Gas discharge from refrigerator

Seals are bad and gas escaped.

Time for a service call. You just released some of the freon in your system and now it's not charged correctly. Thank god nobody got poisoned. Have the tech reclaim the refrigerant you have left and disconnect the hard lines and electricity. Do your project, then call the tech back to connect, recharge and test your unit. These things are not cheap. Welcome to the world of home repair. Please find my answer helpful, and good luck with your project.

Any luck with your problem from 2012? We have the same issue.

If it is cooling properly, and the mist does not have a chemical odor, and the area to be cooled is hot and humid, this can be expected as it is due to high humidity, and a cold coil on the unit, (kind of the same thing that couses clouds in the sky)...if it has a chemical smell sounds like a refrigerant leak. hope this helps

Dan

Hi,
You will need to discharge the refrigerant out of the system before removing the A/C compressor. This can be done either with a refill hose on the low pressure port, or by loosening the line connection on the aluminum line at the accumulator on the low pressure side. Then remove serpentine drive belt, then remove compressor. Lines from the compressor should be cable tied out of the way, but left in the vehicle in case you want to put a new compressor in at a later time.
NOTE:
Put rags under the line before discharging and wear gloves and safety glasses, sometimes there can be high pressure and the refrigerant could be cold enough to burn bare hands. Loosen the connector slowly, when gas begins to escape, just leave it that loose and let it escape slowly until all sound of escaping gas is gone.Re-tighten connector, then proceed to remove pump....Mike

Do you mean it smells like propane? Or does it smell like propane exhaust (think taxi cab or fork lift)?

Either sounds pretty serious. I have heard of people using hydrocarbons to recharge refrigeration systems, though it is not the recommended method.

Do you own your residence or do you rent? Either way, call a repair man or the management of your rental right away and insist to have it inspected.

Fridges might smell like plastic or stale air if not used in awhile, but not propane/exhaust that I have ever heard of.

Likely to be the gas tank vent hose that allows air to escape from the tank when filling. Probably located somewhere along the trail from the filler tube to the tank and likely to be difficult to reach. The connections get loose and the hose falls off sending fumes into the passenger compartment.

If it is still under extended warranty I would have a service call made. It sounds like the dc motor on the circulating fan is starting to ware out.

could be an exhaust leak, or a bad gas cap.  gas caps have a vent that allows air to escape from the tank safely, if you notice a depressurizing sound when you take the gas cap off it should be replaced, it's possible that the air is building up in the tank and leaking out somewhere it shouldn't be, in which case this is very unsafe so please be careful if you must drive it this way.

The system refrigerant charge was most likely low but not empty, so you would get a burst of pressure and oil, the oil that lubricates the AC compressor circulates with the refrigerant. Does this make sense?