# Chemical leaks - Cherokee 2004

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** grand-cherokee, jeep, leaks\
**Created:** [February 28, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195 "2012-02-28T19:30:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![joachim88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@joachim88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joachim88)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195/1 "2012-02-28T19:30:49Z")

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I get more or less constant wine-like odor in the salon, as well as intermittent burning match (sulphur?) one. These seem to be seeping from the outside, thrhough the ventilation system.

The car has a new radiator, and the heater core, there are no apparent coolant leaks.

Any ideas from the Collective Wisdom?

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195/2 "2012-02-28T19:32:31Z")

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Wine in the salon? My wife is totally there!

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**Author:** ![friedo82](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/friedo82/32/981_2.png) [@friedo82](https://community.cartalk.com/u/friedo82)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195/3 "2012-02-28T21:24:13Z")

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I think “Salon” is the euro term for inside the car?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chemical-leaks-cherokee-2004/71195/4 "2012-02-28T22:49:54Z")

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You may need to have the interior cleaned by a good “detail shop”. They will remove the carpets/padding and clean out the heater/AC ducts. If you recently had the heater core replaced it could be residual coolant in the lower dash or in the carpet padding. I had to do this with my motorhome because of the funky chemical smell that was left after the heater core ruptured. Leaving the windows open for a day while driving helped clear out the odor after the detail shop was finished.