Other Fuel System Tank Filling/charging problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

After filling up the gas tank, there is a strong odor of gasoline both inside the cabin and outside the car. It is nauseating and causes severe headaches to the driver and passengers. Check engine light has illuminated with a series of codes consistent with loss of vacuum (evap). Fumes are leaking into the atmosphere but moreover are imparting the driver's ability to safely operate the vehicle due to the associated nausea and headaches.

There is a strong odor of unburnt fuel coming from my car after filling up the gas tank. I can't tell at this point where exactly the smell is coming from. I do not see a puddle of fuel on the ground or anything like that. The smell is very strong; I can smell it throughout my whole 2 car garage. I am very worried what part of the fuel system has failed.

There is a strong fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The odor is so strong sometimes that it gives me a headache. I know this can't be good for my health and I've read that other people are having the same type of problem with this model car. This problem usually occurs after refilling the gas tank and lasts about a week at a time.

After filling up the tank, there would be very noticeable gas vapors especially in enclosed spaces like the garage. At half a tank, the gas smell goes away. I decided to take it to the mercedes dealer. The advisor asked me to sit down before he delivered the bad news. The gas tank has warped! this is a garage kept luxury car with only 42,000 miles. How can its gas tank warp I asked him and he said it has already happened to 8 other cars in the dealership. There was nothing I could do to prevent it from happening. Mercedes will not help any and it will cost $2,550 to change the tank to solve the problem. He said he can bring it down to $2,300 after discounts. I hope Mercedes Benz steps up to the plate to address this critical issue.

After completely filling up my fuel tank and drove away, I was overwhelmed by a strong fuel fumes. When I arrived at my residence, I found that some fuel had leaked onto the ground. I went online and found all over the internet that other owners of this class of vehicle have had similar problems related to the fuel sending units located under the back seat. When I looked under the seat the pad had fuel through to the foam under the seat. I allowed it to air out, and called mbz as I noticed that dot had filed a report in 04/2012 in regards to this problem in all w211 e class mercedes in conjunction with the recall for the e55 2008-020001. I called mbz and they stated that they couldn't do anything about it no matter how documented by other owners. We have a two year old that sits in a car seat, this is clearly unacceptable if a known issue on behalf of mercedes.

After filling up tank with 93 octane gasoline fuel smell persist until tank at 3/4 of capacity. Problem has repeated all times when tank filled up.

In June 2012 I was experiencing a strong gas odor upon filling my tank. Over the course of the next few months I visited 3 shops trying to find the issue with the odor. The first two claimed there was no leak in my tank and they were not sure of the problem. The last shop said there was no leak but could smell the odor in the vehicle. At this point it cost me, just less than $ 2000. , to fix issues related to the smell. # replaced cannister vent control solenoid. # aux sending unit # wiring harness fuel tank pressure sensor # wiring harness for vent control solenoid. I would not have fixed the problem, but the smell of fuel caused major concern, especially driving my children around. This did solve the problem. I read a newspaper article from the NHTSA today and it was talking about a leak in the tanks, as stated above, I do not believe this to be the case. Would I have recourse after the fact from mercedes from this obvious defect ? 2005 mercedes E500.

Reference NHTSA action #pe12001 last year I began to smell gasoline vapors when my mb E500 gas tank is 100% full. The smell finally goes away after using about 1/4 of the tank. The gasoline smell is so bad, I need to leave my garage door partially open to help remove the smell. Currently there are no signs of gasoline leaking on the ground, but the smell of gasoline is very strong both inside and outside the car. I've resolved myself to only filling up my tank to 75% full each time I re-fuel. I cannot find the leak or determine the gernal area around the tank which is leaking. This is a serious safety issue with the generation of gas vapors in a confimed space (inside the car or garage).

I started smelling a stong gasoline smell after filling the gas tank on this car. After the car was driven for about 50 miles, the smell would go away. Today, may 16, 2012, I took the car to a denver mecedes dealer to ask about the problem. Dealer reported that there was a crack in the fuel tank, next to the top left fuel pump. This seems to be the same problem related to your investigation on pe 12-001. The dealer asked for $2000 to repair this problem. I am waiting for the repair pending this investigation and mercedes response.

I noticed a strong smell of gasoline after filling the fuel tank. Smell is very strong both inside and outside the vehicle. This occurs every time I fill the tank. Sometimes fuel also leaks onto ground underneath the car. Took to mercedes dealer for diagnosis. They report that seals around 2 fuel tank covers have failed. The repair involves replacing the entire fuel tank. I have not made the repair due to high cost. I have learned that this is happening in many mercedes e class vehicles in same age range.