# Subaru Burning Plastic Smell

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 24, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441 "2011-03-24T04:39:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441/1 "2011-03-24T04:39:59Z")

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For the past couple months my car has had a burning plastic/rubber smell to it. Seems to only happen when the heat is on 3 or 4, or the heated seats are on. Mainly smell it when the car is idle or parked. I was trying to wait till 8,000 miles to take it to the dealer for an oil change as well. If this is something that is common then I can fix it myself and avoid driving out to OP with it. I’d probably have to take a day off work as well.

Any Ideas? It’s a 2010 Legacy.

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441/2 "2011-03-24T05:21:20Z")

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Do you have rubber floor mats?

When I’m cranking the heat to the footwells, my subaru all-weather floor mats get a nice warm plastic smell… mmmm.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441/3 "2011-03-24T06:56:54Z")

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> [@Geoff](#):
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> Do you have rubber floor mats?
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> When I’m cranking the heat to the footwells, my subaru all-weather floor mats get a nice warm plastic smell… mmmm.

If that is the case then bravo to subaru for having killer floor heat. My feet are always cold in the winter in my touareg

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-burning-plastic-smell/210441/4 "2011-03-24T07:11:21Z")

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> [@Geoff](#):
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> Do you have rubber floor mats?
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> When I’m cranking the heat to the footwells, my subaru all-weather floor mats get a nice warm plastic smell… mmmm.

Yeah I got the All Weather Package…I guess I’ll try swapping them out with the stock ones, once the weather stops fucking being shitty. Still got 700 mi before I want to get an oil change.