# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-smells-like-cat-urine/124879)._