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ANyone have problems with rotten egg smells? Whew!!! What should I do??? What is it????

Correct me if I am wrong everybody, but I think it is burning sulfur from the gas you use. Nothing to worry about. You may just want to switch brands and see if that helps any.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=8344

Quote, originally posted by pingber »ANyone have problems with rotten egg smells? Whew!!! What should I do??? What is it???? It may be indicative of a defective cat. converter. What is your model year? I know there was a TSB for 2003-2005 automatics.

Its an '05 ...if you have that tsb, or the tsb# it would be appreciated ... its going to the dealer tomorrow ... they keep saying its NORMAL! If I smelled that bad I'd go to a gastoenterologist!

You need a new catalytic converter and a PCM. Take a look at the thread redlava posted.I've had the same thing done on my '03. Good luck to you, hopefully your dealer respects you and won't give you any lip about it... It was like pulling teeth to get my dealer convinced they needed to do it, in the end, they had to be yelled at to get any resolution. Several of us have had the cat and pcm replaced for this exact issue.At any rate, it is not normal. Have a look at the TSB in that thread and describe it to them word for word and hoefully you can get something done.

I FOUND THE TSB on the NHTSA site ... here it is for those who need it! Office of Defects Investigation Technical Service Bulletins - Search Results--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Report Date : October 23, 2005 at 06:33 PM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2005 Make : PONTIAC Model : VIBE Type : ANY Make : PONTIAC Model : VIBE Year : 2005 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Service Bulletin Num : 040605011 Date of Bulletin: MAR 01, 2005 NHTSA Item Number: 10014960 Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Summary: SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST. *TT

Quote, originally posted by pingber »I FOUND THE TSB on the NHTSA site ... here it is for those who need it! A TSB in the hand is worth two in your dealer's computer... because they never read them.

Unless they are my dealer where they despise anyone coming in with TSB's. I went to give them the TSB number for this particular issue and the service advisor snaps at me and says that he has access to those. heh

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Unless they are my dealer where they despise anyone coming in with TSB's. I went to give them the TSB number for this particular issue and the service advisor snaps at me and says that he has access to those. hehUhh... then why didn't he fix it the first three times you complained about it?What an asshat... Time to get out the window paint on the hatch glass - "(Pontiac Dealer's Name) - says the smell is normal... call (service manager's phone number) if you disagree"

Quote, originally posted by pingber »I FOUND THE TSB on the NHTSA site ... here it is for those who need it! Office of Defects Investigation Technical Service Bulletins - Search Results--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Report Date : October 23, 2005 at 06:33 PM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2005 Make : PONTIAC Model : VIBE Type : ANY Summary: SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST. *TT I had some rotten egg smell early on in (May 2005) for my 05 5 speed Vibe.For the past several months nothing. But tonight, after some higher revs, but not very high the smell was very noticeable. But I would much rather not go to the dealer without the appropriate TSB. Every TSB for this problem specifies the Vibe be automatic . I cant find on the NHTSA specifying any Vibe. Can anyone help?

my '95 Bonni had it some. But eventually went away. It always passed emissions testing.