I am hoping to find someone who has experienced a burning smell while driving their Ford Explorer. Mine is a 2002 XLT. The smell occurs sometimes while driving, usually when the A/C is on, and at least 50% of the time I notice it when I pull in my garage and turn the car off. To me, it smells like…

Ford Explorer Burning smell

Roadrunner June 18, 2007, 4:28pm 2

I’m not an A/C repairman but I’ll guess the smell could be a slipping belt or an almost burned out A/C clutch.

Is there any noises associated with this smell?