2005 Mercedes Benz 211

I FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND IT SET OVER NIGHT IN FRONT OF HOUSE. UPON MY RETURNING TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY A STRONG GAS ODOR WAS OUTSIDE ON DRIVER SIDE.WHEN I ENTER THE CAR THE ODOR WAS ALSO STRONG. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I ALSO FOUND GAS UNDER THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT WAS A PUDDLE OF GAS. THIS IS NOT SAFE OR HEALTHY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 MERCEDES E55 AMG (AKA 211 & W211). I HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AFTER REFUELING MY CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG NOT ONLY INSIDE THE CAR, BUT FILLS THE ENTIRE GARAGE AND FUMES ARE NOTICED INSIDE THE HOUSE AS WELL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A LEAKING FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILTER MODULES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL STICKER REFERENCING 2008020001 FROM 2009 ON THE UNDER SIDE OF MY HOOD. THIS IS FROM A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT BY MERCEDES TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH STATES TO "REPLACE FUEL FILTER MODULES IF NEEDED". THE RECALL FROM MERCEDES ALSO STATES THAT IT "DOES NOT EXPIRE". IN SPITE OF THIS INFORMATION, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND QUOTED A PRICE OF $4000. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE MERCEDES AS INSTRUCTED BY THE RECALL. *TR