Car Smells Like Burning Rubber When Accelerating

I could accelerate to 30mph before my car would begin surging and the rpm gauge was erratic.

Car smells like burning rubber when accelerating. It s as almost as if it s some type of chemical compound burning. This mostly happens when you demand too much from the brakes. This evening after performing such tasks my car had a sudden loss of power. My check engine light doesn t come on or anything.

When dealing with such a smell it s definitely wise to have a look at your car to find out where the smell may be coming from but there are so many reasons why it may smell like. The car may have accidentally picked up pieces of garbage like plastic packets etc. That s most likely the smell of oil burning. Burning smell from the brakes.

A fault in the electrical system of your car or truck can often present as a sudden burning rubber smell. Mine was smoking underhood yesterday and accompanied by a rubber like burning smell. That may heat up and release the smell of burning rubber. It goes away within a few minutes.

Looking at burning rubber may be cool to watch especially in the movies but in a situation where your own car smells like burning rubber it is just not cool. 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 have no idea what is wrong and would like some insight before being charged a fortune for repairs. There are plastic parts in the heater the fan and other electronic devices fit into the car.

Fluctuating all over the place. Try avoiding driving over garbage to avoid this scenario. So the smell would be similarly with the burning plastic smell in car. Powersteering pressure hose had ruptured and under power the lossed fluid would run off the undercarriage drip sheild and hit the exhaust.

Such scenarios include accelerating down a slippery slope or when you re driving too fast and expecting the brakes to bring the car to a complete stop in seconds. On a good note the car didnt catch fire and it got me home again and the dealer had the pressure hose in stock. A major cause of burning smell from car is the electrical short circuit in the engine the plastic coating on wires fuses or other connections may produce the smell. Burning oil can smell like burnt rubber.

My car has 80000 miles. The smell comes through my vents.