The smell is there as soon as I turned off the A/C and will last for about 10-20 mins. Anyone else has this issue? I talked to Nissan and they
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05-23-2013, 03:23 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Horrible smell after turning A/C off
The smell is there as soon as I turned off the A/C and will last for about 10-20 mins. Anyone else has this issue?
I talked to Nissan and they said it will cost about $200 to fix the A/C lines. (they've changed the filter but that didn't help at all). |
05-23-2013, 03:26 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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and check your in cabin air filter, perhaps it needs replacing.
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Ive actually been having a funny odor myself inside of my car and it smells like a damp rag that hasnt dried properly (if that makes any sense) but the thing is the odor isnt always there and i went smelling everything in my car and couldnt pinpoint where its coming from, but i believe it might be from keeping it parked in an indoor parking garage for long hours over night because the parking garage does have a funny smell itself because when i leave it parked outside in the sun i dont get any smell from it, not sure but im changing my cabin filter to see if that does the trick..hopefully it does
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This is a well known issue and frankly Nissan should be embarrassed. I know I am if I smell it with a passenger Anyway the best thing I have found if you don't want to mess with turning the AC on and off all the time is to keep the temp a click or two above 75F. It will switch back and forth between recirc and fresh by itself and this seems to help minimize it.
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Is it possible to spray an anti mold compound into or on something?
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There may be a restriction in the drain. Kink/dirt/mold in the hose, &c.
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if you already have the moldy smell, then i would suggest blowing the heater on the highest setting for upto 30minutes. just roll your windows down and drive around for a while. it should kill or get rid of the funk. this affects every single car that uses AC. how do i know? i valeted cars for popular country clubs and what not for a year or so. every single car had an initially terrible smelling AC |
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Does the car only smell when you get in just kidding, but I had to say it. Mine actually has a little bit of a musty/mildew smell when turning it on after sitting a while. However, the smell goes away completely after the A/C has been running for a minute or so.
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I've found that shutting off the AC a few minutes before shutting off the car cures this on other cars, my Z doesn't have it, yet!
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I found this to be the solution whenever the AC produced a smell. Just turn the AC off a few mins before turning the car off will help the smell go away. Trust me it works, did it on my Z and G37.
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Mine has a musty smell to it when turning it on after having been used prior too. It goes away after a few minutes of circulation though. Would be rather embarrassing if it happened on a date or something though... |
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