# Gas Smell in New Car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-smell-in-new-car/21056>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-smell-in-new-car/21056 "2008-10-22T13:45:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![martyweyers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@martyweyers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/martyweyers)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-smell-in-new-car/21056/1 "2008-10-22T13:45:35Z")

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I bought a 2009 Hyundai Sonata with the 4 cylinder engine in late May. It now has 6500 miles.  
  
 For the last two months I and my wife have notice a gas smell when we start the engine while it’s still warm. The dealership claims they can’t duplicate the problem.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-smell-in-new-car/21056/2 "2008-10-22T20:10:02Z")

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Try a different Dealer, present the problem without the info that you have had another Dealer look at it previously, (can you remove any previous Dealer logo’s or plate frames?) you want a clean unbiased assement.