Mercedes Benz C280 fuel problems
16 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
170 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
96,957 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 103 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
16 of 170 complaints match this topic (9.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 763346 · 2002-06-22 (June 22, 2002)
FUEL HOSE (PART NO.A2084761526) ABRUPTLY BURST WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, RESULTING IN HUGE FUEL LEAK (LIKE A SPIGOT), WITH FUEL IMMEDIATELY POOLING UNDER THE CAR AND STREAKING AWAY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A LIT CIGARETTE BUTT ON THE PARKING LOT PAVEMENT WE WOULD HAVE EXPLODED, KILLING ALL 4 OCCUPANTS AS WE WERE GETTING INTO THE CAR. IT WOULD HAVE WIPED OUT THREE GENERATIONS: TWO PARENTS, ONE CHILD AND ONE SURVIVING GRANDPARENT. THIS PART HAS TO BE FAILSAFE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE A 13-YR-OLD CAR THAT HAS NEVER HAD BREA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 763346 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10016095 · 2003-04-17 (April 17, 2003)
THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK FILLER FAILED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS. THE GAS CAME BACK OUT THE FILLER CAP ALTHOUGH THE TANK DIDN'T HAVE A HALF A TANK OF GAS. *NLM SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS POOR ON GAS. *SCC
Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016095 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 745608 · 2001-05-21 (May 21, 2001)
ON MAY 7 MY WIFE AND I TOOK A TRIP TO VISIT HER PARENTS GRAVES AND TO ENJOY A RELAXING DAY IN THE COUNTRY. AFTER FINDING THE RURAL CEMETARY AND PAYING OUR RESPECTS WE SAT DOWN FOR A LITTLE PICNIC AT THE CEMETARY. AS WE TIDIED UP WHEN FINISHED, WE BEGAN TO PUT OUR STUFF INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, WHICH WE HAD LEFT OPEN WHILE WE PICNICKED. AS MY WIFE BEGAN TO PUT THE PICNIC BLANKET INTO THE TRUNK, THERE WAS A SMALL EXPLOSION. IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A PUFF OR SO OF SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING THAT HAD BURNED. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPP…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 745608 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10489060 · 2012-12-17 (December 17, 2012)
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE MERCEDES C280 2007 WHEN IT'S FILLED UP, OR FILLED PAST THE SECOND NOTCH ON THE FUEL METER. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEATS REVEALS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK ON THE LEFT SENDING UNIT A THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS SUGGEST THIS LEAKAGE MAY BE RELATED TO A MARCH, 2008 EMISSIONS RECALL CONDUCTED BY MERCEDES BENZ (EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN # 2008-020001) WHICH INVOLVED POTENTIAL CRACKING OF THE FUEL FILTER MODULE IN VEHICLES EXPOSED TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. …
Owner-reported narrative. 54,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10489060 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10491629 · 2013-01-07 (January 7, 2013)
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND COULD SMELL THE GASOLINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTERIOR. AFTER THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ROUGHLY 3 HOURS, WE NOTICED A "POOL" OF GASOLINE ON THE DRIVEWAY SURFACE. CONTACT WITH MERCEDES-BENZ OF WACO REVEALED THAT THE TECHNICIANS THERE HAVE DONE MANY TANK/SENDING UNIT REPLACEMENTS AS THESE ARE "KNOWN TO FAIL AND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY THESE REPAIRS WOULD COST NO LESS THAN $1800 OUT OF POCKET…
Owner-reported narrative. 56,243 miles reported. Look up ODI 10491629 at NHTSA ↗