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Heavy gas smell inside car as soon as we start driving, no power acceretion at all barely maintains speed. stalled out at stop sign, using up more gas than usual.

Looked for the fuel injuction however not familiar with the car so...

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Run the fault codes to find where the problem will be

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 09, 2008

SOURCE: Gas fumes very strong in car.

need to have checked possibly an injector leaking car is not safe to drive if you have a fuel leak. look in engine compartment and see if you can see a leak

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 16, 2009

SOURCE: Impala 2005 gas smell on inside of car

Had exact same problem on my 96 cavalier it was a leaking fuel injector.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 06, 2009

SOURCE: 89 Chevy Corsica keeps stalling while driving

. Have it checked for a trouble code. It seems like a sensor problem. ( Idle position , crankshaft position, camshaft position sensors could be bad. Also the EGR valve could be bad. with a caode you can narrow it down a bit.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 21, 2009

SOURCE: 1997 2.2L base Cavalier idles rough and randomly stalls

Have they checked your TPS sensor as this is the most common cause for rough idles and stalls...

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steve morris

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  • Posted on Feb 12, 2010

SOURCE: gas not getting to engine

sounds like your fuel pump, normally fuel pumps die gradually not just like that, so best check fule pump fuses first, also i can not remeber if these have a fuel cut off switch, this is normally located arround the fire wall it looks like a red or black rubber button, if you have one you can press that and see if that sorts it, if not then it more than likley is the fuel pump and will possibly need replacing, but check the other things first, better a new fuse than a new pump...hope that helps a bit

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