2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. UPON RE-FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK GASKET AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL SENDING UNIT LEAKS WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED...GASOLINE LEAKS ONTO TOP OF SENDING UNIT ALLOWING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND CAR AND IN GARAGE...AFTER BURNING TO ABOUT 3/4'S OF A TANK SMELL DISSIPATES..IF LIFTING BACKSEAT AND REMOVING 6 SCREWS AND COVERPLATE FUEL CAN BE SEEN POOLED ON TOP OF SENDING UNIT..EXTENDED WARRANTY (15 YEARS ) ON OTHER MERCEDES VEHICLES WITH SAME YEAR GROUPS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS/PROBLEMS BUT NOT OUR PARTICULAR MODEL...DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY...THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN...BEEN DRIVING 40+ YEARS DO A LOT OF WORK ON OWN VEHICLES AND HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS PROBLEM 1 OTHER TIME ON OUR 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ( BOTH TANKS) SAME TYPE OF SETUP...THIS WAS WHEN THEY WERE DOING JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH DAIMLER...SAME FAULTY DESIGN....DANGEROUS!!!!!

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK AND PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE I GET A HEAVY SMELL OF GAS AROUND THE REAR OF THE CAR. NO SMELL FROM INSIDE. I SEE NO LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.

I HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE A FUEL LEAK.

WHEN YOU FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE AND WHEN DRIVEN THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE ROLLED DOWN. ON 9/4/14, MB ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MB IS NOW SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS A PZEV MODEL CAR WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM THE 9/4/14 WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AS IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT MANY MB OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PZEV MODEL TO A NON PZEV MODEL (ONLY IN THE SENSE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS NOT IN ISSUE). THE COST IS OVER $3,000 TO FIX WHAT IS REALLY A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE PRODUCT. THE PART WHICH IS LEAKING FUEL IS A "LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENDER ASSEMBLY". THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GAS TANK. BASED UPON THE 9/4/14 EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM MB, THE NHTSA WAS SATISFIED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT WHAT MB WAS ABLE TO DO WAS TO LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF THE 9/4/14 EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ONLY NON-PZSEV VEHICLES WHICH I AM SURE ELIMINATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MOREOVER, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS A PSEV VEHICLE (OTHER THAN WHAT MB HAS INTERNALLY). THE 9/4/14 EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD APPLY TO ALL E350 VEHICLES MODEL YEAR 2003-2009. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO EXCLUDE A VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS ALLEGEDLY A PZEV VEHICLE. IT IS THE SAME FUEL LEAK/ODOR ISSUE. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE HAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. PLEASE REOPEN YOUR INVESTIGATION AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. CLEARLY MB RECOGNIZED THIS AS A PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHY THEY ISSUED THE 9/4/14 WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT THEN SLIPPED IN THE EXCLUSION FOR PZEV VEHICLES. THERE IS NO REASON TO TREAT A PZEV VEHICLE ANY DIFFERENTLY.

VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN CABIN AFTER FILLING TANK. MB REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY PER AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA TO REPAIR BASED ON VIN # OF VEHICLE.

SMELL OF FUEL AFTER FILLING UP CAR,LEAKING FUEL TANK AROUND FUEL PUMP RING, FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING

WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL, IT SMELLS LIKE FUEL IS LEAKING BECAUSE THE ODOR IS SO STRONG. THE ODOR STAYS VERY STRONG 2-3 DAYS AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. I HAVE A FIVE (5) YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ALSO RIDES DAILY IN THE CAR AND THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR HER. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CRITZ MERCEDES BENZ, THE LEAK IS AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON FUEL TANKS WITH MY MODEL OF CAR. HOWEVER, I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A DIFFERENT MODEL OF FUEL TANK THAN THE RECALL ONE. EVIDENTLY, THIS TYPE OF FUEL TANK IS NOT GOOD ALSO. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CRITZ MERCEDES BENZ IN SAVANNAH, GA FOR SERVICE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2010. MERCEDES BENZ CONTACTED CRITZ AND THEY TOLD THEM THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME A $200 DISCOUNT ON $4,000 WORTH OF WORK. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I AM ASKING FOR THE WARRANTY ON MY TYPE OF FUEL TANK TO BE EXTENDED ALSO. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED A 2008 E350 4MATIC SPORT IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING WHEN I BUY GAS THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE FOR MANY MILES AFTER THE PURCHASE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION UNTIL A FRIEND WAS RIDING WITH ME ON A TRIP TO MARYLAND AND NOTICED IT TOO. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND I AM NOT SURE WAY.

LEAKY FUEL SENDING UNIT. I BROUGHT MY 2008 E63 AMG INTO MERCEDES OF BOSTON FOR TO REPAIR A LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT AROUND THE SPRING OF 2015. I REALIZE THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR MANY E CLASS AND WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED MY SERVICE ADVISOR IF MERCEDES WAS AT LEAST COVERING PART OF THE REPAIR. HE SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE ON IT. I PAID $900 FOR THE REPAIR. I JUST FOUND OUT ON THE NHTSA THAT MERCEDES GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR FUEL RELATED PARTS FOR 15 YEARS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2014. MERCEDES IS DELIBERATELY HIDING THESE DETAILS FROM CONSUMERS. NO NOTIFICATIONS WAS EVER SENT. NO REFUNDS OFFERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL CONSTANTLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK TO FULL, A DISTINCT GASOLINE SMELL IS PRESENT. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND THE GASOLINE INDICATOR IS LESS THAN FULL, THE DISTINCT SMELL GOES AWAY.

GAS VAPOR LEAKS FROM THE CAR AND FILLS THE GARAGE AND HOUSE. THE VAPORS INCREASE WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURES.

THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED DUE TO SEPARATION OF BOND WIRES FROM THE LEAD FRAME IN THE SENSOR. THIS RESULTS IN AN INTERRUPTION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE CHIP HOUSING OF THE SENSOR. THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP IS NOT RECEIVING A CRASH SIGNAL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO DISCONNECT AND PREVENT FUTURE FUEL DELIVERY AS DESIGNED. * MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLED 2008 E350 MODELS. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER OR START. THERE'S A FAINT GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH AN AUTHORIZED MB SERVICER, HOWEVER, MBUSA DOS NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE RECALL ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. MA 10/5 UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

STARTING APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014, MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR WHEN I FEEL UP THE FUEL TANK. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE AS WELL. THE SMELL USUALLY WENT AWAY IN A FEW DAYS AND THE SMELL WASN'T TOO BAD IN THE BEGINNING AND I THOUGHT I WAS OVERREACTING. HOWEVER, ON 12/19/14, IMMEDIATELY AFTER I FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THE SMELL WAS SO BAD AND I HAD A TERRIBLE HEADACHE FROM SMELLING THE GASOLINE WHILE I DROVE THE CAR. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE ARE TWO LEAKS IN FUEL TANK AND ANOTHER LEAK IN TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR. I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $3,500 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

FILLED MY TANK, PARKED IN MY GARAGE, GAS SMELL WAS ALL OVER GARAGE AND ALL OVER INSIDE THE CAR.THE CAR WAS LEAKING GAS FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT, IN THE SENDING UNIT. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND SHAMEFUL OF MERCEDES BENZ TO HAVE THIS DEFECT, WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT FROM A LOT OF POSTING ONLINE.

WHEN I FILL THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS THERE IS A STRONG SMELL AS IF IT IS LEAKING EVEN THOUGH NO GAS IS LEAKING OUT TO THE NAKED EYE. RECENTLY THE SMELL IS NOW INVADING THE CABIN SPACE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE PARKED, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY NOV 2014, I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE. THE ODOR SEEMED TO BE STRONGER WHEN I FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS. BY DECEMBER 2014, THE FUEL SMELL PERMEATED TO MY KITCHEN, THROUGH THE GARAGE BECAUSE THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG. MY HUSBAND ADVISED ME TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE BECAUSE HE WAS FEARFUL THE CAR WOULD EXPLODE WITH THE OTHER CHEMICALS NEAR AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ (MB) HEADQUARTERS ON TWO OCCASIONS TELLING THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' LETTERS ISSUED IN LATE JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY 2015 THAT WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS AND THAT THEY RECOMMENDED GETTING IT FIXED ASAP. THEREFORE, JANUARY 13, 2015 MERCEDES BENZ OF SAN ANTONIO FIXED MY FUEL TANK AND I PAID $3,132.03 FOR THE REPAIR. I LATER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA IN JANUARY. THE ODI# IS 10669386. WHEN I DIDN'T RECEIVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER, I DECIDED TO EMAIL MB TO SEE IF THE LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT. THEY INFORMED ME THE LETTERS WERE BEING SENT. TODAY, MARCH 25, 2015, I DECIDED TO CALL MB HEADQUARTERS(AGAIN) TO SEE WHAT THE DELAY WAS IN SENDING MY LETTER. MB INFORMED ME I DIDN'T RECEIVE A WARRANTY LETTER BECAUSE MY 2008 E350 WAS A PARTIAL ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE (PZEV) AND THOSE 'LABELED' VEHICLES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM DISTRAUGHT OVER THIS DECISION AND FEEL I AM BEING WRONGLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY CAR IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND I'M BEING PUNISHED FOR IT. I NEED ASSISTANCE IN ANY POSSIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MY FAULTY GAS TANK. NOT SURE WHAT THE EMISSIONS PART PLAYS IN THIS? PLEASE HELP!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN MAY OF 2014 FROM A NON-MERCEDES DEALER. TOWARDS THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2014, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN OUR GARAGE EVERY TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK. THE ODOR WOULD DISSIPATE AFTER THE GAS LEVEL WENT DOWN BUT THE STRONG ODOR RETURNED EVERY TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK. I DID NOTICE MOISTURE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR BUT IT WOULD EVAPORATE BY THE TIME I DROVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THE ODOR WAS SO STRONG THAT I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO MY INDEPENDENT MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE GAS TANK WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE TANK TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2200 JUST FOR THE GAS TANK-NO LABOR INCLUDED YET. FORTUNATELY, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE COMPANY IS SENDING OUT AN INSPECTOR TO MY MECHANIC TO VERIFY THAT A NEW TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN A 2008 MERCEDES. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WANT TO DISPUTE THE REPAIR. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, MULTIPLE LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED IN VARIOUS STATES ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND MODEL WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL AGAINST MERCEDES BENZ TO COVER THIS DEFECTIVE GAS TANK/SEAL. THANK YOU. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, EVERY TIME I FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2008 MBENZ E 350. I PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND THE SMELL GETS VERY STRONG OVERNIGHT. THE SMELL OF GAS SUBSIDES WHEN THE TANK IS ABOUT 3/4 FULL. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MERCEDES BENZ REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. I AM SPECIALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY HOME WATER HEATER IS IN THE GARAGE WERE I KEEP MY CAR OVERNITE. *TR

EACH TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK (I DO NOT TOP OFF), I SMELL GAS FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK IN MY GARAGE. THE ODOR HAS GOTTEN SO STRONG, I CAN SMELL THE GAS IN MY HOUSE. I STARTED PARKING OUTSIDE MY GARAGE UNTIL THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH COST ME $750 TO REPAIR. IT WAS THE GAS TANK SEALER WHICH WAS LEAKING WHEN I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME. I WOULD LIKE MY $750 PLUS DAMAGES TO MY HEALTH OF SMELLING THE GAS FUMES IN MY GARAGE AND MY HOME. NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER OF THE DAMAGE A SPARK COULD HAVE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.