Now that we have 1000 miles on the car we are pushing it some into VTEC with AC on and air is recirc we get a hot plastic smell. The smell goes away after you stop the hard acceleration. It smells like it comes from the AC vents.
It does not fill the car up with this smell but you can tell it is there.
Has anyone experience this or know what it is?

 

I have this problem with my 07 i dunno what it is

 

i have it too ???????? it comes n goes.. if turn the car off and pop the hood u can smell it by the headers.. i thought it was electrical burning first time it did it. i check my HIDs my amp wiring n nothing..

i have an 07 with 20k miles on btw

 

what is vetch?

 

i've also noticed this after some spirited driving.. glad to see i'm not the only one

 

Good question! I think it's a plant but after that I'm stumped!

 

They make computers for little kids


Back on topic. I notice this as well after spirited driving. Glad I'm not the only one.

 

new to honda?

i guess i kinda expect it anyway... the car only has less than 6K miles on it, still breaking it in

 

I think he meant Kvetch which is a Yiddish term..

Or maybe he meant VTech.

Dyslexics of the the world, UNTIE!!!

 

IfThe Foo(shitz) is right-vetch is a plant, but the OP just screwed up typing VTec.

 

is there any braking involved?

I get this only on spirited driving and I am using the brakes a lot, and driving in second gear up and down hills.....

but could be brakes.

 

Yall can Hear/Feel Vtec so yall are better off already =\ i Swear the L15 has no vtec... just a pretty shiny sticker

 

i thought he/she meant vtec, but was honestly unsure.

 

No just acceleration

 

what you guys are smelling has NOTHING to do with vtec, much less on the new fit, as it has ivtec and isn't as simple as being 'in vtec' or not. (if thats even a reasonable thing to say.)

 

nooo i was picking on the 07/08s by sayin at least they can tell they have vTec with the 09 =P we got nuthin

 

This thread cracks me up! I was trying to be genuinely helpful by recalling that vetch is some sort of plant and, I thought maybe they ran through a field of it. I had some time in rural land 30 years ago which I'd like to forget. I looked at the thread title the 3rd time or so and my dyslexia decoding software kicked in. OK I'm with you now! You're getting on it and you get a weird plastic smell. If it's that early in the cars life it might well be PLASTIC burning somewhere.

 

oh i know man! i got your stab, this was directed at the o.p and other noobletes.

 

Are you guys only have the problem on a manual or do any of you guys have autos oo?

 

damn 09'ers