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

Issue ID	1066220
Internal NHTSA #	10588512
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E55
Model Year	2005
File date	14/05/14
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At approximately 9:00 pm on may 14th, 2014 i noticed strong fuel odor surrounding my entire vehicle upon exiting the cabin. I had just refueled and was stopping at a grocery store on the way home. I did a quick visual and sniff check around the vehicle and noticed that the smell was strongest in the vicinity of the passenger rear wheel arch. About 20 minutes later i returned to my vehicle and the odor was noticeably stronger. In addition to that, there was now an approximately 2 foot by 3 foot pool of gasoline on the ground on the passenger rear side. Furthermore, gasoline fumes could now be smelled inside the vehicle as well. I had my wife move the car out of the parking spot and could clearly see a trail of gasoline dripping from underneath the vehicle. I was previously aware of this as a potential issue with these vehicles but had not experienced this on my own vehicle until now. I knew better than to top off past the automatic pump shutoff - and i in fact did not top off - and this is not a case of fuel spraying out of the filler neck. There is a reason that would cause such a large amount of fuel to be leaking from these vehicle's fuel systems. I've had countless cars in my life and this is the first time something like this has ever happened to me. I have the original window sticker for my vehicle showing an original cost of close to $90,000. To have a condition where fuel is leaking like this is simply unacceptable - not to mention potentially deadly. I believe that mercedes benz states there is not any danger of ignition, but what if the ignition source comes from some other source unrelated to the vehicle such as a discarded cigarette or some other type of spark? Are we going to have to wait until people die in order to get mercedes benz to admit that there is a product flaw?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	114856
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COBBS CREEK, VA
VIN pattern	WDBUF76J05AXXXXXX
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	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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