2009 E550 has melting plastic smell from heater vents
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
2009 MB E350, 2008 BMW X5
2009 E550 has melting plastic smell from heater vents
Hello all,
I have a 2009 E550 with about 98000 miles, have owned it about a year.
There is an odor that comes from the cabin heating/ventilation system that I first noticed several months ago. I took it to MB Service at the dealership where I bought the car a few times but I finally gave up on them as they seemed to be just guessing at the issue and generally giving me the run-around.
The odor comes from the heater vents, and smells like plastic that is hot but not burning; there is no smoke. If I put the blower to full speed the odor will soon dissipate, or become diluted sufficiently. If I set the fan speed back to a lower setting the odor will come back.
There are no oil leaks from the engine and I see no obvious sources of the smell in the engine compartment. At first I thought the smell was like hot oil, but it is actually more like hot melted paraffin wax, or melted plastic.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve
I have a 2009 E550 with about 98000 miles, have owned it about a year.
There is an odor that comes from the cabin heating/ventilation system that I first noticed several months ago. I took it to MB Service at the dealership where I bought the car a few times but I finally gave up on them as they seemed to be just guessing at the issue and generally giving me the run-around.
The odor comes from the heater vents, and smells like plastic that is hot but not burning; there is no smoke. If I put the blower to full speed the odor will soon dissipate, or become diluted sufficiently. If I set the fan speed back to a lower setting the odor will come back.
There are no oil leaks from the engine and I see no obvious sources of the smell in the engine compartment. At first I thought the smell was like hot oil, but it is actually more like hot melted paraffin wax, or melted plastic.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 15,901
Likes: 4,630
From: North Scottsdale, AZ
'71 Pinto
