Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||||
| SB-07-16-80D | 04/02/2009 | 10029105 | Mercedes benz: fuel loss at pressure regulator valve and/or poor engine running characteristics (shakes, knocks, surges, changes to lip home mode, poor output, poor fuel economy, combustion noise, vehicle stalls). may be caused by malfuncti | 06/15/2009 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| SB-07-16-80D | 04/02/2009 | 10029105 | Mercedes benz: fuel loss at pressure regulator valve and/or poor engine running characteristics (shakes, knocks, surges, changes to lip home mode, poor output, poor fuel economy, combustion noise, vehicle stalls). may be caused by malfuncti | 06/15/2009 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | |||||
| SB-07-16-80D | 04/02/2009 | 10029105 | Mercedes benz: fuel loss at pressure regulator valve and/or poor engine running characteristics (shakes, knocks, surges, changes to lip home mode, poor output, poor fuel economy, combustion noise, vehicle stalls). may be caused by malfuncti | 06/15/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 80000 | 2 | 09/12/1998 |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) september 12, 1998 i purchased a 1999 e320w.] i am the only owner of the car. the car is driven leisurely. to date, it only has 92,000 miles on it. i have been regularly obtaining the a & b maintenance services. the electrical system has been malfunctioning for months and mb allegedly can't diagnose it; and i have been using an excessive amount of oil. a second opinion mechanic said it is oil slugging which was recalled but mb won't honor. he also said my engine / motor now needs to be replaced. there is also an intermittent scraping on the passenger side. during all of the services to mb they never told me about the recall nor provided service to ensure that my car was not affected. they said it was not a total recall but a case-by-case situation and i am not eligible. i am very fearful when i am driving. each time i go out i fear what might happen. i do not have the funds to pay for a engine. please help me. i can provide a timeline of the history of my vehicle which with hindsight looks like i purchased a lemon. the second opinion mechanic informed me of the recall/class action but mb concealed the information. *tr the locks were inoperable and the key would not come out of the ignition, the check engine light illuminated, the serpentine belt, ball joints, tie rod ends were all replaced. the fuel sensor level was replaced. there was a shimmy in the suspension. the dealer replaced the tires and left rim. the valve stem was leaking, the left rear window was inoperable. the crankshaft position sensor was replaced. all of the dashboard lights intermittently, but regularly turn into line bars. the tail light circuit board and the right rear tail lamp, right front head light and left front parking bulbs were had to be replaced updated ivoq 05/27/10.*jb | |||
| 05/30/2004 | 1 | 05/10/2002 | |
| On 3 occasions pumping gas in the last 4 months i have had problems with gasoline spewing out of the tank after i remove the pump nozzle. it was not a simple failure of the pump to turn off. it seemed like air pressure built up much like pumping up an air canister to spray weed killer on a yard. the gasoline covered my arm and sprayed onto the pump. each occasion was at a different station and all of the stations were relatively new. it does not happen at our regular service station. *la | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/15/1999 | 3 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Fuel tank has a design problem. when consumer is filling up vehicle, after the fill up, and extra 4.7 gallons of gasoline can be added additionally, this gasoline is pumped into tank and charcoal canister and lines, due to design consumer experienced a large amount of gas expelling out of the tank. *ak | |||