Q: Burning smell coming from under the hood
I smell a burning odor after ive driven the car for a few minutes. Fluids look good. No warning lights on. No smoke is present. Heater is on.
My car has 10200 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
If you smell an odor from the heater vent outlet then you may be smelling fumes from the outside air from another vehicle or you have an oil leak somewhere on the vehicle. Have the engine checked under the engine to see if you have a leak that is getting on the exhaust.
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