Have had fuel line, and fuel pump replaced. Still get a strong smell of gas.... Can not get rid of the odor. There is not a gas leak that is visible to the human eye but the scent still lingers inside and out.
1997 Chevrolet Cavalier: gas smell in the cabin
6 of the 540 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
- 20041
- 20021
- 20011
- 20003
- 19991
- 19976
- 19941
- 19931
- 19921
- 19901
What owners say
Car smells like gas in warm and hot weather, smell comes in through the vent system. Chevy med-ved in arvada colorado cannot find the problem, but replaced the exhaust gas canister, stating it was saturated with gas, car still has the same smell after this replacement. Many other repair shops referred me to the dealership which I took the car to. The problem still exists, a potential fire hazard if fumes of gas are existent-this is my concern, not to mention the smell that comes in the car is not of clean air-my second concern. Summary of activity: this problem has been noticed since summer 2000. Air conditioning and repair shop refers me to dealership, advises me to stop driving the car because it is a fire hazard. In 2000 and 2001, failure to duplicate gas leak smell when taken to dealership. In summer 2004, gas leak evident at dealership, replaced e-vac canister, gives advice not to "top off the tank when filling up with gas." october 2004, smell is still evident.
The fuel pump overheats when idling and it went out. (noisily, it sounded like a dentist's drill) before going out I took it in for a diagnostic because the car was pumping gas fumes into the cab and they found nothing wrong. Because it is in the gas tank it cost me over $700 to replace.
Car smells like gas all the time. Was told have two leaks in fuel injector.
O-ring injector leaked gas, and gas fumes entered the cabin of the vehicle through the air vents. Dealership replaced the o-rings several times, but the problem still exists.
When first started strong gas fumes in car; then hesitation/stalling while driving, has gone dead two times; rough idling.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier?
6 of 540 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier (1%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
Stalling 40Wipers 20ABS 19Fire or smoke 18Won't start 18No deployment 17Grinding brakes 13Power steering loss 13Overheating 12Knocking 10Fuel pump 10Steering lock-up 10Headlights 9Engine failure 8Check engine light 7Jerking 6Loss of power 6Misfire 6Pulling 6Hesitation 5Seat belt 5Sudden acceleration 5
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