general problems of the 2004 Mercedes Benz E55

The contact owns a 2004 mercedes-benz E55. The contact stated that upon placing fuel into the gas tank, a strong gasoline odor began to emit from the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact removed the rear seat and saw that fuel had leaked from the fuel pumps. The contact reached out to the manufacturer through the manufacturer’s website and his request to repair the vehicle was denied. The contact wrote a letter to the manufacturer and the manufacturer denied the repair a second time. The contact stated that the same failure occurred back in 2008 and that the vehicle was repaired under a manufacturer’s recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercedes Benz E55. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted in the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that fuel was leaking from the fuel sending unit and was present under the rear seats. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure and stated that the fuel sending unit was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the defect recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 67,000.

Fuel sending unit is leaking, there is a heavy fuel smell inside the car.

After refueling vehicle, I noticed a strong odor of raw gasoline in the interior of the vehicle emanating from the rear seat area. In July, 2011, a mercedes dealership determined two sending units located under the rear seat were leaking, necessitating their replacement. The car was out of warranty and there was no mention of any recall or service campaign relative to the defective parts. The approximate cost to me was $2000. 00. Just last week, on April 6, 2012 the same event occurred wherein I refueled the vehicle and, again, noticed the same gas odor. This time I also noticed fuel had spilled on the pavement in the vicinity of the right rear portion of the underside of the vehicle. The vehicle was returned to the dealer that made the original repairs and I am awaiting their assessment of the problem. This recurrence happened just nine months and 6,000 miles after the previous repair. In the interim, I became aware of a 2008 recall involving a fuel leak on my model vehicle. I have asked the dealer to determine if the July, 2011 repair should have, in fact, been covered by the recall campaign. I have also since learned that numerous owners of my type vehicle have experienced similar gas leaks leading me to believe this is a widespread, frequent problem which has serious ramifications regarding personal safety and environmental protection. My complaint is that the manufacturer appears to have improperly designed a part or series of parts that either alone or in combination fail resulting in a hazardous fuel leak. Given the recurrence of the leak in my case in such a short period of time, it appears the remedial action is ineffective in solving the gas leak problem.

Fuel sender unit leaked into the top of the pump area causing a smell of gasoline in the car. Sender unit was repaired but smell remained. Sender and pump unit were replaced and after 14 months the smell of gasoline is back along with pooling on the top of the pump area. When filling the car at the gas station there is sometimes a small puddle of gas under the rear filler area when done.