| Issue ID | 1194320 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10730266 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C230 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 01/09/14 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I believe this is related to nhtsa action number ea13003. There appear to be complaints by others as well for the 2007 c230 regarding this issue. Basically, whenever i fill up my tank, i smell gas outside of the car, not inside. The smell seems to be strongest at the right side passenger mirror door area near the hood of the car. Then after a gallon or two has been used, the smell goes away. It took me a while to reproduce and identify this pattern because i don't refill my tank all that often (i drive about 2k miles a year.) i first started noticing this smell around june 2014 after i had my spark plugs replaced due to the recommended age limits. At first i thought it was due to that. So i took my car to the dealership and they identified a leak after i described my problem. I have lost all confidence in mercedes due to a number of issues on my low mileage car, that i started researching this in google and discovered other people describing the same problem of fuel odor when the tank is full. This leak also corroborates what i have noticed on the fuel gauge; the fuel gauge drops from full to 3/4 full after driving about about 25 miles or so. That can't be right because 25 miles or so is not even 2 gallons of fuel, and the tank holds about 13 gallons, unless there is a leak. Please see if the problem which affected the e class models from the same time period is affecting the c class model. Thank you. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN MATEO, CA |
| VIN pattern | WDBRF52H07FXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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