2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Fuel System

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. *JB

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 *JS

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. *TR