1. Just happened today. It's been raining all day. When I park my car on a slight incline it usually rolls back once I release the e-brake and put it in neutral, but today it did not. The first time it didn't budge I lurched it so to speak which worked, and I heard a "crack-like" sound as the wheels became 'freed' from what I don't know (got rusted in the rain???) and then the car rolled back per usual. It then happened again and I had to lurch the car to 'unlock' the wheels. The third time it happened the car would not budge at all. So I turned it on and put it in reverse (to go backward down the hill) and there was resistance as if the e-brake was on or something under the wheel like a wood block or something. With fair amount of gas it finally gave... and i heard the 'crack-sound' of the wheels getting freed again, like the tin-man all siezed up or something. Why did this happen today???? strange.... lotsa rain....
2. smell of exhaust inside the car.
I had the muffler replaced but still smelling it. The rear window is closed properly, but the rubber lining thing on the back gate is coming loose.. could this be allowing a small hole to allow exhaust inside the car? Most of the time the smell isn't much noticeable, but when I drive up a steep hill it is undeniable. Any ideas on how exhaust is getting into the cabin would be helpful. This has been going on for a few months now. Today the windows were up (lots of rain) but still smell the exhaust. Smell it just as much if not more when the windows are rolled down a little.
3. Might the problem of the engine stalling right after starting it (when it's warm) when the gas tank is low along with the exhaust smell in the car be a related problem?
1993CivicVX 
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