Help! .... Something is smelling

[oceansidesam]

Hey fella's,
My 04 cobra w/30k miles is giving off a burnt plastic smell (from under/ the front driver side wheel) everytime I drive it around. The car is running like a champ and no lights have came on. Other than a possible stuck plastic bag (which I cant see) ... is there anything else that could be wrong? :shrug:

 

[03cobra#694]

Any noises or anything done to the car recently?

 

[KILRSVT]

have you checked out your exhaust you could have a plastic bag melting on it. happen to me once. is the clutch cable out clear from any hot components

 

[03Cobrra]

Def a plastic bag

 

[Smacked_in_ATL]

Yep plastic bag on exhaust.

 

[boosted2000si]

Yeah I got the same plastic bag thing as well. You cant see it until your directly under the car(on a lift) but it smellllllllls bad for a long time.


You should have smelled the cat I accidentally ran over 1 night. Im not an evil animal hating person, I have a cat and 2 dogs, but I was cruising down a street on my way home late at night. This cat ran out in front of me, I tried everything I could to avoid it, slammed the breaks swerved to the side, but some how I still went over it. God the blood, guts, and burnt hair smelled awful for weeks.

 

[TermySnake]

Yeah I got the same plastic bag thing as well. You cant see it until your directly under the car(on a lift) but it smellllllllls bad for a long time.


You should have smelled the cat I accidentally ran over 1 night. Im not an evil animal hating person, I have a cat and 2 dogs, but I was cruising down a street on my way home late at night. This cat ran out in front of me, I tried everything I could to avoid it, slammed the breaks swerved to the side, but some how I still went over it. God the blood, guts, and burnt hair smelled awful for weeks.

Poor thing. did you move his body off the road. that's what i do when i see a dead cat in the road. if only god gave these creatures a lil brain. :whine:

 

[SVTburnout]

Poor thing. did you move his body off the road. that's what i do when i see a dead cat in the road. if only god gave these creatures a lil brain. :whine:

x2.. :shrug:

 

[Dickie]

i feel alot better now... i have the same damn burnt plastic smell. no probs or anything, i'll put it on the lift and find the culprit. i was scared thought it was coming from engine, but engine smells perfect

 

[Jefe]

Ha! Found an ice bag melted to my cat the other day. Its hard as a rock now, cant get it off

 

[T-Pain808]

Well nice to know im not the only one that happen too. Car still smells weeks after left over plastic still cooking.

 

[Fastlane Cobra]

Check your fan also. See if you have a burned out 40A fuse for the fan. This happened to me and I found it after the car overheated. Spin the fan blade by hand and see if it is smooth. I was also wondering what that burned plastic smell was one day.

 

[Jefe]

Figure this out? I hope my plastic smell is that bag. Gonna have the car on a lift Saturday so Ill sniff around

 

[Sonic605hp]

i don't think a plastic bag would fit under my car......lower your more.

 

[divided]

My exhaust bolts (magnaflow) are basically bag catchers. Sucks.