This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes-Benz E320. The contact stated that a gasoline fuel smell was in the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that the fuel tank had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
I am filing this complaint regarding the fuel smell coming into the cabin. I have owned a 2005 C230 compressor and had the same issue and mb took care of this with no issues. No I have an E320 and they wont fix this issue. After filling up driving with the smell of fuel in the cabin has caused serious headaches for me and my family. Even parking in my garage has filled my whole house with the smell of fuel. I have a $5000 dollar parrot this is very sensitive to smells and this could be a serious affect to everyone's health and safety. If mb can fix this issue on one car why cant they fix it on all cars.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes-Benz E320. The contact stated that after refueling, fuel was smelled while in the cabin. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 107,000
Very strong gasoline odor coming out of left rear wheel well after filling up the gas tank. The odor reduced as I drove for a few days. It seems like gasoline is leaking from the top of the fuel tank.
Strong order of gas from left side near back seat area, always after fill up, thought just loose gas cap, removed rear seat and left fuel sending unit cover, found puddle of gas on and round gas tank. Was told from dealer parts dept, very common for seal to weep, replaced, but still same problem, after last fill up, dried around pump and gas just weeped though top of sending unit, hair line crack I assume, will replace sending unit myself. Disappointed that this doesn't meet recall standards per Mercedes.
We noticed a strong gas smell especially right after fueling up the car. We parked our car in an enclosed garage so the entire garage smelled off gas. As the gas level was reduced from operating the car the gas smell went away. When we filled up again the gas smell was back. We moved and had our car in an open air parking stall and it didn't seem as much of a problem. Now we have an enclosed garage again and the smell of gas is very noticeable. Again the smell is the strongest right after fueling. We recently replaced the charcoal canister and shutoff valve (regeneration valve and purge valve) for a cost of $700 but this has not fixed the problem.
While traveling on the Washington DC beltway in the fast lane, in heavy traffic, the engine completely shut down leaving us stranded in very heavy traffic. Needless to say, this was a very precarious position. Fortunately, police assistance arrived and called a towing service and got us out of harm's way. The problem was diagnosed as a failed crank shaft position sensor. This results in the computer turning off the ignition creating an obviously hazardous situation. I reported this to Mercedes customer service, but they're reaction was that this occurs infrequently, but they were aware that it does happen. So I am notifying you for your information.
After refueling, the car has a strong gasoline odor inside and outside the car. The air brakes make a roaring noise when pressed. The air bag is deactivated SRS indicator remains on.
After refueling, the car has a strong gasoline odor inside and outside the car. The air brakes make a roaring noise when pressed. The air bag is deactivated.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes-Benz E320. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor being emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that there was a gasoline fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered a fuel leak in the fuel pump. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic, who advised that the seal around the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact did not replace the seal. The failure mileage was 128,100.
There has been a strong smell of gasoline in my garage where E320 is parked on multiple occassions over the past year. Most recently, fuel pump was replaced by Benz dealer service technician and the smell became stronger and stronger only to find gas leaking from car 2 days later.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that after fueling, there was a strong fuel smell. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that refueling the vehicle, there would be an strong gasoline fuel odor inside the cabin. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that when she refilled the gas tank, she smelled a strong gasoline smell inside and outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the gas tank and all associated parts would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 92,000.
I took my vehicle to my regular independent Mercedes-Benz mechanic because there was strong gasoline smell inside the passenger area of the car and I noticed there was a small puddle of gasoline under the car whenever I filled up my tank. My mechanic inspected the car and found gasoline pooled up in the recess where the fuel pump attached to the fuel tank. He informed me that the leaking fuel posed a serious safety hazard and could possibly lead to a fire, or even a possible explosion should I park inside my garage. He said the water heater Pilot light or any other source of spark could ignite the fumes and burn my house down. In addition, he stated he had seen this same problem many times before and that Mercedes-Benz has been aware of the problem for many years but refuses to accept that they had installed a defective part in the thousands of vehicles of this model they produced. It would simply be too expensive to remedy. If I wanted it repaired it would be at my own expense since Mercedes-Benz is accepting no responsibility for this known issue.the leak has caused my vehicle to be unsafe to operate.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E-320. The contact stated that gasoline fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that there was a leak in the sending unit. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.
After filling the tank at a gas station, I went home (5 miles) and parked the vehicle in the driveway. When went back out to driveway about15 minutes later noticed a bad gas smell around the vehicle. Smell was worst under left rear door. Looked under vehicle and could see smell gas in the tray below the gas tank. I pulled the tray down slightly and a few drop of gas dripped out. I could feel gas in the tray with my fingers. I think gas tank is leaking from top of tank. Glad I didn't park in the garage.
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