Hi All,
I need some help. My wife`s car, a 2004 Toyota Echo 5-Door is our/her baby. We take good care of it (it gets an annual claying, full exterior treatment). The inside is immaculate, but...last summer the interior developed a rather rancid smell. In my wife`s words "the car smells like pee!"
Okay, it`s not that funny. I drove the car the other day and it was, indeed, nasty. On cool, cloudy days, or in winter, it isn`t noticeable.
We went through this last year. It seems to be the worst when the car is closed-up and parked in the sun. At that point, we removed all of the seats and both the upholstery, carpet, door panels, rear cargo cover and mat received a shampoo/extraction with an Oxy Clean/APC mixture. The carpets and seats smell/look great. Our Little Green Machine pulled out a lot of grime...I thought for sure that was the source.
Five days later and our pee smell is back. We don`t have any pets, haven`t spilled any food or fluids in the car. My only guess is something like mold or mildew is growing the in heater/evaporator case, vents...I`m at a loss. How do you folks tackle an unknown stinky smell?
TIA!
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