| Strange smell in B200T
I've had a strange smell in my B200T since picking it up new December 05. It's oddly similar to a new car smell, which I ignored when the car was new, assuming it would go away. Now it seems to just emanate from all over the car with no chance of dissipating. It smells like some sort of VOC left over from manufacturing, and while I find it to be rather obnoxious, some members of my family actually find it to be nauseating. It's particularly bad when a small draft comes in from open windows, but sometimes I can smell it when the car has been parked over night and I step in the morning. It also seems noticeable if you've been exposed to fresh air for a while. The worst part is it's not the "in your face" kind of odour, but you gotta sit for a while, and it just seems to waft up slightly, and honestly, after 10-15 minutes in the car, it's extremely irritating.
I've tried opening up the windows, "baking" it in the sun with the windows open, leaving windows open all night, removing as many interior panels as I can in the process, heck, even removing the spare tire and its compartment fearing that it was a plastic smell from the tire (I was getting desperate). Nothing helps.
Aside from my own efforts, I've brought it to the dealer SEVERAL times, even escalating the problem to MB Canada when nothing got fixed on the dealership level, but other than a few courtesy calls, nothing has been done other than going in, smelling it, and saying "nope, no smell". Granted, I agree on ONE (of several days) days I brought it in the smell was less noticeable, this really drives me nuts. Any suggestions on what to do? Has anyone noticed this problem too? I've tried posting this on several forums, but with the B-class only available in Canada for the N.American markets, it doesn't seem to help much. |