air conditioner problem

Post by **whitworth001** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:28 am

My air conditioner smells like anti-freeze. The dealer says it is "bacteria" from condensation not draining well. They sprayed a disinfectant spray on it to stop the smell but that is a band-aid. I think they should just replace the air conditioner.Anyone else having this problem.?

Post by **Rolling Estonian** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:48 pm

usually the "bacteria" smell goes away after a couple minutes. does yours?

Does it smell sweet?

Post by **marlin29311** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:15 am

Replacing the air conditioner will do nothing. You will still have the same issue - its just the nature of the beast in most cases. A lot of people suffer from this actually...not just Nissan.

Post by **whitworth001** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:46 pm

It only seems to get worse as the air is on longer. I even smell it when the heater is on. The Nissan repair guy took out my dash and said it is sealed, no leaks and the condensation is draining well. He also had two other cars come in with a bad smell, but they said theirs smells like "dog pee."

Post by **LinkNuc** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:51 pm

A musty smell is typical but should dissapate after a while, i'd definiely replace your in-cabin microfilters they trap all sort of nasty stuff and it builds up. My Titan also got the smell after a while, hasn;t happend yet on the altima, but i suspect it will

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