Mercedes Benz E55 owners have reported 240 other fuel system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common other fuel system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's other fuel system (82 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's other fuel system tank assembly (69 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Sharp gas oder when entering the car cabin and driving Read details...
While the vehicle was on the highway on a long road trip, there was an increasingly large rattle when the vehicle was under load. Eventually the rattle stopped. Then when I tried to fill up the car with gas, it leaked everywhere causing a massive fire hazard. Read details...
Strong gasoline odor in the back of the car after filling up the tank. Dealership confirmed that the tank needs to be replaced. This issue was covered at some point but was never done to this specific car vrtc-dcd-3206. Read details...
Takata recall ok I bought my wife the 04 E55 amg mercedes about 3 years ago shortly after buying the car we started to notice a faint fuel smell occasionally, so within the past the three years the fuel smell has gotten significantly worse and worse on the inside of the car causing my wife to Read details...
What should have been a classified as a total recall turned into an extended warranty, and as a result I have lost $1700. After a battle with the NHTSA, back in 2015 mercedes settled to do a retroactive extended warranty on certain 2003-2011 vehicles due to how many problems and safety concerns Read details...