Hey I was curious if I was the only one having this issue. My car is an elderly 3 year old model S, but it started doing this as early as a year ago when it was only two. If I put the A/C on recirc the car smells foul, like an old shoe or just musty. It is really bad if it is raining so the humidity is higher. I keep it pretty clean and get it detailed fairly often, it isn't like I have rotten food in there or a gym bag, nothing contained in the car should be doing it. I feel like there is some musty pool condensate somewhere. Thoughts?
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BluestarE3
Active Member
We had an issue with mold in our garage. I am EXTREMELY allergic to mold. After a few months, I started coughing as soon as I go into the Model S.
I called our detailed, explained, and they said they would do a clean air service. They basically use a non-toxic citrus cleaner to clear your sir circulation system. Kills mold and mildew, but nonToxic.
It worked great for us. Very very faint citrus smell remained after cleaning, but hardly noticible, and smelled pleasent like lemon blossoms.
I called our detailed, explained, and they said they would do a clean air service. They basically use a non-toxic citrus cleaner to clear your sir circulation system. Kills mold and mildew, but nonToxic.
It worked great for us. Very very faint citrus smell remained after cleaning, but hardly noticible, and smelled pleasent like lemon blossoms.
Jean-Claude
Former Vendor
If you'd like someone to fix it, locate someone who uses DrivePur. The stuff is legit and every time we've used it it worked wonders.
I tried https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UHD74E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Car smelled like a public restroom for a few days (like the strong cleaner smell of a clean bathroom). Not unpleasant exactly but very noticeable. After 3-4 days hard to notice. I had passengers in and asked them and they said it smelled like new car smell. No mustiness yet.
Car smelled like a public restroom for a few days (like the strong cleaner smell of a clean bathroom). Not unpleasant exactly but very noticeable. After 3-4 days hard to notice. I had passengers in and asked them and they said it smelled like new car smell. No mustiness yet.
So a post script. I took my car in for an unrelated issue (battery contactor/switch failed? vague on what this was exactly) but they noted that the drain hose had an issue and they replaced it with a longer one to "not drain on top of the battery". Sounds like I did in fact have a moisture buildup issue. Hopefully that was the root cause.
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