Strong smell of gas coming from rear passenger side of vehicle. Smell is very potent when parked inside garage and after fueling. This cold be a possible leak coming from top of fuel tank where I cannot are.
2012 Land Rover LR4 fuel system complaints
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We bought this 2012 land rover lr4 with 44k miles about three weeks ago. We started noticing a strong gasoline odor in the garage ever since we started parking this car in the garage. The odor is stronger after we drive the car around especially if the tank is full. Upon researching enthusiast forums about land rovers and especially lr4, there seems to be a common issue around fuel leak due to some sort of flange that holds the fuel pump in place. Researching the federal safety agency database revealed that there are multiple reports of fuel leak from lr4 cars of the same generation. The cost to fix this varies from a few hundred dollars to close to two thousand dollars. I am going to take the car to the dealer to diagnose where it is leaking fuel from but needed a the federal safety agency complaint number to go with it so I am reporting the issue as a safety concern due to the potential fire hazard this creates. We started parking the car outside the garage away from the house until we can get this fixed.
Started to notice a raw gas smell after driving or just start the car. I looked for gas leak but didn't find any. Brought the car to the dealership. And the service assistant said it was the fuel gasket. She also informed me that it is a very common problem. And sure enough it was the dust cover and gasket as she predicted. I feel that this is a safety issue that seems to be very common with this vehicle .
Was told by my mechanic that the top of my fuel tank has a plastic lid that has cracked. The car is leaking raw gas. He said this is approximately the 5th car he has seen with this problem this year. It is extremely dangerous and the car could ignite if a stray spark (tossed cigarettes butt, etc) was near my car. The odor is extremely strong and 'headache inducing' if exposed for any period of time. The gas actually leaks out of the tank from the top when the car is on. The fumes are flammable but no actual gas puddle can be seen because the liquid gas evaporates in the heat.
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