2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 fuel/propulsion system problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 — 42% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This vehicle has a very profound strong gas smell inside and out of the car. Upon further research, it has been notably stated that this particular vehicle model from years 2003-2009 had the same common issue that when refueling and topping off at full tank capacity, there is a fuel leakage seeping…”
filed Apr 4, 2022
“When I was filling up the fuel completely, I had a smell of fuel from the back when I parked the car, so I tracked the car and found the fuel drops coming down from the left side in the back, so I stopped the car and took it home and I checked the transmitter unit in the back seat as a mechanical…”
filed Feb 16, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other E350 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 E350 | 2 | 4% |
| 2015 E350 | 2 | 6% |
| 2014 E350 | 24 | 9% |
| 2013 E350 | 7 | 4% |
| 2012 E350 | 27 | 13% |
| 2011 E350 | 28 | 13% |
| 2010 E350 | 18 | 10% |
| 2008 E350 | 65 | 38% |
| 2007 E350 | 177 | 51% |
| 2006 E350 | 144 | 36% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Mercedes-Benz E350
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.