# 2012 Volkswagen Passat - Burnt smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-volkswagen-passat-burnt-smell/141025>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [May 26, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-volkswagen-passat-burnt-smell/141025 "2019-05-26T14:51:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tony07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@tony07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tony07)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-volkswagen-passat-burnt-smell/141025/1 "2019-05-26T14:51:09Z")

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I had the a/c repaired now I have a burnt wire smell out of the a/c vents when the air is on makes me sick?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-volkswagen-passat-burnt-smell/141025/2 "2019-05-26T15:47:48Z")

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There is a question whether or not it makes you sick? Take it back to the shop that fixed your AC and tell them what is going on.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-volkswagen-passat-burnt-smell/141025/3 "2019-05-26T23:11:51Z")

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> [@tony07](#):
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> I had the a/c repaired now

Please tell us exactly which repairs were performed . . . you may have to refer to the invoice for this

No offense, but “had the a/c repaired” could mean lots of things, as there are many components in the system, and we don’t know if you had a wiring repair, ac compressor replaced, mode door actuator replaced, or what have you