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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by ETP, Aug 15, 2016.

  1. ETP

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    I had to park my car in the hot sun on vacation the last two days and when I first crank it up with the AC on I get a familiar burnt wire smell but a little different. Like the difference between burnt pork and Burnt beef.:ROFLMAO:
    It goes away after about 3 minutes.

    Anyone else have this issue?
     
    #1 ETP, Aug 15, 2016
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    You probably have a rotting pig or cow in your trunk.
     
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    No - sorry - I'm getting used to not having a whiff of diesel start-up fumes with Samantha.
     
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    My first thought was a squirrel chewed through some wires
     
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    Or, the fan motor/electric heater is going bonkers.
     
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    If its happening repeatedly you might take it to the dealer for a look see...
     
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    Just hard to accept it needs something.:ROFLMAO: Baby is perfect.:ROFLMAO:
     
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    Put it in the garage for two days while on vacation and no smell.
     
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    My White knight is not on fire.... yet.

    But your post sure made me hungry.
     
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    Typical new car, cooking and outgassing. It's all the sealants, etc. It will get better in a few years.
     
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    When I test drove or looked at maybe 2 dozen cars, some had distinctly more "new car smell". Worst were a KIA and a Peugeot, mid-range were VW, FordFocus, Corolla and Mazda, Prius was one of the better ones. Best were LEXUS and VOLVO. But then, it could be subjective - depending on how much they'd been locked up, parked in the sun etc.

    It reminds me of testdriving 2 opposing brand cars back in 1980 when I lived in the tropics - one (FORD) had their (white) demonstrator parked in the shade with the windows ajar, and the car had A/C, the other (GM) had their (red) demonstrator parked in the sun with the windows closed and no A/C. Guess which car impressed? [We bought the NISSAN, though, but that's another story.]
     
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    Maybe occupants are out gassing.
     
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