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Vibe AWD: I have a persistent rotten egg smell when ever I stop for a stop sign, at lights, parking, etc.Have used higher oct. no results.Any one having the same problem ?

heres what gm technical assistance to me when i hada vibe in for the same complaintswitch brand of gas ( not bp)should go away in 3,000 milesmy 04 does not seen to make this smell but,,, im using speedway gas

Also try switching grades. When I was using Amoco regular 87 octane and I would get the smell if I was hard on the motor before it was fully warmed up. After it was fully warmed up it would go away. I started using Amoco premium 93 octane recently and the smell has totally gone away.

I had the same problem, it eventually went away.... http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=1026 It's a forum i posted and the "reply" i got from the dealership!

My Base Vibe also had a sulfur smell, noticed mainly when I parked the car in the garage. But that was in the winter. Since spring and the warmer weather, with my car finally breaking in, I haven't noticed the smell. It's possible that the percent of sulfer in the gas has changed with the warmer weather too.KSNeptune

I've experienced this only a couple of times over the past year (30,000km), both times in the winter when the car was cold. I didn't do anything specific to stop it, it just went away on it's own. I buy regular gas from a variety of dealers so I suspect the problem smell wasn't related to the type of gas. It did seem to stop once the car was warmed up and it didn't happen all the time when it was cold, go figure.

Quote, originally posted by Fredf »Vibe AWD: I have a persistent rotten egg smell when ever I stop for a stop sign, at lights, parking, etc.Have used higher oct. no results.Any one having the same problem ?I seem to have the same problem Different brands dont seem to help.Higher speeds no problem. Stoping at the atm yucky smell. esp. with window open...

This is a known problem that has something to do with the catalytic converter....Not sure what the solution is though...I use Shell a lot, never had the problem myself...

how many miles are on your Vibe? Could be a break in thing, I suppose. But I had a similar symptom on my '98 ZX2 about a month ago. Turned out the timing was off just a little. If it's not under warranty any more, you could look at the spark plugs to see if they are wearing abnormally. Also, does the car seem to lack power when starting in first gear?

http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=8344 discusses the issue...http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=10833 has the TOYOTA tsb...there is no GM tsb known to exist...