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2005 Mercedes benz E55 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1015099
Internal NHTSA #	10546735
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E55
Model Year	2005
File date	02/10/13
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Filled my car up the night of 10/1/13. Parked the car inside garage connected to my house. Upon waking up the morning of 10/2/2013, i was overwhelmed with very strong fuel odor. I traced the source of the odor to my 2005 mercedes benz e55 amg parked in my garage. I immediately opened the garage door to evacuate the fuel odor. I was able to locate the source of the fuel smell to the drivers side back seat. Armed with a fire extinguisher, i started the car and backed out of my driveway and notice a fluid puddle and liquid line formed. I got out to find gas pouring out from under the driver side rear passenger compartment. I continued to backed the car away from the house incase of fire. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership. There, the dealer pulled the rear seat and the fuel pump inspection cover to confirm the source of the fuel smell. What we found was raw fuel sitting on the top of the fuel take that had apparently leaked from the drivers side fuel pump. The dealer informed me that they had seen this problem on other e55's and that as of now, there was no recall issued so i would have to pay out of pocket to repair the vehicle. This repair has cost me in excess of $1000. 00. There appears to be a significant safety issue with the design of this vehicle. Allowing raw fuel to escape from the fuel take and "puddle" both on top of the fuel tank and under the vehicle creates an immediate fire hazard. To make matters worse, there is an electrical connection for the fuel pumps immediately next to the raw fuel puddle. I was very fortunate not to have an ignition source in my garage. I shudder to think of the results had anything ignited the enclosed fuel vapors (inside my garage while my family slept above). Please investigate this issue and force a safety recall before someone looses a vehicle, home, or worse yet ... A life!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29833
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BALLWIN, MO
VIN pattern	WDBUF76J25AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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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2005 Mercedes benz E55 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz E55 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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