# Audi A6

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a6/22831>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 2, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a6/22831 "2008-12-02T14:36:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Rob-in-Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Rob-in-Mass](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob-in-Mass)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a6/22831/1 "2008-12-02T14:36:06Z")

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I have recently purchased a 2001 Audi A6 wagon and have two problems. The first is a “burning” type of smell that smells like a cross between oil and rubber. I drive 5 miles to and from the train station, and the smell occurs when I’m stopped at a traffic light. What confuses me is when I drive a distance greater than 10 miles, I don’t get the burning smell when I stop. It almost seems like the smell needs to build up in order to release?  
  
 The second problem is a strong odor of oatmeal from the car. I have shampooed everything, but the smell is still there. Is this just a case of messy previous owners, or something else entirely? Thanks!