2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

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.

VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS REAR AFTER DRIVING. I CHECKED AROUND CAR I FOUNDED LEAK.SO I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE-CAME OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER PARKING AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS REAR INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT AND THE FUEL TANK SEAL IS LEAKING. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM AND THEY AGREED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT AND TANK SEAL ARE LEAKING FUEL AND ARE AN EXPLOSION/FIRE HAZARD-NEED TO CORRECT THIS ASAP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN WITH GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE SAME PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MERCEDES NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHEN THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT INSIDE THE GARAGE, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

FUEL SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT I NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS LEAKING. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED $3000.00. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPOR THAT IS NOTICEABLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. AN EVAP TEST SHOWS THAT THERE IS A GASKET NEAR/ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A RECALL THAT I CAN FIND ONLINE AND MERCEDES WANTS TO CHARGE $2100+ JUST FOR PARTS FOR A REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS HAZARDOUS TO OUR HEALTH AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY MERCEDES. *TR