Weird chemical smell inside car.

mayhem#

I have an odd problem, since last Thursday there is a very strong chemical smell inside my Chrysler Voyager. It's smells like solvent or cleaning fluids but it's definetly not fuel or coolant.
The smell is persistent even when the engine isn't running/hot and is very strong even after the car has been parked up for overnight.
I have searched all over the car if there has been anything spilled but haven't been able to locate any specific source.
I am at a loss to what it can be and wonder if anyone on this forum might have a reasonable idea as to what could be causing this.

slimjimmc

Aircon leak?

Atlantic Dawn

Don't suppose it's the screenwash?

dharn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Don't suppose it's the screenwash?

Slipping clutch or binding brakes ?

mayhem#

slimjimmc wrote: »

Aircon leak?

That's one of the things I thought of but it's an 02 car and the aircon hasn't functioned or been used in ages.

mayhem#

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Don't suppose it's the screenwash?

No, checked that already. This is a really, really strong smell.

mayhem#

dharn wrote: »

Slipping clutch or binding brakes ?

Would that give of a strong chemical smell even after the car has been parked up overnight? Surely not?

dharn

mayhem# wrote: »

Would that give of a strong chemical smell even after the car has been parked up overnight? Surely not?

Ya it could the smell just stays in the car, weird smell can also be caused by wiring overheating but I'm sure you would be in a fire situation if the smell persisted

Kenny Logins

Sulphur smell? Battery might be ****ed.

MetzgerMeister

A dead rodent in the engine bay can give off what smells like a chemical smell.

Mr Benevolent

Leaking heater matrix? You'd have coolant smell in the car.