Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2008 Mercedes Benz E350

My car displayed all of the issues listed below for the electrical system recall. The fuel gague went "blank", other gagues acting irradical, the check engine light stay on, etc. My car make and model fall under this recall but have been excluded. I had to pay out of pocket $4678. 50 to replace the entire fuel tank due to this and the manufacture (Mercedes Benz) is refusing to reimburse me. (1) the fuel gauge readings may be incorrect; (2) a stuck fuel-level sensor may not be displayed in the instrument cluster; (3) the obd system may cause the check engine light to illuminate incorrectly; and, (4) the speedometer may be out of tolerance. In the event of a vehicle crash, the electrical fuel pump may not receive a crash signal that is required for the fuel pump to disconnect and prevent future fuel delivery as designed.

I have a 2008 mercedes E350 pzev model and the issue I came across is a major one. These models in particular have a big reputation on failing fuel pumps, and to make things worse on the pzev versions it can not be fixed unless the whole fuel tanked is swapped with a new one. The fuel pump is located inside the gas tank and its sealed just so there's no way of fixing the issue, on the other hand the non-pzev models have a replaceable pump which reduces the work and money to fix the issue. Mercedes has an applied extended factory warranty for the model w211 which covers this issue until 15years / unlimited miles for non-pzev models and 15years / 150k miles for pzev models. I see this very wrong because the pzev models are super expensive to fix and many people are over the 150k mile mark. This term should have been applied to the pzev models. I purchased this vehicle for $3,200 but to fix this problem it is over than $3,500. I am requesting mercedes to help me on this situation as these cars are well know to fail in that department. As it stands this car is unsafe to drive, it releases lots of raw gas smell and sometimes it will not start. I want mercedes to take full responsibility of this matter because this issue could have been a couple hundred dollar fix if the design after tank wasn't so bad. There are thousands of people complaining about the same issue with the pzev models and most of them are over the 150k mile limit which is not enough considering the age of the vehicles.

Fuel pump and sending unit is cracked causing fuel vapor to enter cabin. Also driver seat heater is over heating causing considerable discomfort and cannot be used. When I started to research these issues I found numerous other complaints for the same problems had been previously reported but I have not received a recall notice.

This is about 5 years I am smelling gas fuel inside the car. But on 05/24/2019 driving on the street ,suddenly car stopped middle of street,after towing the car to mechanic shop ,we find out fuel pump problem and unable to change the pump we need to buy fuel tank and fuel pump,which is very expensive. This should be on recall. Because too many people complaing (according to your site). . Car is 115000 mile. Warranty are 150000 or 15 years. . . Just imagine if I was driving on freeway with my wife. . . Thanks in advance.

Car was being driven on a busy city street, stopped for red light, when I went to accelerate I had to pump the pedal-to be safe I decided to turn onto street at intersection where I was stopped at light, car came to a dead stop in middle of street. This was very close to the freeway on ramp that I was going to. Another 1/2 mile and had I not decided to turn off on to the side street the car would have stopped in the middle of a freeway with probable fatalities. Car had to be towed to repair shop. Fuel pump is inside gas tank in this model. Repair was $3373. 88. Mercedes benz dealer has parts in stock for a 2008 model. This is in itself is unusual and seems like they are expecting multiple fails. There are also multiple reports of same doing an online search. Should be recalled in my opinion. I have the repair receipt and all my previous records for maintenance on the car.

Drove the car 20 minutes started to notice smell out of the back seat gasoline 5 min later it stalled 2 streets from my house. . Tryed starting the cranking over but no start. The next day shop called told me that both of the fuel pumps in the gas tank are bad. 1. 500. 00 dollar repair. Is that safe for fuel pumps do do that.

Fuel odor & fail ed fuel pump issue. We took it goodyear dealer. & they diagnosed the bad fuel pump & referred to TSB bulletin # 9-47-10-63 for extended warranty by Mercedes Benz USA. We called to confirm it & towed it to clear lake mercedes dealer. . They denied the warranty & said it is win specific. This issue should a recall not a win specific issue. Our goodyear shop tech. Is rec. To write you in this matter. Fuel odor & fail pump is a big issue on these e 350 models. Please look into this issue.

The contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz E350. The contact stated that when operating the vehicle with a full tank of fuel, a fuel odor was present inside the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would not start and was towed to the mercedes-benz of augusta, georgia dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 109,000.

The crankshaft sensor failed due to separation of bond wires from the lead frame in the sensor. This results in an interruption in the electrical connection in the chip housing of the sensor. The electrical fuel pump is not receiving a crash signal that is required for the fuel pump to disconnect and prevent future fuel delivery as designed. * my vehicle is experiencing the same issue as the recalled 2008 E350 models. The car will not turn over or start. There's a faint gas smell coming from the back seat. The fuel pump is not sending a signal to the my vehicle is currently with an authorized mb servicer, however, mbusa dos not want to pay for the recall issues.

The contact owns a 2008 mercedes-benz E350. Upon re-fueling the vehicle, the contact noticed a strong odor of fuel inside and outside the vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from a manufacturer recall. The contact was informed that the fuel tank gasket and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was not available.

Fuel pump leaking fuel causing vapors in car. Caused migraine headaches.

I purchased this used car and parked in my garage-came out about an hour after parking and noticed a very strong raw gasoline smell coming from the drivers rear inside the compartment. I removed the back seat and the fuel tank seal is leaking. Took the car to a repair shop to confirm and they agreed that the fuel pump, sending unit and tank seal are leaking fuel and are an explosion/fire hazard-need to correct this ASAP. They told me that this is a very common problem on this model car and that they have a lot of people come in with gasoline leaking from the same place. Very dangerous situation that mercedes needs to step up and repair.

Safety and health issue with fuel leaking from gas tanks and two fuel pumps in 2008 mercedes E350. There is terrible smell in the car that started around August 8, 2014 and has gotten worse. You cannot drive the car because of this smell. We find out from mercedes dealer that this is from corroded seals around gas tank and the two fuel pumps that pump fuel from the gas tank. Gasoline has leaked out and has saturated insulation materials inside the passenger compartment of the car. Apparently gas tank is located inside the passenger compartment under the rear seat. They are wanting to charge us $2,500 to fix and repair the damage - which is due to their faulty seals around the gas tank and fuel pumps - replace the fuel pumps, clean up all the spilled fuel, replace the insulation material and what ever else has been damaged. This should be a recall issue. I see story on internet where this has been reported 533 times as of March 19, 2013. . Read more...

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz E350. The contact stated when he refueled the vehicle and parked it inside of his garage he smelt fuel. The problem occurred numerous of times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer mechanic and diagnosed failure of fuel pump and sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Lb.