2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 Fuel system Problems

“I pulled into a service station to fill my tank. After adding fuel to capacity I began to smell fuel in the passenger compartment. I attributed the smell to possibly spilling fuel on myself. I drove the vehicle to work and then home. The next morning I continued to smell fuel in the passenger compartment. I took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis and was told that there was a leak in the tank that was splashing / venting into the passenger compartment. The service technician shared that this was a common problem with the cls.”

“On march 10, 2012 my wife started the aforementioned vehicle and immediately began to smell gasoline fumes in the passenger compartment. As she exited the parking garage, the toxic fuel smell became unbearable and she immediately turned- around, re-entered the garage, quickly shut off the car and exited the vehicle for fear of fainting and / or an explosion. …”

“Leaking fuel around the fuel sending unit under rear seat behind driver, filling the passenger compartment with gasoline fumes, after filling the car up with gasoline.”

“The failed component of the car was the drivers side fuel transfer pump. After noticing the faint smell of gas in my car i checked under the rear driver side passenger seat. I was shocked to find more than 16 fluid ounces of gas floating freely around the well of the gas pump.the insulation under the rear passenger seat is soaked in gas. I can only imagine what could’ve happened if there was an accident or if someone even sparked a cigarette in my car. Not only is this extremely dangerous, there are negative consequences that result from inhaling gas constantly while driving. …”