Raw gasoline smell after driving car upon exit. smell strong on left side of car, most pronounced by left rear wheel well. persists for several minutes after car is turned off. not noticable while car is running. replaced gas cap twice and charcoal canister as well and smell still occurs. appears to be the fuel filler neck for which there is a toyota technical service bulletin to replace if corroded in first 36,000 miles. this is quite dangerous. car could explode. there are no leaks visible under the vehicle, including the fuel filler neck. one could easily mistake this for an evaporative emissions system leak, while this is a very dangerous leak. the fuel filler neck is rubber.
Takata recall takata air bags were recalled never properly fixed by the service people who denied the recall. catalytic converter went out at less than 50000 miles and toyota refused to replace it under the standard warranty. electrical problems with radio system, clock, hazard lights, and dashboard lights which work at intermittent times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that there were small metal fragments around the fuel tank cap and filler neck area and a strong fuel odor was could be noticed while inside and outside of the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable.