I just bought a pre-owned '06 VW Jetta TDI, 20,000miles on it. Took it in for scheduled service and next day drove it for about an hour, city driving, with windows rolled up, A/C on. Didn't notice any unusual smell. But when I got home I could smell fuel on my clothes and in my hair. I'm not crazy, other people smell it on me too. It is faint, but evident. Took it back in to dealer next day...all they said was that when they opened hood they smelled fuel, so possibly when the filter was changed there was a spill that wasn't cleaned up. So they cleaned it up, and conveniently added some air freshener to the vents or somewhere so then all I could smell was vanilla. Lovely. I bitched about that. That smell went away after two days, and now I am back to having the lovely smell of fuel in my big head of hair and in my clothes. I had asked at the dealer if there was some sort of instrument to detect an exhaust or fuel leak within the car compartment and manager said no. That seems odd, how does one find a leak? Point is, I cannot smell fuel or anything while I am driving, but I smell it on me afterwards. Also, my eyes burn a bit after driving. Anyone have any ideas that I can take to the dealer to get this fixed once and for all? I love the car, but if being toxic is normal for it, it will be up for sale...
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16 years ago