2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER WHEN TURNED ON HAS BEGUN TO BURN THROUGH THE SEAT ITSELF CAUSING A HOLE THE SIZE OF NOW A NICKEL (LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT). HAPPENED JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND AGAIN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND FORGOT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THE SMELL AND THE SMOKE FROM THE BURNING SEAT MADE HER PULL THE CAR OVER. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, IT ACTUALLY BURNT A WHOLE IN MY JACKET AS WELL. ALL IMAGES HAVE BEEN ATTACHED. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MERCEDES AND THEIR SOLUTION IS REPAIR THE ISSUE AND THEN PLACE A COVER OVER THE AREA. STILL DOES NOT SEEM SAFE OR AN APPROPRIATE FIX. *TR

VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN CABIN AFTER FILLING TANK. MB REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY PER AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA TO REPAIR BASED ON VIN # OF VEHICLE.

I SMELLED STRONG GAS SMELL A FEW DAYS AGO. I TOOK MY CAR TO MERCEDES ARROWHEAD LOCATED IN ARIZONA YESTERDAY. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A 15 YEAR WARRANTY (FUEL TANK HAD STARTED LEAKING). TODAY THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE LEAK HAD SATURATED TO MY BACK SEATS AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN TOO LONG TO CALL THEM AND THAT'S WHY THE BACK SEATS WERE SATURATED WITH GAS (I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MY SEATS WERE SATURATED WITH GAS UNTIL I STARTED TO SMELL IT THROUGH MY VENTS WHILE AC WAS BLOWING). NOW, I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY ALMOST $500 TO REPLACE THE PADS AND DEAFENING MATERIAL AS THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. AT THIS POINT I'M NOT SURE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY HEALTH RELATED ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND MY 2 KIDS WHO NORMALLY SIT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WHO HAS BEEN INHALING THE GAS FUMES FOR AN UNKNOWN LENGTH OF TIME.

CAR: MERCEDES BENZ E350 2008. ON 3RD FLOOR OF PARKING CAR GARAGE, WITHIN TIGHT CONFINED SPACE, WHEN PULLING IN CAR TO PARK TURNING 90 DEGREES, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY, POWERED OVER 9-INCH BARRIER CURB AND RAMMED INTO CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR FEW SECONDS EVEN WITH FULL BRAKES AND DID NOT STOP BEFORE PUTTING INTO PARKING GEAR.

SMELL OF FUEL AFTER FILLING UP CAR,LEAKING FUEL TANK AROUND FUEL PUMP RING, FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING

WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL, IT SMELLS LIKE FUEL IS LEAKING BECAUSE THE ODOR IS SO STRONG. THE ODOR STAYS VERY STRONG 2-3 DAYS AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. I HAVE A FIVE (5) YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ALSO RIDES DAILY IN THE CAR AND THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR HER. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CRITZ MERCEDES BENZ, THE LEAK IS AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON FUEL TANKS WITH MY MODEL OF CAR. HOWEVER, I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A DIFFERENT MODEL OF FUEL TANK THAN THE RECALL ONE. EVIDENTLY, THIS TYPE OF FUEL TANK IS NOT GOOD ALSO. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CRITZ MERCEDES BENZ IN SAVANNAH, GA FOR SERVICE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2010. MERCEDES BENZ CONTACTED CRITZ AND THEY TOLD THEM THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME A $200 DISCOUNT ON $4,000 WORTH OF WORK. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I AM ASKING FOR THE WARRANTY ON MY TYPE OF FUEL TANK TO BE EXTENDED ALSO. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

I HAVE AN AIRBAG CODE SHOWING PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR OR WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MERCEDES STATES REPAIR COST IS MY PROBLEM. CHECKING MERCEDES FORUMS REVEALS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR AND EXACT PROBLEMS. SRS IS A VITAL SYSTEM, AND CANNOT FAIL. DESIGN AND SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REFLECT THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, NOT JUST PASS THE BUCK. ONE OR A DOZEN INSTANCES MAY BE QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE, BUT HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS IS A FLAW THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. FROM MBWORLD.COM HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=SRS+MERCEDES+LIGHT&IE=UTF-8&OE=UTF-8#Q=SRS+MERCEDES+LIGHT+SITE:MBWORLD.ORG FROM BENZWORLD.ORG HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=SRS+MERCEDES+LIGHT&IE=UTF-8&OE=UTF-8#Q=SRS+MERCEDES+LIGHT+SITE:WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG HUNDREDS OF MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS HAVE A SENSOR OR WIRING PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. I BELIEVE SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF THE MANUFACTURER, NOT THE OWNERS OR VICTIMS.

"TAKATA RECALL" . I GOT MY MERCEDES 2008 FULLY BY MERCEDES SERVICE CENTER ON 12MAY16. FOLLOWING IS THE REPORT OF THE SERVICE DONE. " 140405 1.7C PERFORMED SHORT TEST. PERFORMED BACK TO NEW SPECIAL RESET SERVICE LIGHT INSPECTED INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND SEAT BELTS FOR PROPER FUNCTION, CHECKED EXTERIOR LIGHTS FOR PROPER FUNCTION, CLEANED AREA OF WIND DEFLECTOR AND CHECKED WIPER BLADES. EVACUATED ENGINE OIL AND REPLACED ENGINE OIL FILTER, TOPPED OFF ALL FLUIDS AND INSPECTED AREA OF ENGINE FOR DAMGES OR LEAKS, LUBRICATE DOOR HINGES, LIFTED VEHICLE INTO AIR AND FRONT TIRES MEASURED AT 7MM, REARS AT 7MM REMOVED WHEELS AND BALANCED ALL 4, TORQUED TO 150NM. FRONT BRAKES AT 12MM, REARS AT 10MM. SET FRONT TIRES TO 28PSI, REARS TO 33PSI AND SPARE TO 63 PSI. INSPECTED FOR LEAKS OR DAMAGES UNDER VEHICLE. TEST BATTERY AT 12.61VOLTS. TEST DROVE VEHICLE TO VERIFY PROPER REPAIRS " AFTER THE SERVICE WAS DONE ALMOST A MONTH BACK, WHILE I WAS TAKING OUT MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKES FAILED AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED. I SUSPECT SERIOUS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR.

PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD, WITH ANYTHING STRIKING THE CAR. ON THE ROAD ALONE WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES, THE GLASS SHATTERED UPWARD, HELD IN PLACE FOR A BIT UNTIL I COULD EXIT, THEN FALLING INWARD AS I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION.

I PURCHASED A 2008 E350 4MATIC SPORT IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING WHEN I BUY GAS THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE FOR MANY MILES AFTER THE PURCHASE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION UNTIL A FRIEND WAS RIDING WITH ME ON A TRIP TO MARYLAND AND NOTICED IT TOO. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND I AM NOT SURE WAY.