!!! ATTENTION !!!! - FUEL LEAK ISSUE HAS BEEN SETTLED BY DAIMLER-BENZ... 2014.12.23
12-23-2014, 06:51 PM
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12-23-2014, 07:02 PM
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12-23-2014, 07:18 PM
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Wow, this will cost mb lots of money, best bet is to engineer a new system so its done once and for all. I wonder how many times you can go back if they fail
12-23-2014, 07:46 PM
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12-23-2014, 07:50 PM
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Oddly enough, this is the only Christmas present I'm getting this year, and it's from a company that could honestly give two craps about who I am. FML, right?? 
12-23-2014, 07:52 PM
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so this is a warranty item, I don't think they are going to replace everything just because you say it stinks. I bet they are going to throw the least amount of parts at it after they "deem" it need repairs. keep your expectations low...
12-23-2014, 08:58 PM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Mine has leaked once....I replaced both. Now it smells intermittently again and have been waiting for this.
So happy because not only will I get it fixed again for free, but they owe me money for the first round!
WIN-WIN!!!!
Mine has leaked once....I replaced both. Now it smells intermittently again and have been waiting for this.
So happy because not only will I get it fixed again for free, but they owe me money for the first round!
WIN-WIN!!!!
12-23-2014, 10:21 PM
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It is not a recall/tsb so they will not automatically replace parts unless they clearly fail. Keep in mind that these units should be replaced roughly every five years to avoid them clogging and causing lean issues....that issues IS NOT covered in this letter, as MB says they are good for life....cough..BS....cough
Good luck everybody, I think this is going to be a great thing for us!
12-23-2014, 10:45 PM
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This is great news. First I want to thank you guys like GregMB who pushed and stayed on top of this so we could all benefit. I changed my passenger side last month and still had the smell every time I filled up and was going to replace the drivers side. Now I can at their expense, and I will fill it up when I go in so they can smell my pain.
12-23-2014, 11:09 PM
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This is great news. First I want to thank you guys like GregMB who pushed and stayed on top of this so we could all benefit. I changed my passenger side last month and still had the smell every time I filled up and was going to replace the drivers side. Now I can at their expense, and I will fill it up when I go in so they can smell my pain.
Thanks!
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12-23-2014, 11:22 PM
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Yeah - so about a month ago put the car in the garage for the winter and filled with a full tank of gas.
- One week before I put it away - P0456 - reset it, never came back.
- The next morning the garage reeked of fuel, no drips under the car, smell was coming from the inside. Had the sender replaced in 2012 then the smell was from the outside).
- Spoke to the dealer - they said bring it in.
- Last week took out the kid seat and the rear cushion before dropping it off (figured I'd treat the leather whilst the car was in the shop to get rid of the divots the car seat had made).
- Next day the car is gone, only thing in the garage was the rear cushion. The smell was just as bad, if not worse, than when the car was still there. - Let the cushion sit for 5 days, no change - still reeked. Washing time.
So yeah stripped the leather off and gave the cushion a good 4 hours wash, it still kind of smells like gas - but I think that will dissipate. Its pretty clear from the yellowing/orange areas where gas made contact and absorbed into the foam - how they deny that is beyond me. I took pictures.
I'm going to be really curious as to whether I have to pay the bill on this (CANADA) - I'm thinking yes - but wow wouldn't it be nice if the right thing happens and MB picks up the tab given I have less that 20,000km since the 2012 fix. Only issue I think there is that there are no upgraded parts - they are going to put the same new stuff in and a few years - repeat.
Edit - my car is still in the shop...
- One week before I put it away - P0456 - reset it, never came back.
- The next morning the garage reeked of fuel, no drips under the car, smell was coming from the inside. Had the sender replaced in 2012 then the smell was from the outside).
- Spoke to the dealer - they said bring it in.
- Last week took out the kid seat and the rear cushion before dropping it off (figured I'd treat the leather whilst the car was in the shop to get rid of the divots the car seat had made).
- Next day the car is gone, only thing in the garage was the rear cushion. The smell was just as bad, if not worse, than when the car was still there. - Let the cushion sit for 5 days, no change - still reeked. Washing time.
So yeah stripped the leather off and gave the cushion a good 4 hours wash, it still kind of smells like gas - but I think that will dissipate. Its pretty clear from the yellowing/orange areas where gas made contact and absorbed into the foam - how they deny that is beyond me. I took pictures.
I'm going to be really curious as to whether I have to pay the bill on this (CANADA) - I'm thinking yes - but wow wouldn't it be nice if the right thing happens and MB picks up the tab given I have less that 20,000km since the 2012 fix. Only issue I think there is that there are no upgraded parts - they are going to put the same new stuff in and a few years - repeat.
Edit - my car is still in the shop...
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12-24-2014, 12:21 AM
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GregMB: Thank you for making us aware of this!!
One of the best news to receive at the end of the year. No more worrying about this issue.
While it doesn't seem to be a permanent fix, it would be nice if they redesign the parts to reduce failure.
One of the best news to receive at the end of the year. No more worrying about this issue.
While it doesn't seem to be a permanent fix, it would be nice if they redesign the parts to reduce failure.
12-24-2014, 09:49 AM
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Can't you just print off a copy of the letter from MB to NHTSA and bring it to the dealer?
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...3003-61085.pdf
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...3003-61085.pdf
12-24-2014, 01:10 PM
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Gregmb deserves a lot of credit he collected everyone's info and also guys that replaced the pumps and tank more than once and I know a few of us even sent them to the the guy at the nhtsa.
Beleive it or not this may actually stop the dropping value of the E lol
Beleive it or not this may actually stop the dropping value of the E lol
