# Smoke in car? Help

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [August 6, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651 "2017-08-06T06:24:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Iir97426](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@Iir97426](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Iir97426)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651/1 "2017-08-06T06:24:36Z")

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Was backing out of the driveway and a loud pop came from the front right of the car and smoke/gas started coming out outside the car and filled the inside of the car. I immediately pulled back in, turned the car off and got out. Any ideas on what it could be??

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651/2 "2017-08-06T08:17:44Z")

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Probably an exhaust leak Go to an exhaust shop and get it fixed ASAP because carbon monoxide is dangerous.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651/3 "2017-08-06T11:51:47Z")

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Does the cabin fan for the heating and A/C still work? I suspect an electrical issue; possibly a cabin fan giving up or something of that nature.  
This could possibly be a fire hazard so proceed carefully.

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651/4 "2017-08-06T19:19:53Z")

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> [@Iir97426](#):
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> smoke/gas started coming out outside the car and filled the inside of the car.

Any odor to the gas? Possibly blew an A/C refrigerant hose.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smoke-in-car-help/106651/5 "2017-08-06T19:33:05Z")

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> [@insightful](#):
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> Possibly blew an A/C refrigerant hose.

I recently repaired a car with rodent damage, they chewed through the air conditioning hoses.