Not enough gas
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08 E320 Bluetec
Not enough gas
I run the tank down in my 03 ML500 and it only takes 15 gallons. It's suposed to hold 23 gallons. Is this gas gage issue or is the gas tank smaller than they say it is?
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Originally posted by GDawgC220
my 99 ML430 only takes 15-16 gallons of gas when it's pretty much empty...even though my dealer says it's like 23-24 gallons...
my 99 ML430 only takes 15-16 gallons of gas when it's pretty much empty...even though my dealer says it's like 23-24 gallons...
My normal fillup on ML430 (MY 2000) was around 16-17 gallons.
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08 E320 Bluetec
The gas tank can't hold 23 gallons then. Why are they lying? I have heard of other brands doing the same thing
This puts the range at 250 to 300. Which isn't much to write home about.
This puts the range at 250 to 300. Which isn't much to write home about.
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Inaccurate Fuel Gauge
All the ML (or most of them) fuel gauges are inaccurate. I have reported this several time to my local MB dealer and even had a factory rep come down and check it out. MBUSA knows about this but will not fix it. They issued some sort of internal tracking number to identify this problem, but the dealer keeps telling me that MBUSA does not have a fix for this problem. The lucky thing is that at least it shows less gas than actually is in the tank, so you will not run out of gas. I have had 4 sending units (fuel pump combination) replaced and have had 4 fuel gauges and 2 complete gauge clusters replaced but the problem persists. I now have a letter into MBUSA legal to get this resolved. I doubt anything will come of it though.
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From: Denver, Capitan NM
08 E320 Bluetec
Well wheather the tank is smaller than they say it is or this is a design flaw that MB isn't going to waste time or money on a Jeep Wrangler can go farther on a tank of gas.
