2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E500 Complaints

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK LAST SEPTEMBER I NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN TO MY MECHANIC. HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 E500 SEDAN. JUST BEFORE THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, WE NOTICE A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR. WE HAD A MERCEDES DEALER, CHECK IT OUT AND THE SERVICEMAN SAID HE FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH A SEAL ON THE FUEL PUMP PANEL BELOW THE LEFT REAR SEAT. SAID HE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. THIS WAS THE AREA OF THE PROBLEM BUT HE DIDN'T STOP THE LEAK. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND THE DEALER FOUND A BAYONET FITTING TO A OVERFLOW CANNISTER DISCONNECTED. THE LEAK PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND I HAVE RESORTED TO NOT FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS. I HAVE HAD TO RIP OUT THE SOUND PROOFING BLANKET UNDER THE REAR SEAT BECAUSE OF FUEL ODORS. ( IT GOT SOAKED. ) THE SEAT FOAM GOT WET IN THE AREA JUST ABOVE THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL. IS THERE A SEAL (O-RING OR OTHERWISE IN THE FUEL TANK O CAP IN THAT ACCESS AREA) SHOULD I TAKE THE CAP OFF AND LOOK FOR A BURR ON THE TANK? WHAT TORQUE VALUE OR HOW TIGHT SHOULD THIS CAP BE SCREWED ON THE TANK? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING, HE WOULD SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT STATION. SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES. *TR

I NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN MY 2006 E500. THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG INSIDE THE CABIN AND MY VEHICLE ALWAYS STAYS IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE I ALSO SMELL A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR. I HAD SIMILAR SMELL 2 YEARS AGO AND GOT IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE FUEL TANK OPENING UNDER THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED AND LEAKED THE GAS. THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT AND ALSO REPLACED ANY INSULATION THAT WAS THERE THE TO ENSURE SMELL COMPLETELY GOES AWAY. FOR A WHILE I WAS NOT GETTING THE SMELL BUT IT SUDDENLY STARTED COMING AND IT IS VERY STRONG. I ALSO HEAR THAT IT IS AFFECT LOTS OF VEHICLES. *TR

FUEL TANK CRACKED. UNEXPLAINED, AND CONFIRMED BY DEALER. FUMES LEAK FROM EXTERIOR (CAN DETECTED WHEN TANK IS NEAR CAPACITY). CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. MB SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TANK. PE12001 (RELATED CASE IT WOULD SEEM) -- E CLASS. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED IN MY 2006 E500 4MATIC THAT AFTER I PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND ONCE I ENTER THE GARAGE IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK, ITS VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A GAS LEAK OF SOME SORT. I HAVE A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD SON THAT SITS BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT. THIS GAS LEAK SMELL HAS HAPPENED TO OVER SEVERAL HUNDRED ECLASS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE FUEL FILTER MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN AFTER REFILLING TO 100% CAPACITY. ONLY GOES AWAY ONCE CAR HAS CROSSED 3/4 TANK WHICH IS NORMALLY ABOUT 75 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS, I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED INTO AS MUCH AS I COULD, BUT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC PULL THE FUEL TANK TO DIAGNOSE FURTHER. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND FIXED. NORMALLY MERCEDES IS EXCELLENT WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY ISSUES, I'D THINK THEY'D TAKE THIS A BIT MORE SERIOUSLY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS RELATED TO ACTION NUMBER PE12001. *TR

THE INTERIOR CABIN OF MY 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500 HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY AFTER REFUELING. RECENTLY, I GET HEADACHES AND DIZZY WHEN DRIVING, SO I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO GET RID OF THE SMELL. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO MULTIPLE MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE CENTERS AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO DANGER BUT IF I WANTED THE SMELL TO GO AWAY, IT WOULD COST ME APPX $2000. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGER WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE FUMES CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO PASS OUT, OR A SPARK IN THE CAR POSSIBLY FROM A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER COULD IGNITE IN THE CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH REGARDING THIS MATTER, IT SEEMS IT IS THE EXACT COMPLAINT OF: REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12001. I FEEL THAT THIS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURE DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY MERCEDES BENZ AND REPAIRED DUE TO ITS POTENTIAL HAZARDS IT MAY CAUSE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR