gasoline smell while driving?

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Originally Posted by buffalogirl

Thanks for your help! If it is the vent hose, wouldn't it smell all the time? Also, will I be able to see gas leaking from it? The car is only 3 years old, does the rubber normally break down/crack after that amount of time? It seems like it should have lasted longer, especially on a new car.

Is the smell stronger when you move the air supply knob to outside air instead of recirculate? If so, and with the smell being stronger with the car running, I would have the fuel system connections under the hood checked ASAP.

You can just pop the hood and see if there is a strong gas smell, or evidence of gas having been sprayed.

Two summers ago, one of my neighbors had his Buick go up in flames in the driveway. He had recently had it serviced and the mechanic failed to properly tighten the connection to the fuel rail after cleaning the injectors.