# 2014 Kia Sorento - AC smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [October 31, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178 "2022-10-31T15:13:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DB22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DB22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DB22)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178/1 "2022-10-31T15:13:25Z")

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My Kia Sorento 2014 has frequent / intermittent AC smell, the authorized workshop changed evaproator 2 times in 1 month, still the smell returns intermittently.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178/2 "2022-10-31T20:49:59Z")

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Me thinks your evaporator drain is clogged. The service center should have caught that problem.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178/3 "2022-10-31T21:17:08Z")

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Might be worthwhile to remove the blower cage, see what’s going on in there as well. If both blower cage & evap drain checks-out ok, whatever is causing the odor problem could be in the air ducts. Likely a mold growing on the inside surface. Ask shop if there is a chemical treatment available. For example a chemical anti-fungal aerosol is drawn into the hvac air intake ports. Could work, and much easier than disassembling the entire hvac duct-work.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178/4 "2022-11-01T12:07:06Z")

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Try changing out the cabin air filter.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/8/d8f306e925bc0509bb71ec894a056cb6910f81d6.jpeg "How to Replace Cabin Air Filter 2014 Kia Sorento") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixBLGcPxnmg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-sorento-ac-smell/187178/5 "2022-11-01T14:35:43Z")

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> [@DB22](#):
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> the authorized workshop changed evaproator 2 times in 1 month,

I really question that shop. Evaporator drain and cabin filter were two obvious steps. No indication in the original post why the evaporator was replaced.