Q: Gas smell when I turn on the car

asked by on May 27, 2017

I have a 2001 Isuzu rodeo ls 4wd and when I turn on my car I start smelling gas and just recently my car has been running funny but I go turn on my car and nothing happens

My car has 300000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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