2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 fuel/propulsion system problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 — 47% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving my car and the inside started to smell like gasoline, and after that I noticed it was leaking from outside, and when I started to investigate, it started to come from it looked like my fuel pump on the drivers side, fuel started to leak out the fuel pump or fuel tank and leaking to…”
filed Nov 9, 2024
“Stepped into my 2006 e55 amg in the morning to a strong fuel odor, drove the car a few miles, still smelled the fuel. When I came home I jumped on to the computer and searched on google about fuel oder inside w211 chassis cars. Found a lot of other owners have experienced same symptoms, confirmed…”
filed Aug 14, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other AMG E55 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 AMG E55 | 75 | 57% |
| 2004 AMG E55 | 62 | 56% |
| 2003 AMG E55 | 40 | 57% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55
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.