rubber smell, could it be the transmission ?
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rubber smell, could it be the transmission ?
I notice when i stop sometimes with the heating on, a strange burned rubber smell. It's seems to be located on the front passenger side. I thought may be it was my winter floor matt, but i smelt them and NO.
No sign of leak or missing cooling liquid. Do you know where transmission is located ?, could it be the transmission. I noticed that when i drive the car in a sporty way.
Here it's winter and cold, so it's not due to the tires.
No sign of leak or missing cooling liquid. Do you know where transmission is located ?, could it be the transmission. I noticed that when i drive the car in a sporty way.
Here it's winter and cold, so it's not due to the tires.
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I notice when i stop sometimes with the heating on, a strange burned rubber smell. It's seems to be located on the front passenger side. I thought may be it was my winter floor matt, but i smelt them and NO.
No sign of leak or missing cooling liquid. Do you know where transmission is located ?, could it be the transmission. I noticed that when i drive the car in a sporty way.
Here it's winter and cold, so it's not due to the tires.
No sign of leak or missing cooling liquid. Do you know where transmission is located ?, could it be the transmission. I noticed that when i drive the car in a sporty way.
Here it's winter and cold, so it's not due to the tires.
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me too, no snow tires. But the smell is not a Burning Rubber smell. It's almost like a hot Coolant smell -intermittently. dealer can't find anything as of last week.
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I get this smell everytime I drift through snow covered parking lots. I thought is was just a new car smell...maybe not. I notice the smell near the driver/passenger doors. Could it be the differential?
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Based on my observation, the only time I get the smell is when the road is wet, especially on salty winter roads.