Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 2006110005 | 08/01/2008 | 10021246 | Install software for navigation system. *kb updated 3/5/09. *pe | 03/26/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/28/2010 | 42000 | ||
| My car has been to the dealer no fewer than 4 times for various fuel system related issues. the symptoms of each part failure involve a pervasive gas smell filling the cabin of the vehicle, and gasoline usually pools under the rear seat. the smell is so potent that the car is undriveable, and the pooling of gasoline inside the passenger cabin must be extremely dangerous. the gas tank, fuel senders, fuel pump, charcoal filters, and gasket between the tank and fuel senders have been replaced to no avail. i have had to fight to have this paid for under my existing mercedes benz extended warranty. my warranty expires in july of 2013, and i am extremely concerned that this will continue to happen. my most recent dealer visit for this problem was 2 days ago. nothing was replaced, and they confirmed that oem parts replacements have been used to fix the issue each time...which is a problem because they continue to fail. | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 132000 | ||
| In the original instance, which happened about 3 years ago, every time that i would do a complete fill up with gas, the car would smell like gas horribly in the cabin as well as outside the car. after that started happening, i refrained from filling the car up completely to avoid the problem. the problem has returned and my car has roughly 132000 miles on it. i filled up my car and noticed a horrible gas smell. i looked under the car and noticed very large puddles of gas literally running away from my car. my car is leaking gas profusely only upon complete fill up. it is coming from beneath the car under what would be the rear passenger's seat, nearly in line with the rear wheels. this item was supposedly repaired once before by the mercedes dealership in bakersfield, ca. i paid for the entire repair if i remember correctly. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The nhtsa complaint number is pe12001 there have been a lot of owners with the problem of fuel smell inside the car related to a failing fuel sending and leaking fuel tank in the w211 model e-class mercedes benz (2003-2009) (see provided link below). my car is a 2005 and has begun to smell like fuel inside the cabin. mercedes benz will not take responsibility for these failures and as a result, have created a dangerous situation for the owners of these automobiles. i refuse to pay for these failures out of pocket and expect the government to side with the owners on this recall, component failures and utmost disrespect and lack of attention from mercedes benz. http://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/363759-urgent-notice-03-06-e55s-were-involved-fuel-sender-recall-bombs.html | |||