# Burning smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-smell/42979>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** matrix, toyota\
**Created:** [January 22, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-smell/42979 "2010-01-22T00:27:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vtmom1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/2acd7d/32.png) [@vtmom1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vtmom1)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-smell/42979/1 "2010-01-22T00:27:08Z")

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just got a little stuck going up an icy driveway - some revving and tire spinning involved.Now there’s a metallic burning smell coming through my heater vents. What could it be? Clutch?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-smell/42979/2 "2010-01-22T01:10:45Z")

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It could be, I toasted mine a few times pulling out a boat but the clutch was still ok at 100k, Monitor it and if it does not go away get it checked out.