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My car smells like antifreeze but no leaks or running hot did get a recall letter about this problem if not covered under recall is it covered under bumper to bumper warrenty

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Your heater core leaking. Some have a hose to outside. So anti-freeze going on ground. Check on the ground.

Testimonial: "there is no leaks and it is still under warrenty under bumper to bumper so should there be a charge and there is also a recall for this"

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The foirst question I would ask is when you were filling your radiator recently did you accidently spill fluid on the engine block? If that is the case when your engine heats up to operating temperature you will get the odor of the antifreeze as it boils off the engine. Give your engine a thorough wash and see if the smell goes away after getting the engine back up and running.If the smell is still there determine if you have a leak by taking note of the level of the overflow tank when the engine is cold and then drive it for a few miles and then let the engine cool back down to the same temp as when you checked it the first time. (Usually just note where the level is in the morning the first day then drive it normally for the day and park in the same spot that evening and check the level the next morning) If you have a leak you should see a drop in anti-freeze level between the two readings. If you do have a leak you might want to check the oil for traces of anti-freeze in the oil. (Not a good sign) this might mean a problem withing the engine which should be covered by your bumper to bumper warranty but everything depends on the fine print on your warranty. (ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT FOR THIS TYPE OF WARRANTY)

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I have a 2003 Chrysler 300M that has started having vibration and a bubbling sound coming from under the hood.

your car is overheating-may be a number of things-blown head gasket would cause bad running and bubbling sounds-have you noticed antifreeze leak out-have you noticed a sweet smell,hot antifreeze-cheers Denny
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Not Overheating, Smells like really hot antifreeze after I drive, a/c ok heater heats but when stopped air gets cold...stummped..thermostat?, Leak?

check your hoses and make sure its not getting low because when it gets low the hoses can get hot enough to expand and spit out antifreeze without overheating
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1998 jeep does'nt blow heat checked fuses and relay. i smell antifreeze every now and then. when i get to about 40 mph i can feel a little heat blow out of the vents. vents swicth to foot and to d

Are you saying there is no air coming out of the vents, or the air is not hot ??
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The blend doors direct air thru the heater core and the vents.
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My car is not runing hot but however i do have smoke that is coming from under my hood.

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I smell antifreeze,found no leaks,vehicle is not running hot

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Either its the heater core or the thermostat

your heater core is definitley leaking and your blower is pushing the vapor into the cabin. It will only get worse. You can minimize the smell by not running your heater or defroster, but you wont prevent the coolant from leaking and potentially getting worse. Sorry to say, the core will need pulled and repaired or replaced. Sometimes stop leak additives will solve the problem if its not too severe. I have never been a fan of them, its only a band aid in my view. also if u got pets afoid leeting they smell the antifreeze very toxic can kill pets easily. hope this helps. rate above 4* cheers
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Antifreeze leak only when car cools down

There should be no anti-freeze under the valve covers, just valves, rockers, springs, and oil. If you are getting any antifreeze leaks at the valve cover then you have a cracked head. Since the engine has been pressure tested and has passed, my guess would be that the coolant reservoir is overfilled. Drain it down to the correct level and see if it does it again. If you are getting a strong sweet antifreeze odor when the car is running, you may be in need of a heat core. My PT Cruiser would leak sporadically, and after running a pressure test, it turned out that the 16 pound radiator cap I had on the car was losing pressure at around 8 pounds. so it would only lose antifreeze when it was really hot and/or I was running the AC.
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