NHTSA Complaint #11377402 — 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC

FUEL LINE LEAK: THE TEMPERATURE IN S. FLORIDA HIT A LOW OF 45 DEGREES TONIGHT ON 1 DEC 2020, FIRST NOTING THE ISSUE DESCRIBED. UPON RETURN HOME FROM AN 8 MILE TOTAL TRIP TO THE STORE, MY DAUGHTERS EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. UPON INVESTIGATION MYSELF, I FOUND GASOLINE POOLING BEHIND THE ENGINE WHERE THE MAIN FUEL LINE CONNECTS TO A RUBBER HOSE. THE POOLING WAS ON THE REAR OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE COVER AS ALSO DESCRIBED BELOW. SIMILAR CASE FOUND ONLINE: HTTPS://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/THREADS/GASOLINE-LEAK.2936569/ "THERE IS A FUEL LEAK WHERE THE STEEL LINE FROM THE TANK CONNECTS TO A RUBBER HOSE NEAR THE FIREWALL. THERE IS APPARENTLY A REVISED FUEL LINE CONNECTOR AVAILABLE, NO RECALL AS YET. THIS JOINT IS APPARENTLY PART OF THE LOW-PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM (4 BAR), NOT THE HIGH-PRESSURE SIDE (200 BAR)."