A/C and Smell problem
Hi All, On my 2004 Sonata, the A/C makes a rattling noise when it's on
low settings. It sounds like a leaf in front of where the air comes out. I'm thinking maybe something is stuck in one of the vents? Has anyone had this problem? Also, I notice a very strong rotten egg/sulfer smell coming from the car. It only had about 1000 miles on it so I don't want to have to take it in unless someone knows what is causing the smell and if it needs immediate attention. I'm in the process of checking the gas mileage to see if it's a timing problem or some kind of sensor. If the mileage is too low, I'll take it in because I have heard that the smell I'm smelling is caused by a car that needs a tune up. I may be wrong about this, because I can't see how a brand new car could possibly need a tune up. Thanks for any help possible. J.W. |
Re: A/C and Smell problem
I had the smell problem when I bought my 2000 Hyundai Sonata new. The smell
eventually went away. I recently had to have a new AC compressor put in (luckily it was still under warranty), and the smell was back. Now, it's gone again. I wonder if it has something to do with the new components. Steve Chynna22@aol.com |
Re: A/C and Smell problem
Give the odor a month or so. The entire car (I believe), including the
engine is coated to with a chemical to prevent rust. You may be smelling it burning off the engine. Is this noise coming from inside the car or outside? It's quite possible to have a leaf or something stuck in the ductwork if your car didn't come with the hvac filter. |
Re: A/C and Smell problem
Often the smell of a A/C comme from the moisture. When the A/C work it
condensate the humidity. When the car is stop the moisture stay on the condenser. Some moisture can developt in the condensor. At the start when the A/C is use again the air carry the smell odor in the car. One way to avoid this problem is to let the vent run for a some second without A/C before stop the car. The condenser had the time to dry. There is treatment that you could get from garage. I think this is a kill moisture product that the shoot in the condensor. I heard that you coud do it yourself with a can of Febreeze that you vaporise in the outside air input of the car. I don't know if it work. mike "Jon W." <JWalker@yahoo34.com> a écrit dans le message de news:2llme0d4eppbgtrarv62crj81sca2jpnpj@4ax.com... > Hi All, On my 2004 Sonata, the A/C makes a rattling noise when it's on > low settings. It sounds like a leaf in front of where the air comes > out. I'm thinking maybe something is stuck in one of the vents? Has > anyone had this problem? Also, I notice a very strong rotten > egg/sulfer smell coming from the car. It only had about 1000 miles on > it so I don't want to have to take it in unless someone knows what is > causing the smell and if it needs immediate attention. I'm in the > process of checking the gas mileage to see if it's a timing problem or > some kind of sensor. If the mileage is too low, I'll take it in > because I have heard that the smell I'm smelling is caused by a car > that needs a tune up. I may be wrong about this, because I can't see > how a brand new car could possibly need a tune up. Thanks for any help > possible. > > J.W. |
Re: A/C and Smell problem
A good bet would be to take it back to the dealer to address the problems.
I had my a/c fan repaired by a dealer when I didn't even complain about the leaf in the fan! :) ....Obviously it annoyed the crap out of them....it was quite noisy, but I didn't mind it. I've had a leaf in the fan since....very thin & hard leaves which eventually break down & clear themselves. My partner gets really irritated by the rattle. Occasionally changing the fan to circulate / fresh / high / low on varying climatic / driving conditions did seem to help clear the leaf. Consider where you park the vehicle if there are trees about. Maybe consider a bit of nylon mesh over exterior intake vents if it's not possible to avoid the leaves. With the smell it could be that you might a whole bunch of rotting stuff in the vent system, & if there's a blockage in a little drain pipe from the vent(a/c) system then the moisture helps it rot & stink. Where it is very humid I do find that sometimes vapour can be coming from the vents while the a/c is on, & it does have a smell....tho I wouldn't say rotten eggs. Other than that the only thing I can think where the rotten egg smell comes from is from the exhaust! Good luck Rob "Jon W." <JWalker@yahoo34.com> wrote in message news:2llme0d4eppbgtrarv62crj81sca2jpnpj@4ax.com... > Hi All, On my 2004 Sonata, the A/C makes a rattling noise when it's on > low settings. It sounds like a leaf in front of where the air comes > out. I'm thinking maybe something is stuck in one of the vents? Has > anyone had this problem? Also, I notice a very strong rotten > egg/sulfer smell coming from the car. It only had about 1000 miles on > it so I don't want to have to take it in unless someone knows what is > causing the smell and if it needs immediate attention. I'm in the > process of checking the gas mileage to see if it's a timing problem or > some kind of sensor. If the mileage is too low, I'll take it in > because I have heard that the smell I'm smelling is caused by a car > that needs a tune up. I may be wrong about this, because I can't see > how a brand new car could possibly need a tune up. Thanks for any help > possible. > > J.W. |
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