# 2013 Ford Taurus smells of gas when parked

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-smells-of-gas-when-parked/157404>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [January 27, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-smells-of-gas-when-parked/157404 "2020-01-27T18:55:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![BurlMcCormick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@BurlMcCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BurlMcCormick)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-smells-of-gas-when-parked/157404/1 "2020-01-27T18:55:24Z")

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Strong smell of gasoline fumes. When vehicle is parked.  
What is the cause of this?  
Also are there any recalls on the vehicle?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-taurus-smells-of-gas-when-parked/157404/2 "2020-01-27T21:09:03Z")

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Smell of gas fumes is from a leak.  
For outstanding recalls, enter your vin at [safercar.gov](http://safercar.gov)  
Or [nhtsa.gov](http://nhtsa.gov)