anyone ever thnk there car is melting i keep smelling burning plastic i thought i might have ran over a shopping bag but no and its not a wire smell ether

 

I get that burning smell also.so I guess im not alone.

 

yeah mine is after a long drive it smells just like burning plastic bags i wonder if its the intake it is plastic bolted to a hot metal block

 

Hmmmm.....I don't think i've had that problem with my xA. I'll keep that it mind though next time I drive to see if i will smell that burn.

 

Have a manual? If you like using the clutch method to hold your car on hills, the clutch can get hot from the friction and create a burning smell.

 

I used to use the clutch method in my driving, then I stopped. There's two things. You'll wear out the clutch faster, and in the case of gear braking, you'll wear on your engine faster.

When I was a teen, someone told me that it wouldn't hurt the engine since it's used to that sort of thing, and I wouldn't wear on my brakes so much. Well guess which one is cheaper to replace when you destroy it? That's right, the brakes. Brakes are cheaper than a clutch too(assuming you just need new pads), so there you go.

 

I haven't smelled it in a few days. I smelled it on both xBs I testdrove, too.

I attributed it to something being new... dunno for sure.

 

it might be your burning your new car smell away

 

Nope not your clutch because in that case you wouldnt get it on long trips unless you get stuck in traffic. I think it just cause I rpm's are so high on regular driving so our engine heats up alot more than others. My rpms are around 3500 when im going 65 or 70.

 

check to see if you may have accidentally dripped oil somewhere in the engine compartment where it can get hot, such as the exhaust manifold, etc.... I had the same problem on my Eclipse, turned out that when I pour engine oil, a little dripped on to my manifold and dried. So everytime it heats up i get that burning smell!

 

it seems to come from the back. I don't smell anything when I'm at the front of the car.

 

If it's the first hundred(s) of miles, could be just the usual break-in - oils, lubes, etc, just burning off.

But if it's really strong smelling, or if it continues, I'd have the car looked at. Here, the 'new' car exhaust didn't last beyond a hundred miles or so, and it's been fine since then.