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So it's winter here and no a/c running in past 6 months. All winter my hvac is set to heat, through floor vents and windshield. When running a/c in summer I do turn it off 5 minutes before parking and shutting off car to avoid musty smell.
I don't think this is the same as other threads people have posted about hvac smell because it was so bad, sudden and in the middle of a drive.
One day about 15 minutes into the drive home from work the wife and I were suddenly overcome by a nasty burning electronics/melting plastic smell. Best way to describe it not knowing what "it" is. We were behind an old car at a stop sign so we chalked it up to his beater exhaust. But I'm not so sure.
There was no smoke and everything in the car seems to work 100% as far as I've seen so far. The smell has come and gone one or two times since then but much more mild. Most recent this morning getting in after remote starting it. Seems to come from hvac but quickly dissipates. Nothing looks out of sorts or smells in engine bay. Today replaced cabin filter but old one looked like normal dust collection and didn't appear wet, nor did it smell.
Anyone have any ideas as to what this could be?
I don't think this is the same as other threads people have posted about hvac smell because it was so bad, sudden and in the middle of a drive.
One day about 15 minutes into the drive home from work the wife and I were suddenly overcome by a nasty burning electronics/melting plastic smell. Best way to describe it not knowing what "it" is. We were behind an old car at a stop sign so we chalked it up to his beater exhaust. But I'm not so sure.
There was no smoke and everything in the car seems to work 100% as far as I've seen so far. The smell has come and gone one or two times since then but much more mild. Most recent this morning getting in after remote starting it. Seems to come from hvac but quickly dissipates. Nothing looks out of sorts or smells in engine bay. Today replaced cabin filter but old one looked like normal dust collection and didn't appear wet, nor did it smell.
Anyone have any ideas as to what this could be?