Other Fuel System Problems of Mercedes Benz E500 - part 2

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz e-500. The contact stated that t he vehicle stalled after refueling accompanied by a strong gasoline odor. The vehicle was not taken for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a strong gasoline odor. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

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Car smells of gasoline in the rear driver side. You can smell it outside of the car also. After reading the message boards on this issue, it seems like mb should fix this issue at no cost to owners.

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Upon refueling the vehicle and leaving it in the garage overnight, it has often smelled of gasoline inside the car and in the garage. The smell would often dissipate. After refueling the car and parking it in the garage for three weeks while on vacation, the smell is now much worse and will not go away. It is bad enough we are worried about our safety of inhaling the fumes. I have other vehicles which were stored similarly and they do not react this way. Please review this vehicle. Thank you.

After driving the car about 20 miles (30 mins), I smelled gas. Ever since that day the smell of gas has been coming from rear drivers side. It started off faint but now has become stronger.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that while having the vehicle inspected, the mechanic informed the contact that the fuel filter module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

My vehicle 2004 E500 has strong smell of gas in cabin from the rear seat area and outside of the car, since then car takes longer to turn on. Hope this will be solved soon.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that a strong gasoline fuel smell was in the cabin after refueling. There was also a fuel leak near the rear driver's side tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the o-rings would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that while parked, there was a strong fuel odor around the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000. Mah.

After fill-up on April 2, 2013, vehicle has a strong smell of gasoline on the drivers side exterior of the vehicle. This problem is present whenever the vehicle is fueled above a certain level.

After filling up the car with fuel and driving 5 minutes home, the cabin of the car and areas around the rear of the car have a pervasive odor of fuel.

Fuel fumes were detected during routine maintenance at an authorized Mercedes Benz repair facility. Investigation revealed fuel pooling on top of the fuel filter with integrated fuel pressure regulator. The original equipment defective part number is 3114704094 and has since been superceded. It was determined that there was a leak due to a crack in the plastic assembly. The authorized Mercedes Benz mechanic identified the problem as to similiar to the one that resulted in Mercedes Benz voluntary emissions recall campaign #2008-020001. Vehicles included in the recall were model year 2003-2006 e class and 2006 cls-class vehicles. After contacting Mercedes Benz customer service about the problem they stated the recall only applied to the amg version of e class vehicles and my VIN number was not included in the recall. On March 19th, a USA today article reported that NHTSA was expanding an investigation of the merceds benz fix to the recall problem beyond the amg version of e class vehicles. I believe my vehicle is expericing the same problem that affected the amg versions but Mercedes Benz does not. I'd like this complaint be included in the population of e class vehicles being reinvestigated by NHTSA with similiar problems with the fuel filter with integrated fuel pressure regulator.

Fuel collecting under the left rear seat. Strong smell of gasoline inside and outside. Took the rear seat cover out and saw puddle of fuel. I am extremely concerned if it will catch fire and injure or death of my children.

After filling up my car at the gas station the inside of the car smelled like gasoline so badly I had to drive home in the rain with the windows down. The smell has not dissipated and after doing research I found that this is a common issue with this make and model vehicle and that the NHTSA is investigating mercedes for this potential safety hazard. I want this problem fixed because I do not feel that it is safe to inhale gas fumes while driving and that a fuel leak is a dangerous defect that the manufacturer should fix.

Gas smell inside of the car, very concerned. Nhtsa action# pe12001.

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Upon filling up the car emits a strong gas smell. The gas smell continues to be present all the time even when the car is parked and not turned on.

The vehicle has the smell of gas venting into the passenger compartment and concerned for passenger safety. Currently the vehicle is not properly meeting or complying with epa regulations concerning proper emissions of fuel ventilation and has gross product safety issue concerning passenger(s) inside the vehicle. The fueling system is venting improperly and fuel sender is not sealed properly. Car has never had problem until current date of filing. Aware of current mercedes corporate legal response to your enquire however the system has never been worked on (by mercedes dealer) nor is this just a minor issue with low vehicle count. Please protect me and my family concerning this issue! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that he smelled an overpowering odor of gasoline fumes in the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in any recalls and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 225,000.

Cracked fuel filter module with leaking fuel under left back seat.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz e-500. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle emitted the smell of gasoline fuel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed that the fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 82,838.

Noticed a strong gasoline smell in my garage and inside my vehicle. Also noticed that my left rear passenger seat was discolored with dark yellow staining. Check engine light appeared on car and took to local mercedes-benz dealer to check problem and was told that the fuel sending unit had failed and that raw fuel was leaking in passenger compartment causing the gasoline odor and staining to upholstery. Was strongly urged by service advisor at mercedes-benz to replace the sending unit "anytime you're leaking fuel that's a safety issue". Had sending unit replaced as advised and was told to keep windows down to air the car of gasoline fumes. Mercedes- benz attempted to clean upholstery however this was unsuccessful and will likely need to be replaced.

Strong odor of fuel/gasoline vapor inside and outside the car usually occurs for up to 48 hours after refueling of the vehicle especially noticeable after sitting in enclosed space (garage) overnight. Have found leakage results raw fuel pooling and/or spraying on vehicle underside of the seat cushion. Research points me March, 2008 emissions recall conducted by Mercedes Benz (emissions recall campaign # 2008-020001) which involved potential cracking of the fuel filter module in vehicles exposed to high ambient temperatures.

Strong fuel smell inside and outside of car after refueling.

My E500 started to smell horrible after adding fuel, now my vehicle smells all the time of gas the fumes are horrible. I am calling mercedes in the morning, I thought there might be a recall on this, this definitely can't be safe. The car smells like it is going to blow up the fumes are so bad.

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Strong odor of gas in the cabin, soaked rear under-seat pad, rear seat soaked with fumes.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that after refueling, there were gasoline fumes present in the interior and exterior of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.