| Issue ID | 1161148 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10690475 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | E350 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 29/07/11 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After purchasing this car in may 2011 from a used car dealer, after every refueling with filling the tank there was a powerful smell of gasoline as if it had been spilled. Going forward we tried to only partially fill the tank which seemed to take care of the problem for awhile. As time went on the odor continued to increase so in 8/2014 we took to our regular mechanic to fix. He replaced the gasket and still the gas smell continued. 02/2015 took car to mercedes where i was told based on my vin that the fuel tank replacement was covered under an "extended warranty" that mercedes benz had offered. However, once the car was reviewed they then stated that this warranty was only for "plastic tanks" which mine was not and the cost to replace would be $2600 which was with a discount! It is clearly a problem that is not unknown to mb, but still no help. Car should have recalls related to this problem. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 94000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DALLAS, TX |
| VIN pattern | WDBUF56X97BXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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