# 2015 Toyota RAV4 - Stinky tailpipe

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-rav4-stinky-tailpipe/120760>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota\
**Created:** [July 10, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-rav4-stinky-tailpipe/120760 "2018-07-10T15:39:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MargeWaldron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@MargeWaldron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MargeWaldron)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-rav4-stinky-tailpipe/120760/1 "2018-07-10T15:39:33Z")

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Why would my car emit an exhaust smell upon decelerating? It happens when I get off on an exit.,

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-rav4-stinky-tailpipe/120760/2 "2018-07-10T18:18:30Z")

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Does it smell like rotten eggs? If so then it could be a poorly designed catalytic convertor.

I’m trying figure out how you could smell the exhaust of a car you’re driving?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-rav4-stinky-tailpipe/120760/3 "2018-07-10T18:44:36Z")

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> [@MikeInNH](#):
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> I’m trying figure out how you could smell the exhaust of a car you’re driving?

That is a bit of a mystery to me, also.  
🤔