2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 94%of 34 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,500miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the fuel system of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55, 94% of the 34 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,500 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Filled up gas tank, when I pulled it into the garage I had a very strong gas smell coming from the drivers rear side wheel well.car was brought in today, I was told that I have a leaking fuel sending unit on the passengers side and it need to be replaced. Cost is $1050 includes labor and parts.”
NHTSA complaint #10641770, filed 2014-10, 74,000 miles“I am getting a strong gas smell from the car when standing outside of the car with it running and long after the car has been shut off. If I park the car in the garage after a drive and then come back to it 30 minutes later my whole garage smells like gas but cannot see any leaking.”
NHTSA complaint #10450105, filed 2012-03, 70,000 miles“I filled up with gas and once I got home and car sat in garage there was a very strong smell of gas. Could smell it coming into house. I could not see any visible gas inside or outside the vehicle. This concerns me very much.”
NHTSA complaint #10575740, filed 2014-03, 72,500 miles“Just bought the car, and first time I filled the tank up (never topoff) started noticing a smell of gas, as the week went by smell increased.....followed forums suggestions and found a puddle of gas on top of the sending unit under the rear seat on the drivers side. Car is hard to drive due the smell, and I'm actually getting headaches from it. Own 4 mercedes including this, which is the latest model of all, and never had a safety issue that relates to gasoline on any of the others.”
NHTSA complaint #10459019, filed 2012-05, 72,500 miles“I own two mercedes e55 vehicles. One is 2005, one is 2006. On the 2005 I have had what has become a common symptom of fuel smell first outside the car (especially after filling the tank completely), which migrates to inside the car as the problem worsens. I believe a recall campaign was performed on the car in 2011 to address this issue. The problem returned. The car is obviously out of warranty and has had the issue addressed a few times now. As the original owner, I have had first hand experience of the issue over the course of 9 years. …”
NHTSA complaint #10588588, filed 2014-05, 58,100 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10219252Aug 19, 2022In our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, Mercedes-Benz AG (âMBAGâ), the…
- 10215214Jun 9, 2022In our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, Mercedes-Benz AG (âMBAGâ), the…
- 11031732Jan 9, 2015In our continuing efforts to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) has decided to extend the warranty for certain fuel tank components in…
- 10016670May 1, 2009Mercedes: the fuel level indicated in the instrument cluster does not match the actual fill level. This may be caused by a fault in the fuel level sensor function chain…
- 10025554Mar 1, 2008Mercedes benz service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Check fuel filter module assembly and repair or replace if necessary. Models 211 and 219 amg. Model…
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