2006 MERCEDES-BENZ Amg CLS55

ANYTIME FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THERE IS STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. IT SEEMS SMELL IS MOST INTENSE WHEN PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. GASOLINE SMELL PERSISTS WHEN DRIVING. USUALLY NOTICE SMELL MINIMIZE WHEN CAR HAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 24-50 MILES DISTANCE. OLD DEALER MENTIONED FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS USED VEHICLE IN 2013.

THE VEHICLE WAS SENDED TO INSPECTION DUE TO A "BRAKE WARNING" STARTED SHOWING AT THE GAUGES CONTROL PANEL. MERCEDES BENZ DEALER SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THAT THEY NOT HAVE A CORRECT TOOL TO RECODE TO ACTUALIZE THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND /OR FIX THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THREE VISITS AND SEVERAL PHONE CALLS BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS ALWAYS WITH OTHER CUSTOMER. I'M STOP TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW HOW DEEP IS THE PROBLEM. DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NOT APPLYING GOOD ENOUGH, THE SURFACES OF THE ROTORS ARE DIFFERENT. THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STILL NOT NOTIFY ME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE OR HAVE ANY VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. BUT I NOTICE THAT IS BRAKING MORE AT FRONT THAN THE REAR. *BRAKE FLUID IS BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALER. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THIS CAR HAVE AN "EXTENDED RECALL" FOR BRAKE MAL-FUNCTION/ON DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT NOTHING IS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE CODES: HYDRAULIC FAULTS/C25D0/C2514/C249F/C22B5 & C223C. THIS MAY BE THE ABS CONTROL BOX FAULT. AFTER BEEN WAITING FROM 07:30 - 13:00 (5.5 HRS) ON MY LAST VISIT. I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK JUST WITH FEW WORDS FRONT THE ADVISOR; " WE NEED TO ORDER A PART TO RE-CODED YOUR SYSTEM, WE CONTACT YOU LATER (21 AUG 2015). NOTE: RECALL # 05V133000 DID YOU CAN ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM/ SITUATION? THANKS IN ADVANCE. V/ RESPECTFULLY, MR. W.ORTIZ

FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS RECALLED IN 2008, ONLY MONTHS BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS THE 2ND OWNER. THIS WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VEHICLE. WE HAVE OBTAINED A VEHICLE MASTER INQUIRY FROM MERCEDES BENZ AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS EVER HANDLED PROPERLY. IN 2013, WE EXPERIENCED S STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE CAR SEEMED TO LAG AT TAKEOFF, OUT OF TURNS, AND IDLED ROUGHLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD NOTHING OF THE RECALL, AND WERE CHARGED $1,015.00 TO REPLACE THE PART (WHICH WAS THE EXACT PART # OF THE FAULTY UNIT). OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE NOTICED THE SMELL AGAIN ONCE IN A WHILE. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SIGNS AS THE PREVIOUS TIME. AT THIS POINT, THE FUEL SMELL IS SO STRONG, THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. WHEN IN THE GARAGE, YOU CAN SMELL THE FUEL THROUGH THE WALL INTO THE CLOSET (THE CLOSEST ROOM BEYOND THE GARAGE). WE ARE IN FIRM BELIEF THAT WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY MERCEDES BENZ FOR CHARGING US FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE, WHICH OUR VIN IS INCLUDED UNDER, AND WE SHOULD NOW RECEIVE THE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE RECURRING NATURE, ORIGINAL RECALL, HANDLING OF THE SITUATION, AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THIS IS NO COINCIDENCE, AND MB IS ATTEMPTING TO SWEEP THE SITUATION UNDER THE RUG. THEY ARE FAILING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR CLAIMS OF "GERMAN ENGINEERING," EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE, ETC. ETC. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM A VEHICLE WITH A $94,000.00 BASE PRICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE BACK SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE CAR WITH GASOLINE, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. THIS ODOR WILL LAST FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE GAS EVAPORATE. I HAVE CHECK WITH THE MB SERVICE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN #2008020001 FOR THE FUEL FILTER MODULE HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CAR IN MAY 2008 BY MB. IT LOOKS THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE PURCHASE THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. *TR