# 2016 Chevrolet Cruze - odor from the heat/AC

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-cruze-odor-from-the-heat-ac/132442>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cruze\
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-cruze-odor-from-the-heat-ac/132442 "2019-01-11T14:01:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johnson-Addison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@Johnson-Addison](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnson-Addison)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-cruze-odor-from-the-heat-ac/132442/1 "2019-01-11T14:02:00Z")

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I am having a problem with a strange odor when I turn on the heat or AC. Heat does not flow properly. It alternates with AC. I checked everything else out and don’t know what else to do

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-cruze-odor-from-the-heat-ac/132442/2 "2019-01-11T14:07:35Z")

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Sounds like maybe a little varment might have found a place to nest in the duct work. I have used a scope camera to locate these things. If that turns out what it is, let us know, there’s a few tips here that may be helpful.

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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:** [January 11, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-cruze-odor-from-the-heat-ac/132442/3 "2019-01-11T15:01:46Z")

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In addition to `Tcmichnorth‘s suggestions. Do you have a cabin air filter?