cjpotts

Anyone have this problem? My vents emit a sour-vinegary odor. I've read a few places about mold in the evaporator unit and in others about the need to change the air filters - any thoughts?

konigstiger

If within VIN range A000001 – A075800 soundproofing mat to transmission tunnel may need replacement. PM your email address and I will send AC odor bulletins to reference for warranty coverage inclusive of filter change.

jlindy

Please send this to me as well.

tzenri

If you still have warranty dealer should cover; I just got mine fixed and no smell! The smell is the result of condensation at the bottom of the AC vents creating mold. Svc Advisor also said it's a common issue to cars in warmer areas (I'm in So Cal) since the front defroster is hardly used.

C280 Sport

A friend of mine has a CLS55. She had the same issue for about a month. Had the A/C vents Cleaned out. Still there Finally I just told her replace the filters and go from there. Her car stays in Orlando and something must of got into those filters to make it smell. I say start by changing the filters first

jlindy

Does anyone have this TSB? Haven't received a response yet and wondered if someone else had this.

Adee

My CLS 500 had the same smell issue in Southern Cali, l took the car back to dealer and they cleaned out the air-condition unit and spray with new scent. It was fine after that.

l tell you this much, it is not a filter problem, it is condensation at the bottom of the AC vents creating mold.

jlindy

Same story here Adee, took to dealer and was all covered under warranty. They cleaned it out with new scent and replaced the cabin filter as well. Perfect now!