general problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320

After parking my car in the garage after a refill, I notice a the smell of gas coming from my car. When I took a closer look I notice that my car was leaking gas and the smell was horrific. This is a serious emission issue that not should be happening in Mercedes Benz.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that after refueling, the smell of fuel was potent inside and outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the fuel lever sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 103,000.

Vehicle was acting normally up to incident. Entering highway accelerating like normal and pulled out in front of tractor trailer when suddenly car had dramatic and frightening loss of power. Full throttle did nothing. Downshifting did nothing. With truck horns blaring and near collision, I pulled off the road. Restarting cleared the problem. Dramatic loss of power has occurred three more times with no warning nor check engine light. Now light comes on with egr out of range code. Discussing this with other mercedes diesel owners points towards soot clogged egr valve and soot clogged intake manifold. How such a problem could occur so frequently at such a low mileage with a company known for diesels is unknown.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that when refueling, she smelled a strong gasoline fuel odor inside and outside the vehicle cabin. The vehicle was not inspected for the failure nor repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 67,000. Updated 4/26/13.