burning smell when in reverse - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

fito68 · 12-24-2014, 01:46 PM

Hey folks so I just got my FR-S and it has a burning smell whenever I go into reverse. Should I take it back to the dealer or is this normal? BTW its the 1.0 model.

Thanks in advance and I am glad that I can finally be an actual part of this growing community.

stugray · 12-24-2014, 01:57 PM

I have had my BRZ for over a year and I have never driven it in reverse more than about 10 feet.

I dont see how you could have done it enough to correlate.
Maybe it smells all the time, and the smell only enters the cabin when in reverse?

Hanakuso · 12-24-2014, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stugray

I have had my BRZ for over a year and I have never driven it in reverse more than about 10 feet.

I dont see how you could have done it enough to correlate.
Maybe it smells all the time, and the smell only enters the cabin when in reverse?

That's what I was thinking. It could be the exhaust/muffler since it's a brand new car.

Or OP is doing reverse burnouts

Tcoat · 12-24-2014, 06:40 PM

Push that little handle beside the shifter all the way down before backing up!

Nah , really it is probably just new car burn off smell that is more noticeable when backing as you are going over it instead of leaving it behind. If is real bad or persists take it in and get it checked.

D_Thissen · 12-24-2014, 06:49 PM

When I picked up my '13 FRS it had the same smell for the first 200-400km Its all part of the new car experience

Fish · 12-24-2014, 08:05 PM

Might be smelling the catalysts breaking in as it's a brand new car.

JM9ISM · 12-25-2014, 04:48 AM

I had burning smell for the first 400 miles... Should be fine

fito68 · 12-27-2014, 02:49 PM

the smell is going away so it looks like it just is the new car experience. Thanks for the info guys

jflogerzi · 12-30-2014, 07:21 PM

I believe this some type of coating. This smell was fairly common with new twins. I remember smelling this after driving the car and parking it.

12-24-2014, 01:46 PM	#1
fito68 Vroom Vroom? Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: 2015 Yuzu Location: 818 Posts: 103 Thanks: 44 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	burning smell when in reverse Hey folks so I just got my FR-S and it has a burning smell whenever I go into reverse. Should I take it back to the dealer or is this normal? BTW its the 1.0 model. Thanks in advance and I am glad that I can finally be an actual part of this growing community.

12-24-2014, 06:40 PM	#4
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,294 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Push that little handle beside the shifter all the way down before backing up! Nah , really it is probably just new car burn off smell that is more noticeable when backing as you are going over it instead of leaving it behind. If is real bad or persists take it in and get it checked. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

12-24-2014, 06:49 PM	#5
D_Thissen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: '13 Argento FR-S (Sold) Location: Ontario Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,439 Times in 855 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	When I picked up my '13 FRS it had the same smell for the first 200-400km Its all part of the new car experience __________________ My FR-S Build IG: dthissen

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12-24-2014, 01:57 PM	#2
stugray Banned Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 1,925 Thanks: 627 Thanked 1,445 Times in 711 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have had my BRZ for over a year and I have never driven it in reverse more than about 10 feet. I dont see how you could have done it enough to correlate. Maybe it smells all the time, and the smell only enters the cabin when in reverse?

12-24-2014, 08:05 PM	#6
Fish Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2015 Yuzu RS1.0 Scion FR-S #893 Location: San Fernando Valley, CA Posts: 913 Thanks: 459 Thanked 414 Times in 264 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Might be smelling the catalysts breaking in as it's a brand new car.

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fito68 Vroom Vroom? Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: 2015 Yuzu Location: 818 Posts: 103 Thanks: 44 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the smell is going away so it looks like it just is the new car experience. Thanks for the info guys

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