Funny Smell

She might be burning the clutch up.

if not the clutch, sometimes the catalytic converter can stink pretty good. but that should go away by 100 miles.

Did you guys run over a plastic bag?

Cindy's right -- I did that once, and the smell was noticeable for months, even after I got as much of the bag off the hot underside of the car as I could...

That smell is more than likely the factory undercoating overspray being burnt off the exhaust system. It will go away shortly.

Yep, got the car yesterday, and I've noticed a burnt smell.

so, what we are saying is, it could be any number of annoying but most likely non-threatening issues. wow. we are so much help.

yeah, welcome to the site. hopefully we help more in the future.

When my bro-in-law got his matrix, he also noticed a burnt smell for like the first few hundred miles. So, I don't think there is anything to worry about.

for the first few hundred? really? that was the same thing with my 03 matrix xr. i picked it up as a dealer demo, so it had about 400 miles. but on the way home, i noticed something like melting plastic. thought it was a plastic bag. nope. guy at the dealership said dont worry, it will pass in a few. it did. weird. thought mine would have been isolated. maybe it was a matrix thing.

No funny smells in or around my car, even for the first few hundred miles.

i had the smell too. don't worry.

welcome to the site, have some fun with it.


Speaking of smells:

there was once this odd catnip smell in my car for a while. do you think it is alright?

Neither of my tCs have had funny smells. Strange, but good.