Tag: smells
35 Posts
Mar 01, 2009
How long does a little "wind" stick around, inside a car?
My problem began when I was driving down the road in our 2005 Dodge Caravan, packed full of our own kids and kids from the neighborhood. My elderly and ... let us call her "severe" mother was asleep in the front passenger...
Nov 01, 2008
How can Jill get one very stubborn stink out of her '87 XJ6 Jaguar?
I was given a 1987 XJ6 Jag. She's one fine-looking lady. But she smells. I recently spent $1,100 of my government stimulus check having the car completely cleaned on the inside. My mechanic (a very honest, small-town guy) took out all the...
Feb 01, 2008
Can you help Tom and Ray solve a very stinky problem?
I own a Jaguar Silverstone XKR. When I use the windshield washers, the smell is a cross between very bad breath and cow manure. I've emptied the tank several times and flushed it with Clorox, but it still puts out...
Oct 01, 2007
How can Linda get the putrid stink out of her daughter's car?
When my daughter arrived home from college, she came home with a terrible odor in her car. She said that the week before school was out, she went to class and when she came out and got into her car...
Oct 01, 2007
Crying over spilt milk? Robert is! Hear his automotive-dairy saga-- and Tom and Ray's answer.
Hi. I have a Volvo station wagon, and last week I spilled about a half-gallon of milk in the back. The back seats were folded down because I had my dogs in the car. When I went to clean up...
Jun 01, 2004
How to prevent wildlife invasion and smells? Park in a garage.
I have a problem I recently bought a Subaru Loyale I hope it will be the best car I ever bought but there is one small problem The heat stinks The smell is an alluring combination of cat pee ammonia...
Dec 01, 2002
Plastic bag melted onto catalytic converter smells just as you'd expect: disgusting.
My wife just bought a brand-new Subaru Forester She loves the car and the new-car smell But recently something happened that changed the smell greatly for the worse While driving down the highway a large plastic garbage bag blew under...
Jun 01, 2001
Smelling mothballs in the passenger compartment.
My dad owns an old Ford Mustang and regularly stuffs mothballs in the tank to increase octane or whatever I drive the car every day and I notice a sweet-smelling but strong odor enveloping the interior whenever the car is...
Oct 01, 1998
That "roasted popcorn smell" could have been roasted acorns...if parked under an oak tree.
I was listening to your NPR radio show a few weeks ago and heard a woman ask about a smell like burned or roasted popcorn She thought it was coming from her car's exhaust You were correct I think in...
Sep 01, 1998
How can I remove the smell of the mouse house that was located in my car's blower housing?
My Honda Civic stinks Last summer we found mice in our Honda They were living in the blower housing We knew this because when we turned the fan on it sounded like the car was going to reach a resonant...