KENNER

STRONG vinegar smell when you first turn the AC on ..Searched and found only one thread ,,not much info...anybody got a cure for me

dicktracy09

Weird.....I have never had that problem or read about it on here. Someone did have a "burning" smell with the heat on, faint but there, but that's all I have read about.

Maybe someone does not like you, or your truck and gave it a little vinegar bath on the fresh air vents??

FordEver

I did a little searching and found this on a site where a similar question was asked.......

"As you run the ac condensation build up from evaporator.. just like a home window unit. you see water dripping from home unit...cars have basic same thing.. from the ac box under dash the water drains from here through a hose assy and feeds out to the outside world.. if this tube gets blocked the water will build up and after time start to mold.. giving a very rank smell.."

Hope this helps.....

TheRevJosh

My wife's Malibu has this issue on occasion as well. I've not been able to find the issue or solution either. Hope you have more luck...

FordEver

Have you checked for dead animals under the hood........

1800Beatdown

Tell your wife to close her legs when she gets in and turns on the a/c haha jk. I hade the same problem, just not as bad in my old durtymax and I told the wife to do that and she wasn't to happy! Not sure what the smell really was and the dealer said it shouldn't be a big problem and to just put a vent air freshener in.

ReactiveD

have you checked the padding maybe on the passenger side under the carper? Just fold the top part back and see if it wet.

johnwill

Might be a douche bag.

deeznuts08

^^^hahaha

bigcarl64

It's definitely mildew buildup. A trick I learned many years ago living in the Houston area where we run our A/C all the time. The last minute or so before you park the vehicle, turn off the A/C and run the fan at high speed to dry out the condenser coils. In high humidity climates, this trick works wonders..