gas smell coming from defrost and heat?

thtanoyinguy · 12-10-2006, 09:00 PM

when i turn on my heat or defrost i get this real strong smell of gas that fills the inside of the car. weird thing is it only does it on defrost and heat, if you put it on a/c you can't smell it. any ideas?

bill9180 · 01-16-2007, 06:51 PM

had the same problem fixed by the dealer a month ago. rubber fuel hose was leaking badly. only acted real bad when it was real cold outside(expansion & contraction). they fixed some diaphram also. 2001 sportage special edition 57000 miles.

CaptDave · 02-12-2007, 11:11 AM

I had the same thing, dealer couldn't find. One Sat afternoon and all is well. Appears one of the 3 bolts holding the fuel rail was a little loose allowing fuel out while cold, when it expanded when warm leak stopped.
I took off the fuel rail and re-installed and that fixed it. It has been months now and no leak.