Evap issue

Ok the first thing I did was replace the gas cap. That worked for about a week after getting the code cleared. Then the CEL came on again. I retightened the new cap unhooked the negative battery cable and put the key in the on position to clear the codes. 3 days later light on again. Yesterday I crawled under the car and inspected to the best of my ability all the hoses and found no problem. Everything looks good at the evap canister (SOB to look at even with an inspection mirror) and there are no gas or fumes leaking anywhere.The only hoses I'm not to sure about snake up and across the firewall to the engine. I haven't pulled things apart like the air breather and related components yet to see where everything goes and what condition these hoses are in. Am I on the right path? IDK? I figured it was the gas cap, which is usually the problem with this code. Any advice other than tearing stuff out of the engine compartment? The car is an '03 Stratus SXT coupe with a 2.4L and 5-speed and it runs fine.

Hi all!

This is a car I purchased for my youngest son as a high school graduation gift. It has 127,000 miles on it but was lady driven on the interstate for her work. It has the 5-speed and is in incredible shape for the mileage except for the dash which through reading here is a common problem with these cars. I put a carpeted cover on it. Yeah I know........EEEEEEEW! It's a lot better looking than what it did look like though! I will be here for some general upkeep advice and to share some and to give you guys $hit from time to time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)