1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 Fuel system Problems

“There was a fuel leak under the rear driver side seat near the rear tire. I had it fixed by an independent mechanic, but the problem has recurred. I currently have a fuel leak at the same place. The vehicle now has 141,000 miles.”

“My vehicle is leaking fuel and the smell of the gas is really bad from inside and outside of the car. Based on the analysis of fuel tank leaks on model year 2003-08 Mercedes-Benz e-class vehicles shows me that the e-calls has this issue but my car is a 1999. I would like to know was the year based solely on the 15 year extended warranty or other facts also.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The contact owns a 1999 mercedes benz E320 . The contact stated that while refueling, an abnormal hissing noise was heard from the filler neck. As the contact removed the fuel pump hose from the filler neck valve, fuel spewed from the filler neck erratically. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic for diagnosis. The contact was advised that the fuel tank would need replacing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 161,011.”