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Old 06-02-2003, 09:50 AM
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Problem- burning smell in cabin!!!!

When I take the car to 70-80 or above or after hard accel (And yes, I know its not burning tires.... The vents and heat are off along with fans, but whenever I accelerate hard or bring the car up to 70-80-90 for more than a minute, the car heats up quite a bit and I get a burning smell. I assume this isn't normal... any help, guys?
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Old 06-02-2003, 09:58 AM
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I've had a slight burning smell also sometimes, but I always thought it might have been another car on the road.
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Old 06-02-2003, 10:46 AM
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Can you locate where the smell comes from ? I would say burning smell no matter where from is not a good thing...I hope is not coming from the transmission...(automatic ?) Maybe is a good ideea to check under the hood ,when the smell comes on,maybe you could locate the cause.
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Old 06-02-2003, 11:04 AM
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I get a burning smell too....I thought it was tires....
Maybe clutch??
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Old 06-07-2003, 08:36 AM
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Re: Problem- burning smell in cabin!!!!

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When I take the car to 70-80 or above or after hard accel (And yes, I know its not burning tires.... The vents and heat are off along with fans, but whenever I accelerate hard or bring the car up to 70-80-90 for more than a minute, the car heats up quite a bit and I get a burning smell. I assume this isn't normal... any help, guys?
Anything on this? I have something else to add to the "mystery"...

I have a cylinder 6 misfire (ECU code 06 03) being reported as well. I intend to pull the plug from the cylinder early tomorrow to see if it's fouled and to try and isolate a cause. Taken in conjunction with the burning smell (which sometimes has a faint sulfur odor) any ideas what this could be???
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Man i got the same problem. When i floor it ans get into the higher RPM's i get the burning smell in my cabin. Apprentally alot of people are having this problem with there Maximas. I think its a belt.... But just to tell you it may not be normal, but alot of people are having the same problem.
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