# Dead mouse in Prius AC

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-mouse-in-prius-ac/33735>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [July 21, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-mouse-in-prius-ac/33735 "2009-07-21T03:28:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![artburr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@artburr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/artburr)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-mouse-in-prius-ac/33735/1 "2009-07-21T03:28:17Z")

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Toyota shop noted cat and bird food in the air cleaner of our 2008 Prius( we recognized it). They replaced the filter and screened some openings. A few days later we began smelling what could only be dead rodent smell coming from dashboard vents - awful! They looked at everywhere they could but found nothing. To do a complete check will require removing the instrument panel, etc. at great expense. They said keep the windows open and it will eventually go away. I said no way, we can’t drive it that way. Our insurance adjuster says it will be covered by comprehensive if they find a dead rodent. If not, it is our problem. Our son suggests keeping a ripe, dead rodent on hand. What is your suggestion? (From what I can see online, Prius can be described as a mouse hotel!)

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-mouse-in-prius-ac/33735/2 "2009-07-22T02:51:56Z")

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You have no choice unless someone can find something with a boroscope or mini camera.