We have had our 20007 Prius for about 3 months now. In the last few weeks, whenever we turn on the air conditioner or the fan there is a musty odor coming through good and strong. The service manager said they cleaned pipes. blah, blah. I wondered if anyone else has had this problem with a new vehicle. It has been very dry here during the period that this problem has occured. TP
This issue has come up before. The following thread goes into good detail http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=38755
The odor happens with most A/C'd vehicles. What you have to do is turn off the A/C before shutting the vehicle down and run outside air through the vents for a minute or so. The odor is caused from moisture in the vents.
Leave the A/C running and turn on the heater. This puts warm dry air through the system which helps get rid of the smell caused by the moisture in the vents. Pete.
Sorry to open an old thread, but does anyone know if the thread linked to above is somehow still around somewhere? If I click on it I just end up back at the priuschat.com home page.
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-...-mildew-smell-coming-out-air-conditioner.html I just turn off the a/c, leaving on the fan, a minute or two before stopping for the day, haven't had any problems.
That is a similar thread...but I don't think the "reference" thread the guy above mean to link for. In that thread someone linked to the same thread as above - I have covered this before and would like you to reference the following thread. http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=38755
