New Prius Plug-in: Off gassing interior plastics

did you eat a burrito?

 

can't say that i have, but who knows what's coming out of these plastics. the prius are vegetable based, so that might be a good thing. maybe you're smelling fries?

 

if you have a garage, open all the windows and leave it that way for a day or so.
if you don't have a garage, no idea.

 

I took my daughter-in-laws canary to my house in my PIP while they were on vacation. Wasn't any trouble because it died before I got home.

 

Did you try mouth to beak? Without slipping it the tongue?

 

Rigor had set in before I realized he was gone. It is too painful to talk about.

 

sorry to hear that, my condolences, may he/she/it rest in peace

 

I hate the smell of new cars, mainly because I know what I'm breathing when I smell it. A little baking in the sun followed by ventilation helps to speed the process.

 

I believe the Toyota interior is better than most in that regard. I've read they're using some sort of cellulose based "plastics", which give off much less fumes.

Toyota will use "ecological plastics" in new Prius interior

 

Seriously, the new car smell is always nice. The new smell in the PIP is not offensive. I think there was some smell in the HVAC system. By the time I drove the 800 miles home (using heater all the way) from the NY dealer, it was gone. The interior still smell fresh but benign. Had it all of six weeks.

 

what dealer did you buy your PIP? mine was LUV Toyota in Lakewood

 

Maybe the dealer applied something? Fabric protection?

 

burrito protection?

 

I am leaning towards this being some dealer applied crap. If they apply some 3M stuff they need to let it dry with the windows open which they probably did not do. My PIP did not offgas anything that I noticed. Make sure you are not running the recirculation mode, get the fresh air in.

 

My PiP has been releasing the gas. I am not sure if I noticed it while breathing. I noticed it from the residue that would build up on the windshield. It has been gassing at a much slower rate than when it was new.

 

All cars will build up that residue on the windshield and it will reduce over time. Probably some folks are more sensitive to the gassing...

 

yeah......burrito's, beans, taco's, mom's home cooking, etc

 

Romano Toyota- Syracuse, NY