Everytime I start my car and drive, I turn my air conditioner on and smell a charcoal smell coming from the vents. It smells like diesel, smog or sulfur. A very strong smell. It reminds me of smog. It's not an egg smell and I never see any smoke. Also, it's ONLY when the AC is on. What could it be?
2006-11-30 09:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by Addison 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Toyota
I heard something like this on Car Talk recently. Apparently, there are things you can do to clean out the air system of your car if you take it to a reputable mechanic or detail shop.
2006-11-30 09:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to Shadow he is full of crap with respect to 'crap Japanese plastics'.
It could just be mildrew accrued whilst the car was awaiting delivery. Perhaps buy a AC deodoriser at any auto store, spray it into the AC vents and hopefully that will rid the smell.
2006-12-01 06:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the car back to the dealerip because of it warrenty and have them check for the possibility of a emissions gas exhaust leak. It sounds as though it is coming in through your vents and needs to be checked right away. That is not normal behavior for a new car.
2006-12-01 23:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by garymgwm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the mildew builtup in your AC. you can get rid of that smell by switching to the outside air cycle when you turn on your AC. That happen to my car..and i got rid of it that way.
2006-11-30 17:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be mildew, but since its a 2007 I would take it back while you still a warranty and complain about it.
2006-12-01 20:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's normal it would go away cause when the cvar is sitting in ahumid weather and the japenese plastic are so cheap so they have to get lean and then they would smeel cause it's still new but it would go away
2006-11-30 17:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by shadow_relevant03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋