2SS Burning Smell?

Orangeman13 · 08-29-2020, 02:16 PM

So I just got my new car and just noticed when I park it in my garage after I drive there is a very faint burning smell is that normal?

Altered Carbon · 08-29-2020, 03:38 PM

Could you be more specific about the smell? Where do you smell it strongest (interior or exterior? If it's exterior, is it up at the engine or around the wheels/brakes or around the exhaust? (I you're in a closed garage I know it might be hard to pin down) Is it plasticy or rubbery? Is it an automatic or manual?

Orangeman13 · 08-29-2020, 03:42 PM

It’s an automatic and I would say the smell is coming from the front. Again it’s extremely faint and my wife thinks it could be because it’s new. I do not smell anything in the interior ever except that new car smell LOL

Jsreo · 08-29-2020, 03:55 PM

I agree with your wife, see if the smell does not go away after a long drive to two

dpevans · 08-29-2020, 04:09 PM

Could it be the shredded rubber on the rear quarter panels.

Altered Carbon · 08-29-2020, 04:16 PM

If it's a brand spanking new car, it is absolutely normal to have a burnt smell from my experiences of owning several new cars. It can last up to 2K miles, but usually goes away for me within a week or so if it's a DD (around a couple hundred miles or so). If the smell doesn't become fainter and becomes stronger, or the car starts running like garbage at any time, I would of course get it checked. Other than that, again, from my experience, the faint burn smell on a new, very low mileage car has been normal.

EDIT: Also, congrats on the new SS!

2SS Capt · 08-29-2020, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Orangeman13

So I just got my new car and just noticed when I park it in my garage after I drive there is a very faint burning smell is that normal?

My 2020 2SS did the same thing, it went away after a few hundred miles, was particularity noticeable when parking in the garage, it is normal...

LT4Greg · 08-29-2020, 05:55 PM

Yes for a new car it is normal.��

Devstrike · 08-29-2020, 06:12 PM

Mine did the same thing although mine isn't a 2SS I also have the 6.2L. At 1900 miles it still kind of does it but it is too the point where it doesn't anymore.

nancygrl · 08-30-2020, 08:41 AM

Every new vehicle I've owned had the smell until a few hundred miles then go away once all the residue from manufacturing gets burned off.

ember1205 · 08-30-2020, 10:31 AM

From past experience with far too many new cars, the exhaust tends to give off a bad odor for up to a couple of thousand miles or so, depending on how long your drives are. With this car, it seems to dissipate quickly as the exhaust tends to get hot quickly - even on very short drives. Once that burns off, you should smell it any more.

But, as others have said or alluded to, the exact smell itself would be of more interest to understand to know whether what you're experiencing is truly normal or not.

08-29-2020, 02:16 PM	#1
Orangeman13 Drives: 2023 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 259	2SS Burning Smell? So I just got my new car and just noticed when I park it in my garage after I drive there is a very faint burning smell is that normal?

08-29-2020, 04:16 PM	#6
Altered Carbon Ghost Spawn Drives: Camaro Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: East Coast Posts: 538	If it's a brand spanking new car, it is absolutely normal to have a burnt smell from my experiences of owning several new cars. It can last up to 2K miles, but usually goes away for me within a week or so if it's a DD (around a couple hundred miles or so). If the smell doesn't become fainter and becomes stronger, or the car starts running like garbage at any time, I would of course get it checked. Other than that, again, from my experience, the faint burn smell on a new, very low mileage car has been normal. EDIT: Also, congrats on the new SS! Last edited by Altered Carbon; 08-29-2020 at 05:05 PM.

08-29-2020, 05:55 PM	#8
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,820	Yes for a new car it is normal.�� __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

08-29-2020, 03:38 PM	#2
Altered Carbon Ghost Spawn Drives: Camaro Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: East Coast Posts: 538	Could you be more specific about the smell? Where do you smell it strongest (interior or exterior? If it's exterior, is it up at the engine or around the wheels/brakes or around the exhaust? (I you're in a closed garage I know it might be hard to pin down) Is it plasticy or rubbery? Is it an automatic or manual?

08-29-2020, 03:42 PM	#3
Orangeman13 Drives: 2023 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 259	It’s an automatic and I would say the smell is coming from the front. Again it’s extremely faint and my wife thinks it could be because it’s new. I do not smell anything in the interior ever except that new car smell LOL

08-29-2020, 03:55 PM	#4
Jsreo Drives: 2017 2SS Manual Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 373	I agree with your wife, see if the smell does not go away after a long drive to two

08-29-2020, 04:09 PM	#5
dpevans Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,214	Could it be the shredded rubber on the rear quarter panels.

08-29-2020, 06:12 PM	#9
Devstrike Drives: 2020 Camaro LT1 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 545	Mine did the same thing although mine isn't a 2SS I also have the 6.2L. At 1900 miles it still kind of does it but it is too the point where it doesn't anymore.

08-30-2020, 08:41 AM	#10
nancygrl 雪の玉 Drives: '22 Z71 RST Silverado Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Posts: 3,415	Every new vehicle I've owned had the smell until a few hundred miles then go away once all the residue from manufacturing gets burned off.

08-30-2020, 10:31 AM	#11
ember1205 Hot Camaro Drives: '20 2SS Convertible 6MT Join Date: May 2020 Location: CT Posts: 3,536	From past experience with far too many new cars, the exhaust tends to give off a bad odor for up to a couple of thousand miles or so, depending on how long your drives are. With this car, it seems to dissipate quickly as the exhaust tends to get hot quickly - even on very short drives. Once that burns off, you should smell it any more. But, as others have said or alluded to, the exact smell itself would be of more interest to understand to know whether what you're experiencing is truly normal or not.

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