Other Fuel System Hoses Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2007 Mercedes Benz E350

While driving the vehicle on the highway, the engine suddenly lost power, making the vehicle difficult to control while navigating to the shoulder. The engine then stalled and would not start. Vehicle was towed 120 miles to nearest dealer where they replaced the fuel pump and related parts, which fixed the problem, including the following: about two weeks prior to this, another dealership had worked on the car due to intermittent difficult starting. They were unable to duplicate the problem, but did replace fuel filter and related parts. All repairs were out out of pocket expenses. Since then, mercedes-benz sent a letter notifying that the warranty had been extended on fuel tank components. The letter included instructions on how to place a claim for prior expenses that are now covered under this extended warranty. A claim for reimbursement of the repair charges incurred at both dealerships was submitted to mercedes. Mercedes subsequently approved the claim, and I received reimbursement for the work done at the first dealership. When I approached the second dealership for reimbursement for the work that actually fixed the car, they denied my claim, even though my claim was already approved by mercedes. After many email communications, the customer service representative sent a final letter on December, 2017 declaring the case closed. Looking forward to any help you can provide in this matter.

I started to notice that when I filled my tank my car would smell like gas inside. A few weeks later the check engine light came on and within days it began to run rough and then not start. Mechanic states its the fuel pump and the entire kit must be replaced you can not just replace the pump, (kit includes pump, tank, filter etc). The cost for the part alone is almost 2700, something I certainly can not afford plus labor which will take 6-7 hours to fix. That is at least another 1000 in labor. The investigation NHTSA action number ea13003 investigated this problem and expanded the scope to include all e-class models from 2003-2008. This is clearly an issue and mercedes is telling me my vehicle is not part of the extended warranty agreement. Help! I have no idea what to do I have owned this car for a 1. 5 years and it only has 66k miles on it. It is practically brand new!.

I began smelling gasoline when inside the car. I called the dealer to schedule an appointment to have the car checked for fuel leaks. The dealer suggested bringing the car in the following week. So I took the car to a nearby oil change service company and had them change the oil and check for a fuel leak. The oil change service could not find a fuel leak, but confirmed that they smelled gasoline and suggested I take it to the dealer. On December 10, 2014, I took the car to the dealer and was told that they found a fuel leak at the fuel filter assembly that is under the back seat and that the repair would be $649. 00. And it was possible that once they repaired that, the leaking at the tank may increase requiring replacement of the gas tank. As I waited for the repair, I searched the internet to see if this repair was the subject of a recall. I found that this exact issue is being investigated by the NHTSA, NHTSA action number: pe12001. I showed the service technician what I found on the internet and he said all they could do is replace the fuel filter assembly to see if that would fix the leak. They changed the tank inner module, 211-470-60-94, for $264. 00; 2 seal rings, 211-471-05-79, at $39. 53 ea for $79. 06; discounted the labor from $343. 66 to $187. 50; and miscellaneous charges and sales tax, for a total service repair bill of $576. 03 for replacement of fuel filter system and seal rings. At this time it is unclear whether this will in fact fix the problem or make it worse.