2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

AFTER I FILLED THE GASOLINE TANK I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. I GOT A BAD HEADACHE FROM THE FUMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. I DID NOT SMELL ANY GAS IN THE TRUNK, ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR IN THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. I VENTILATED THE CABIN AND TRIED TO DETERMINE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. IT SEEMED TO BE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT OR BACK SEAT. EVEN AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT AND HAVING ALL THE WINDOWS OPEN ALL DAY IT STILL WREAKS OF GASOLINE INSIDE. THE SMELL HAS NOT LEFT THE CABIN AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR.

AFTER REFUELING MY CAR'S GAS TANK I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS FROM DRIVER/REAR SIDE WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE. THE SMELL DISAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES OF DRIVING, BUT IT COMES BACK AFTER REFUEL.

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!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *JS

2008 MERCEDES E350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SENDER FUEL D/S AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SMELL OF FUEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 05/23/2017*JS

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.

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.

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.

2008 MERCEDES BENZ 350E. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEAT HEATER UNIT- EXCESSIVE HEAT BURNS HOLE IN DRIVER SEAT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE NOTICED A STRONG BURNED SMELL AND EXCESSIVE HEAT EMANATING FROM THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF HER SEAT. SHE WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A HOLE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR IN THE SEAT. *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BECOME INCONSISTENT DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE FUEL LEVELS RUN UP AND DOWN AND NEVER GO BELOW THE HALF WAY MARK. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF GAS. NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF LOW GAS LEVELS. HAD ACTUALLY SHOW 231 MILES REMAINING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS HAD IT NOT BEEN THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND NO ONE ON THE ROAD. *TR