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

Issue ID	1021652
Internal NHTSA #	10551386
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E55
Model Year	2005
File date	01/11/13
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Upon filling our car at the local gas station, we returned home and parked the car in our garage. The next morning, i entered the garage to find an incredibly strong smell of gasoline vapors. The smell was stronger than any gas station or mechanic shop i've ever been to. It was so incredibly strong, i immediately opened the garage door. I feared to actually turn the car on given the strong presence of fuel vapors on a hot phoenix day inside my home so i put the car in neutral and pushed it out of the home for a while to air things out. After sufficient time had passed, i cautiously turned the car on (outside the home) and took it to a well respected mechanic specializing in mercedes benz vehicles only. After inspection he indicated the fuel tank had a leak and the entire assembly would need to be replaced including fuel senders and the tank itself. To my shock, i observed the leak and the puddled fuel directly underneath my infant's car seat! Given the cost of the repair i was quoted, i chose to do some investigation on my own and it seems that many people have complained about this and even the nhtsa has started it's own investigation under action number pe12001. Given the concentration of fuel vapors that built up inside my garage (underneath our child's nursery), in the presence of a gas water heater, an electric fridge motor, and of course the vehicle itself, i'm imploring the nhtsa to please help us consumers.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHANDLER, AZ
VIN pattern	WDBUH76J05AXXXXXX
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
Drive train type	RWD
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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.
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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.
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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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