Strong fuel smell in cabin and outside of car when gas tank is full. Discovered gas in the cabin sitting on top of the fuel tank under the passenger-rear seat. Multiple posts in online forums confirm this is a known issue. Vehicle owner ordered a new o-ring to attempt repair. Area around fuel pump under driver's-rear seat was not affected. No warning lights, notices or performance issues. Only indication is strong gas fumes in car after filling up the gas tank (auto shutoff at pump, not topped off) which persists for several days. Problem seems minimized if gas tank is shorted 2-3 gallons from max capacity on fillup (about 14 gallons when car is close to empty per the gas gauge in dashboard.) Car was not inspected by dealer, insurance agent, police, independent service center, or anyone else other than owner.
2005 Chrysler 300: gas smell in the cabin
5 of the 825 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
Gas tank leaks. No holes, car stalls loses gas tank leaks contuinly was checked for holes none we could see. Smells like gas all the time. Car has 101.000. Miles
Ii own a 2005 300c with 1001,500 miles. I had a problem with the car running out of gas when the gage was still showing gas in the tank wile driving in city streets, and once in highway. Luckily I was in the right lane. I complained to the dealer in two occasions of this occurrence. Finally the tank was replaced around 2014. After that, I went back to the dealer on several occasions complaining that after filling my tank with gas there was a strong smell of fuel. They keep telling me there was nothing wrong. Finally in october 2019. I took car back and was told there was a crack on the at top of fuel tank pump housing r/h, and gas was leaking from the attaching ring and the rubber hose and accumulating on some cavities at top of pump. The dealer quoted me about a thousand dollar for the job, and needed keep my car for 3 days. I got a second opinion and was told this has being happening for a long time. I eventually had the car repaired at the second location for less than $450 dollar including parts, and the was car fixed in 4 hours not 3 days and a thousand dollars. Also! I had an incident were the factory battery in the car exploded in the trunk of the car wile I was driving. Approximately 2011.
Y'all had a recall on the gas tank ever since I had a gas tank replaced I continue to smell gas fumes coming from the fuel line has a leak in it and I'm trying to find out do y'all have a recall on it at all and I have a vibration coming in from my brake system and I can't seem to find out what is coming from but it says possibility that I have an issue with the break line.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. While driving with low fuel and approaching a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. In addition, the contact noticed strong fuel fumes emitting around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on multiple occasions; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was repaired under recall and the failure recurred. Initially, the dealer could not determine the failure, later deciding the fuel pump. The consumer requested that the vehicle be repaired under warranty. Updated 06/12/2017
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Chrysler 300 fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2005 Chrysler 300?
5 of 825 owner complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 (1%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Chrysler 300?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Chrysler 300
Stalling 109Won't shift 66Airbag light 55Pulling 35Headlights 32Check engine light 21Loss of power 18Engine failure 16Ball joint 15Won't start 12No deployment 11Hesitation 10Jerking 10Fuel gauge 7Grinding brakes 6Knocking 6Fire or smoke 6Fuel pump 6Power steering loss 6Sudden acceleration 6
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