000. An appointment has been scheduled with a mb dealership for inspection on 2/6/2016. I do not feel comfortable driving the vehicle due to the physical symptoms we've presented from the fumes & fear of a fire due to the potential of a faulty fuel tank/system. My 5 & 6 year old sons sit in the rear of the vehicle & can't tolerate the fumes. We've had to resort to carrying my sons asthma inhaler with us when riding in this vehicle. The vapors have directly affected his asthma & we feel the fumes are responsible for an asthma attack that has occurred when he's ridden as a passenger. Issue needs to be solved immediately at the expense of mb, extremely hazardous problem & numerous similar reports have been filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel fumes emitting from the outer part of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.
I am referencing action # pe12001. After each of my last two feelings, the car is emitting a very strong smell of gasoline. I park my car in my garage and the smell is strong enough that I can smell it in my home. I am extremely fearful that there will be a fire. I do not desire to park my car outside, but I believe the car is unsafe to keep in garage. I have lost confidence in my car fearing that even driving it around town could pose a danger to me and my passengers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that there was a manufacturer's recall related to the failure, but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.
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.
The design of fuel pump in all the mercedes benz is very very defective , the company has shown gross negligence to safety of consumers, when ever I fill up the fuel tank , it starts leaking and starts emitting very foul smell in side and out side the car, I think if there is too much leakage of gas which is fitted under the back seats of car , if there is smoker passenger , the car can catch fire right away, I have complained to the dealer to fix this problem , the do not want to cover under warranty for safety , because the car is more than 4 years old and the mileage is more than 50,000, I complained to the head office in new jersey , they suggested me to replace the tank , and pay for it ,the estimate is about $4000.00 , since it is safety issue they should recall all the cars, which are in thousands with the same defect, I hope you can take care of this problem or file a class law suit to be files again the company for gross negligence.
After filling up the gas tank, there is a strong odor of gasoline both inside the cabin and outside the car. It is nauseating and causes severe headaches to the driver and passengers. Check engine light has illuminated with a series of codes consistent with loss of vacuum (evap). Fumes are leaking into the atmosphere but moreover are imparting the driver's ability to safely operate the vehicle due to the associated nausea and headaches.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted in and around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
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 .
My e500 has a strong gasoline smell coming from the vehicle after putting a full tank of gas. The gas smell does not go away and there are no faults on the dashboard. The smell is also slightly present inside the cabin of the vehicle.
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.
Bad fuel smell coming into the cab of the vehicle. They have already replaced fuel pump last year and it was smelling so I thought there was something related to that. I went to the mechanic and after they took apart the back seat, they showed me the work they did and the current problem which was a leak in the gas tank from the top bolt that is molded to the plastic tank. He then showed me a stack of tanks about 5 or 6 fuel tanks high, that he said were the tanks that they changed out last week, saying this is a common problem. The rough estimate was $2000.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle and no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel when the vehicle was started. The vehicle had not been taken to a mechanic for a diagnosis of the problem. Therefore, the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was unknown and the VIN was unavailable.
When I full my gas tank, I get a strong odor of gasoline both inside the car and outside. Inside the vehicle the gasoline smell is throughout the car and smells strongest in the driverside rear seat location. Outside the vehicle the strongest smell of gasoline seems to be coming from the driverside rear door/wheel well. The smell seems to last until the gas level goes below 3/4 of a tank of gasoline. This happens everytime I full the gasoline tank.
Heavy smell of gas fumes after refilling my e500. The smell is worst around the drivers back seat. The smell of gas is both inside and outside of the car. Horrible to drive the car - even with windows and roof open.
Started smelling gas from the drivers side of the car. Faint at first but when the car was refilled to full tank it was very strong. While in the vehicle we were breathing gas fumes. The gas gauge read half tank and we broke down because we were actually on e. The fuel sensor or float was bad too and now the gauge has gone bad. The whole system is being affected.
A couple weeks after my brake hydraulics went out (which was repaired under warranty) I started to notice a strong gas smell from inside of my car, along with a check engine light. After a couple weeks of airing out I decided to take it in to mercedes benz of littleton for repair. I was charged $1500 for the repair, which still left my car smelling like gas and check engine light came back on with the same error code(small evap. Leak) I lifted the back seat to find the bottom soaked in gunnky gas along with electrical wires running through the leak area. I'm afraid my car will catch on fire or blow up. I'm sick of these dangerous malfunctions that I feel mercedes knows about but won't repair for free. I asked the service tech what I can do to prevent this from happening and he said "nothing". Now I'm $1500 in the drain and the problem is not fixed, and I was reassured the problem would show up again.
Strong odor of gas in the cabin, soaked rear under-seat pad, rear seat soaked with fumes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e500. The contact stated that fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician diagnosed that the auxiliary pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,648.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e-500. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitting from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump sending unit was leaking after the tank was filled. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.
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
I have been noticing a very strong odor of gasoline coming out of the driver side passenger seat in the back, outside of the car. The order is in the inside of the car as well, but it is most noticeable outside of the vehicle. It generally happens when I fill up the gas tank and then dissipates after the gas tank is around 3/4 to 1/2 full. I am really concerned about this issue not only, because it is affecting my gas milage, but because it is risking not only my life but the lives of my passengers. I am sure that the inhalation of gasoline vapors is not good for anyones health and not to mention the dangers of the vapors in the presence of any kind of flame. I did some research on the issue, and I have found that this is not an isolated event. This has lead me to believe that this is a design flaw of mbusa. My research has also showed me that mbusa has been aware of the issues for quite some time, but is insisting on its costumer pay the repairs that range anywhere from $300 to $1500. I would completely understand, the customers accepting the responsibility for the repairs, if mbusa provided a product that was not already flawed in its inception.
When I fill up, I there is a strong odor of gas from outside my car, in the back seat and I can smell it when my car is parked in my 2 car garage.
Driving on street--instrument cluster lights up red saying "check fuel tank cap"--drive to park turn off engine--check fuel cap -check engine light comes on-- same exact thing happened 5 days later.
Each time I fill out the tank, it gives such a horrible fumes smell inside my car.
There is a strong odor of unburnt fuel coming from my car after filling up the gas tank. I can't tell at this point where exactly the smell is coming from. I do not see a puddle of fuel on the ground or anything like that. The smell is very strong; I can smell it throughout my whole 2 car garage. I am very worried what part of the fuel system has failed.
I have a terrible odor of gasoline coming from inside my mercedes e500 4matic wagon especially after I fill the tank.
Upon refueling this 2005 mercedes benz e500 vehicle according to the owners manual, within an hour the car exhibits gasoline odors emitting from the interior of the car as well as strong gasoline odor from outside of the car. This lasts until the gas indicator shows roughly 50% to 60% of fuel remaining. We have previously owned a 2003 mercedes benz e320 as well with a the exact same issue, we ended up trading that car in on march 23, 2011. I found this on your website describing the condition my car is in. Date investigation opened: mar 15, 2013 date investigation closed: open the federal safety agency action number: ea13003 component(s): fuel system, gasoline
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