Tank Assembly problems of the 1999 Mercedes Benz E320

Two problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1999 Mercedes Benz E320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 05/30/2004

On 3 occasions pumping gas in the last 4 months I have had problems with gasoline spewing out of the tank after I remove the pump nozzle. It was not a simple failure of the pump to turn off. It seemed like air pressure built up much like pumping up an air canister to spray weed killer on a yard. The gasoline covered my arm and sprayed onto the pump. Each occasion was at a different station and all of the stations were relatively new. It does not happen at our regular service station.

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 09/15/1999

Fuel tank has a design problem. When consumer is filling up vehicle, after the fill up, and extra 4. 7 gallons of gasoline can be added additionally, this gasoline is pumped into tank and charcoal canister and lines, due to design consumer experienced a large amount of gas expelling out of the tank.


Other Gasoline Fuel System related problems of the 1999 Mercedes Benz E320



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