# Exhaust Fumes in Car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-fumes-in-car/35132>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saab, exhaustsystems, 9-3\
**Created:** [August 16, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-fumes-in-car/35132 "2009-08-16T15:48:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![delandz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@delandz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/delandz)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-fumes-in-car/35132/1 "2009-08-16T15:48:24Z")

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I have recently had exhaust fumes in my car, they seem to be coming in from the air vents, what would cause this and how would I fix it?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-fumes-in-car/35132/2 "2009-08-16T15:52:17Z")

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You have a bad gasket or corroded/cracked pipe in your exhaust system. Take it to a muffler shop or your mechanic and have it checked out. It’s not a DIY job if you haven’t worked on exhaust systems.

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-fumes-in-car/35132/3 "2009-08-16T21:56:42Z")

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Open the windows and take it to a mechanic. Exhaust fumes can be deadly if inhaled enough.