# 2004 Dodge Dakota - Burning smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota-burning-smell/154008>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota-burning-smell/154008 "2019-12-04T02:31:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ChadLusby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@ChadLusby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChadLusby)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota-burning-smell/154008/1 "2019-12-04T02:31:20Z")

</div>

Faint burning smell when i put head near hood 2004 dodge dakota

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota-burning-smell/154008/2 "2019-12-04T14:58:08Z")

</div>

I’d get under it and look for any stains on the manifold or exhaust. Those would be leaks that burn off when they hit the hot metal.