Power Train Problems of Mercedes Benz E55

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. While this was put under extended warranty for 15 years by Mercedes Benz, a 2003 model is out of warranty by 3 years. This is completely unacceptable as it left me stranded in rural montana on a road trip (I'm from wa) and posed a massive fire hazard in the blazing heat of summer. I had to tow it back on a uhaul to prevent further damage to the car or a potential fire. Even the mechanics at a near-ish (200 miles away from the montana highway I broke down on) were hesitant to even move the car due to fire hazard. This issue should have been recalled for safety reasons or been given a much longer extended warranty. In addition to the shake, now the brakes will not let go when I try put the car in neutral. This would normally be a separate issue, but if it creates a spark next to the fuel issue, it could mean that the car is quite literally a bomb if driven. The whole interior smells like fuel as well. Mercedes seems to admit there is a problem by complying with a class action lawsuit against the fuel tank and adding the warranty but refuses to do a recall or longer extended warranty due to greed. This can cause dangerous situations like my own and even worse ones where the fuel may ignite in the future.

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Took my car into dealership to get checked for a known issue in which the radiator would mix the engine coolant with transmission fluid. Dealer confirmed I had the faulty radiator and that the transmission fluid had glycol in it. I was told they can not cover the repairs nor replace the parts and that I would have to pay all costs even though it's a known issue. So I decided to flush the fluid out and install a separate cooler to avoid fluid from going through radiator in hopes I could save the transmission from being damaged by the contaminated fluid since I did not have the funds to replace the components. I was driving on a busy expressway along with four other coworkers when my car's engine over revved and the car began to lose momentum. Nearly getting rear ended by vehicles behind me, I got out of the lane and merged onto the shoulder. Thinking the car may of had some electric fault in the transmission which might of caused the issue, I began to cautiously drive the car back to work when it did the same thing again. Next day I was taking vehicle to dealership when it completely stopped moving. The engine would run properly, but when placed in drive or reverse, the car would not move. Told dealership my issue and was told that the transmission went out. They would not cover the costs even though it was caused by equipment failure, so I paid all the cost out of pocket in order to get vehicle back up and running since it is my only car. After talking with service manager at dealer and their tech's, they have known about the issue specifically with my vehicles year and that it is not a recall nor something the dealer can cover. This issue nearly caused me to have an accident three times and it is an issue that the dealer must take responsibility for and cover at no cost to owner since they have known about the issue.

My car has been to the dealer no fewer than 4 times for various fuel system related issues. The symptoms of each part failure involve a pervasive gas smell filling the cabin of the vehicle, and gasoline usually pools under the rear seat. The smell is so potent that the car is undriveable, and the pooling of gasoline inside the passenger cabin must be extremely dangerous. The gas tank, fuel senders, fuel pump, charcoal filters, and gasket between the tank and fuel senders have been replaced to no avail. I have had to fight to have this paid for under my existing Mercedes Benz extended warranty. My warranty expires in July of 2013, and I am extremely concerned that this will continue to happen. My most recent dealer visit for this problem was 2 days ago. Nothing was replaced, and they confirmed that oem parts replacements have been used to fix the issue each time. . . Which is a problem because they continue to fail.

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