smell of burning rubber/plastic?
#1
smell of burning rubber/plastic?
i think i have an issue? when ever im done driving my car, i park it in the garage, get out and get this smell of burning plastic or rubber. i pop the hood to see if the smell will get stronger, but nothing. i do a walk around but cant really pin point where the smell is coming from. anyone have any ideas on what it might be?
#2
Good question. I have the same thing with my 2014 when it is warm and I park it in the garage. I was hoping it's just the hoses or something off gassing from the heat and would eventually stop. It seems to be less noticeable then in the past.
The smell I have seems to be coming from under the hood near the front of the radiator on the passenger side.
I checked the fluids and they all seem to be fine. I would expect that others have experienced the smell. But I would expect it to be gone after four years on your 2010.
I just took a closer look. There are a lot of hoses with a vinyl mesh sleeves in that area. There is also a lot of heat generated in that area. That is probably the cause of the smell and should be no big deal. I would expect that this is pretty common to all 7th Gens. Can anyone confirm that?
The smell I have seems to be coming from under the hood near the front of the radiator on the passenger side.
I checked the fluids and they all seem to be fine. I would expect that others have experienced the smell. But I would expect it to be gone after four years on your 2010.
I just took a closer look. There are a lot of hoses with a vinyl mesh sleeves in that area. There is also a lot of heat generated in that area. That is probably the cause of the smell and should be no big deal. I would expect that this is pretty common to all 7th Gens. Can anyone confirm that?
Last edited by Nopike; 06-06-2014 at 07:00 PM.
#3
Good question. I have the same thing with my 2014 when it is warm and I park it in the garage. I was hoping it's just the hoses or something off gassing from the heat and would eventually stop. It seems to be less noticeable then in the past.
The smell I have seems to be coming from under the hood near the front of the radiator on the passenger side.
I checked the fluids and they all seem to be fine. I would expect that others have experienced the smell. But I would expect it to be gone after four years on your 2010.
I just took a closer look. There are a lot of hoses with a vinyl mesh sleeves in that area. There is also a lot of heat generated in that area. That is probably the cause of the smell and should be no big deal. I would expect that this is pretty common to all 7th Gens. Can anyone confirm that?
The smell I have seems to be coming from under the hood near the front of the radiator on the passenger side.
I checked the fluids and they all seem to be fine. I would expect that others have experienced the smell. But I would expect it to be gone after four years on your 2010.
I just took a closer look. There are a lot of hoses with a vinyl mesh sleeves in that area. There is also a lot of heat generated in that area. That is probably the cause of the smell and should be no big deal. I would expect that this is pretty common to all 7th Gens. Can anyone confirm that?
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