Ok it comes it goes I don't know WTF it is. I don't drive my car much, i have 05 tC with only 8K on it and it's a year old bought it in october 04. And ever since the day i bought it...it smells wierd! like after i park or if i am sitting at an idle with the vent on. You smell this faint burning smell, it's wierd...almost like rubber but no.
I am getting kinda worried or if i should even be worried about it i dont know. Anyone else experiancing this in their 5speed tC?

Some people say it might be beacuse you brake hard, which i do sometimes, and some people say it might be the clutch, Sometimes i do mess up while driving other then that the shifts are perfect and there is no bucking during shifts. Also the grab point hasnt changed in the year i have had the car..just in case you were wondering.

WHAT COULD IT BE??

 

My box is brand new, and the same applies here. I have no clue what it is, and it is down by the rear passenger tire. It would'nt surprise me if it were the rubber exhaust hangers.

 

rubber exhaust hangers?? what's that HA!!! But mine is 1 year old already...HMMM!! haa and mine smells more towards the front..by the wheel well sorta....you can smell it more if you head to the frong it the car, like throught he grill in a way.

 

Mines an auto i doubt its my clutch if it is ill be going off on the dealer cause there is no way an auto clutch should go out that fast and I only have 6K on mine but I get that smell too

 

Really? Ok so i am not the only one..it's just wierd!! some days it will be there some days it wont! and i drive my car the same everyday LIKE A GRAMMA! haaa.

My friend told me if my clutch was going out for example the pedal would be almost all the way up before it would grab....but my grab point hasnt changed one bit! it's still the same.

 

I dont really get much of a burning smell but my car tends to get really warm sometimes too....right around the handbrake and cubby hole....its kind of weird because its like you all say its sporadic

 

I know exactly what you are talking about, but I don't have a clue what it is. It is coming from opposite side of the car as the transmission though for me so I am leaning away from it being the clutch. My car is a month and a half old and has 2500 miles.

 

The clutch has a fairly distinct smell to it, so it does'nt sound like that's the culprit.

And you are kidding about not know ing what the rubber exhaust hanger is right? Right?

The e-brake area is warming u because (most likely) it is above the tranny, and [erhaps the exhaust piping too.

Now back to the smell, maybe we should send this one to Scion.

When I first noticed this last week I thought that maybe it was because there are brand new tires on there.

 

Yeah i know what burning clutch smells like it's a powerful smell..this is no where near that HA!

Umm i really dont know what that rubber thing is HA! Send it to scion HA!!! so they can say take it to the dealer and the dealer can tell me i am nuts HA no thanks HE HE.

 

OK HA!

 

You know what i mean with the dealer!

 

Yes I do, jst had to point out all the "Ha's". You are'nt around a nitrous leak are you. And if so, share!

 

i am man! tis some good shiznit. lol. Actually it's way to much coffee for me. =o)

 

The dealer can't fix an obvious rattle that I pointed out to them as we drove down the road and the tech acknowledged.....a "smell" is way above their level.

 

Man, I geuss we will have to be the geniuses then. Is it possible that Scion owners are the smartest people on earth? Probably not, but were gonna have to act like it to figure this one out. I'm calling NASA.

"NASA, we have an odor."

 

This is so embarassing. After all this talk from car guys (including myself), and not being able to figure out this problem geuss who tells me what it is? My girlfriend! She can't even change oil, and she knows what it is. It's some plastic underneath the car that is supposed to be removed at the dealership from new cars. Her mom had the same problem on her new Corolla. They drove it, smelled it, located it, and removed it.
Good luck everyone, and I reccomend printing this thread and taking it to the dealership. Our dealership is Panama City Toyota (850) 769-3377.

 

WELL CRAP! I will wait until my next oil change and bring it up.

THANKS!

Any clue where this so called Plastic piece is located underneath the car?

 

None whatsoever, and I imaging it's different for all cars. Im gonna take a look at it when I change my springs next week, but I drive a box. Good luck, and like I posted earlier, you might want to have a copy of this post handy.

 

Any result ever come of this, I have that same wierd burning smell and found this thread in a search. any advice what to look for? I have 19K on my tC