2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

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

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.

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

WITH REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS EMAIL SHOP CALLED AND STATED THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT ON THE CAR IS BAD. ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON . PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE TRIED TO START NEXT MORNING CAR CRANK BUT WILL NOT START.

VEHICLE CRANK BUT WILL NOT START TOOK TO SHOP DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A BAD CRANK SENSOR AND BAD SPROCKET/ CAM SHAFT.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

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