ralphb

When I return home and park my 2008 HHR SS in the garage, there is a distinct odor of burning rubber. I have had the car in the air and checked thoroughly from top to bottom several times and I can't find anything that could cause this smell. I have checked around the turbo and the entire exhaust system, as well as everything in general, and I find nothing.

Has anyone else noticed a burning rubber smell after running their HHR SS ?

I have never had the turbo heat shield off - could a disgruntled worker at the Tennessee factory have tossed a rubber object in there before installing the turbo shield just to drive me bananas ?

catdaddy137

my is not ss , but ocasionally i have noticed same smell. i have no idea the cause. noticed in early morning with no one else on the road, i though it might be outside issue , a nearbuy factory , or someone burning something. but it lingers for a while longer than i believe those things would , and has happened in different locations. i think a posible cause could be a bearing somewhere losing it's lubrication and going bad. transaxle?when i changed my oil i noticed some strange looking sustance around the transaxle housing where the axle comes in , it kinda looked like burned rubber. i haven't noticed any fluid on the ground.

esmarkey

Quit spinning the tires

JK, I have no idea... Mine doesn't ghave that smell unless I have been doing the above.

ralphb

I have not been spinning the tires, and I have not accidentally driven with the hand brake on.

When I have it up, I spin all 4 wheels by hand and I don't feel any binding. I have even tried raising it immediately after returning from a drive and sniffing around underneath and in the engine compartment, but I can't localize the source of smell.

mistermike

I hate the smell of burning rubber. That's why I quit using condoms.

Musicguy

someone once asked if I smoked after sex and I said "I don't know I never looked"

IgottaWoody

Thats like the old guy who asked for ear muffs and nose plugs....can't stand the smell of rubber burning and the screaming hurts his ears.
Almost forgot..had a truck that did this..turns out it was a heater hose that ran within 6 in of the header..would heat up and be stinking but never failed. Check for any rubber hoses or such on the back side of the eng compartment....

14Thumb

I get the same smell, glad it's not just me, I guess. I did notice the back light for the driver side power lock isn't working anymore. Wonder if they're related.

enri9267

Same smell here and I notice it from the back. Like to know where it's coming from.