Q: Fuel in EVAP canister

asked by on January 03, 2017

Whenever car is running or puting in fuel fuel runs out of canister

My car has 168215 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

The vehicle may have open recalls for fuel tank possible leaks. You will need to verify all recalls for the vehicle are first done and then the evaporative emission and fuel tank vent checked. The fuel tank should not be ran with more than a half of a tank of fuel until the recalls are done. See your local Dealer to perform the recalls.

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