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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WDBUF76J35A••••••2005 Mercedes Benz E55
That is about average for the 2005 Mercedes Benz E55 — 7 complaints per build across 16 builds.
11on this build
119on the model
16builds in total
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 8Fuel System 2Gasoline 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2018
Gasoline smell interior of the car. Gets worse with full gas tank. We have had it in the mercedes dealer 3 times for the problem and it is not fixed
Fuel SystemOct 2013
My car is leaking fuel after filling up the tank. I have read that this is a common problem. I know for a fact that recall work was performed on my car for this issue prior to my purchasing it based on research at a mercedes benz dealership as well as by a sticker attached to…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2013
After I finished pumping fuel my passenger in the back smelled gasoline. I had just put fuel so I pulled over and noticed my rear passenger wheel well was soaked with gasoline. I just don't understand how this can be normal wear and tear. Seems there is a hole near where the gas…
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2005
The contact stated while driving 20 mph the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership was unable to duplicate the problem and no repairs were made. The manufacturer was alerted. The consumer stated the air bag and…
Fuel/propulsion SystemNov 2014
Over the last few months I have noticed a significant smell of fuel whenever I get in and out of my e55. I had the dealer look it at during my last service a month ago and they said nothing was wrong... I have not noticed any fuel leaking from below the car. After viewing the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WDBUF76J35A659540 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.