2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Fuel system Problems

“All of a sudden, one day after filling my tank, there's now an overwhelming gas smell present both ~20 feet away from vehicle, and inside the car. It is so bad, I have to leave windows down for 20-30 minutes while driving before the environment becomes tolerable with the windows up. I have read that other similar E350 models have this problem, but my newer (2011) year model doesn't appear to be on the extended warranty repair list. …”

“My mercedes benz 2011 E350 smelled like raw gas inside the drivers compartment apparently it was a leak from the top of the gas tank, my daughters 2010 c300 also just went in for the same problem leaking from the gas tank and even soaked the rear seat cushion,even though they repaired it I am worried that it could happen again especially if the parts replaced were not updated, it smelled up my garage and I fear if it leaks again it could start a fire in my garage, please advise. It appears it happens especially when you fill up the gas tank”

“Fuel tank was filled until automatic nozzle shut off was activated. Vehicle was driven home approx 3.5 miles and parked in the street. Next day there was a puddle of fuel approx 2 ft x 2 ft on the pavement and under the car, just forward of the right rear tire. I watched for several minutes, and noticed it was still leaking at the rate of one drop approx every 2 mins. Thinking that perhaps a hose between the fill port and fuel tank was leaking, I drove it for approx 15 mins, hoping to utilize enough fuel to lower the level of fuel in the tank and/or hose. …”

“After filling my car with gasoline, I noticed a strong swell of gasoline in my garage when I parked my car. I had never experienced the smell of gasoline in my garage after filling up my gas tank in the past. I left the car in the garage for awhile, but returned to a stronger smell of gasoline. I took the car to Mercedes-Benz of beverly hills in california for inspection and diagnosis. The service advisor informed me that the fuel filter sensor was bad, and it may be covered under the manufacture's free recall due to a faulty fuel filter sensor. …”

“Adblue heater/senor for the emission control on the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 bluetec fail after 80,000 miles the problem with the system is that it starts a count down which is displayed on the dash to how many starts are left before the car completely shuts down and will not start because of a heater/senor. So here I am held captive by the number of starts I have left to get the car to a dealership to correct the problem. My problem with this is a $50,000.00 plus car shouldn't be shutting down for a emission control system.”