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I think it's safe to say a 04 Pontiac grand am doesn't have a cabin filter. Right? So how do I get rid of the moldy stale odor that comes out of the vents when I turn the air on.

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Very difficult to do so
look at why there is an odor to start with
smoking with the ac on, empty tins and food scraps
water under carpets, dirty ac evaporator fins full of greasy gunk
rotten leaves and such in the outside vent from where the air comes into the car
all of these contribute to the smell
one idea suggested on face book is to get an empty glass bottle with a tin lid--punch holes in the lid , fill the bottle with a low temp melting aeromatic candle and place that in the door trim or console
That way when the cabin heats up the candle melts enough to let of the aroma that will combat the smells

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SOURCE: changed the 2 cabin air filters but bad odor still comes out vent

If you run your Air cond on recirculate always try using an air sanitizer in your return vent. Or switch your A/C to outside air flow for for half an hour and raise the rear of your sunroof panel to vent the stale air do this till the smell dissipates and then close he sunroof and reset the A/C to recirculate if desired.

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