# 2016 Kia Soul smells like cat urine **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** soul, kia\ **Created:** [September 12, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879 "2018-09-12T21:31:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shilo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@Shilo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shilo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879/1 "2018-09-12T21:31:15Z")
Why does my car have a cat pee odor? I have a dog, but she isn’t left alone in the car. I have read that it could be bacteria. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879/2 "2018-09-18T15:55:04Z")
Check your cabin filter for a mouse nest. Wear gloves and a face mask. Here’s my experience with my 2013 Equinox. > [@Mice Nest in Ductwork](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mice-nest-in-ductwork/86142): > > 2013 Chev. Equinox, 20k miles. First thing this morning noticed bad smell in the Equinox with the AC on. Pulled out Cabin air filter at lunch time and it was nearly clogged with hair, some mouse poo and a pile of maggots. Inside the filter housing it looks like a lot of hair. I’m going use a shop vac to clean out as much as I can from the filter opening. I am not sticking my hands in there. I didn’t see any obvious ways in, the cowl screen is properly installed. This has never happened to… I have not had any further problems since I cleaned out the nest in 2014. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879/3 "2018-09-18T18:18:57Z")
> [@Shilo](#): > > Why does my car have a cat pee odor? People often mistake _hamster pee odor_ for _cat pee odor_. Unfortunately, those fun-loving adorable hamsters that test drove your vehicle prior to its delivery are known not just for a propensity for _exercise wheels_, but also for bladder control issues. I guess that explains it. Was that the only question? (Just asking because some folks are interested in mitigating the smell once the hamsters are out of there. Others, not so much… they tend to enjoy the theft-deterrent nature of it.) 🌲🤭🌲 _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879/4 "2018-09-18T18:36:41Z")
Dang! You beat me to it.