2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001 2008 E350 RWD, AFTER FILLING UP FULL TANK OF GAS TODAY 07/17/2013 AND PARK IN THE HOME'S GARAGE, STRONG GASOLINE ODOR SMELL COMING FROM REAR LEFT (BEHIND DRIVER SIDE) WHEEL. *TR ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF UPDATED 11/1/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/26/2013 *LJ UPDATED 7/1/13 UPDATED 7/2/2013 *JS

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED THERE - UNABLE TO BREATHE DUE TO THE GAS FUMES. IT ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER REFUELING, OR WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY FULL. *TR

2008 MERCEDES BENZ E-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS LEAK CONCERNS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, HE NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR EMANATING FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WHEN PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOR AN INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER FOUND THERE WAS INDEED A GAS LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR SEAT AREA. THE GAS LEAK WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FITTING IN THE GAS LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE MOTOR.

THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES FROM MY MERCEDES WAS PREVALENT IN MY GARAGE AFTER REFUELING FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF CHANDLER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2012. MERCEDES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AND NOT CAUSED BY AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE (ROAD DEBRIS OR SIMILAR). MERCEDES REPLACED THE GAS TANK AT A COST OF $2,759.10 (AFTER DISCOUNTS) AS IT WAS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK SINCE. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS OF GAS TILL THE FUEL COMES DOWN TO ABOUT THREE QUARTER TANK. THE GAS ODOR IS ESPECIALLY PERCEPTIBLE IN THE MORNING WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE. AS A PRECAUTION I STARTED PARKING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE HOUSE FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER I FILL THE TANK. *TR

REFERENCE PE12001 I OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS AFTER FILLING UP MY VEHICLE. UNTIL NOW, I'D JUST FIGURED I STEPPED IN SOME FUEL AT THE STATION AND THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY SHOES, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES SIZE 245/40/18, DOT NUMBER (HWTPP1H6). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL RIM. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION WHICH EMITTED FROM THE TIRE WHENEVER DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS BALANCED AND REALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL RIM WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.