That s most likely the smell of oil burning.
Car smells like burning rubber when accelerating.
My car has an automatic transmission.
It s as almost as if it s some type of chemical compound burning.
Nobody likes a burnt clutch smell.
Try avoiding driving over garbage to avoid this scenario.
Whenever i need to accelerate quickly pedal to the metal when i need to get on the freeway or something or need to pass someone i smell this weird smell like something is burning.
I could accelerate to 30mph before my car would begin surging and the rpm gauge was erratic.
A burning clutch smells like burning rubber a bit like burning brakes but more organic and less metallic.
There could be several reasons behind burning smell from car that we might not know yet.
Burning oil can smell like burnt rubber.
The car may have accidentally picked up pieces of garbage like plastic packets etc.
There are plastic parts in the heater the fan and other electronic devices fit into the car.
The odor itself will typically drift in through the ac ducts and it may not last for too long as the burnt fuse doesn t make a continuous smells like some of the other problems on this list.
Sometimes a burning rubber smell could be coming from an oil or fluid leak or even a damaged or worn out drive.
The smell of burning rubber in your car can indicate that a rubber hose or belt under the hood has loosened.
These stinky odors often create an unpleasant sensation for the driver and above all this is a dangerous warning directly to the person who control the car.
Get the car checked out by your usual repairer.
My car has 80000 miles.
My check engine light doesn t come on or anything.
Think burnt rubber with a bit of burnt popcorn mixed in.
Fluctuating all over the place.
Since clutches are hard to access the smell of a burning clutch may as well be the smell of burning money.
You mentioned that there is a small leak around the belt drive so that may be the culprit.
The smell comes through my vents.
The answer to why you may sense a burning rubber smell in your car and not some other type of smell is because there are lots of rubber components rubber hoses and other things made out of hard rubber which may be coming into contact with extreme heat which is why your car may smell like burning rubber.
A fault in the electrical system of your car or truck can often present as a sudden burning rubber smell.
Causes of burning rubber smell in your car.
In fact this is the kind of smell produced by a few technical problems in the car.
I have no idea what is wrong and would like some insight before being charged a fortune for repairs.