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2006 Mercedes benz CLS55 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	970774
Internal NHTSA #	10503693
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	CLS55
Model Year	2006
File date	15/09/12
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Reference pe12001 & ea13003 after filling up i smelled a strong gasoline odor in the car. Upon further inspection, the odor was coming from the rear of the car. It smelled like the drivers side rear seat cushion had been soaked in gasoline. The odor was so strong, driving the car with the windows up was impossible. I did some research online and found out that this was a common problem with the mercedes amg cars. As instructed online, i removed the seat cushion opened an access panel and could see liquid gasoline pooling on top of the fuel level sender unit. I could also see where the unit had cracked, allowing gas to escape the tank. I contacted mbusa about this problem and they advised me to see the dealer. As expected, the dealer diagnosed it as a faulty fuel sender unit. They contacted mercedes on my behalf to attempt to get assistance with this repair. Mercedes denied all assistance under the standard and emissions warranty leaving me with over $1000 in repairs. In 2009, my car was previously repaired under recall #2008-020001 which was supposed to fix this problem, but it clearly failed to fix the problem permanently. I had to get my car repaired by a third party repair shop and feel disgusted by the mercedes inability to fix such a faulty and serious design flaw. They would rather make their customers pay $1000-2000 to avoid passing out from gasoline fumes or risk being killed in an explosion from a collision.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	72000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	IRVINE, CA
VIN pattern	WDDDJ76XX6AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
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
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercedes benz CLS55 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz CLS55 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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