# Honda Accord 2012 smelly trunk?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [August 24, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258 "2012-08-24T04:12:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cat6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@cat6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cat6)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258/1 "2012-08-24T04:12:29Z")

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Hello,  
So about a year ago I bought a new Honda Accord…The trunk smells like new tennis shoes and has not lessened in a year. I cannot circulate the air or the smell will travel up into the car…anyone know what the smell is and how to get rid of it-I don’t find it pleasing:)

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**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258/2 "2012-08-24T04:26:17Z")

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Is there any dampness in the trunk, like under the board where the spare tire is?

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**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258/3 "2012-08-25T01:38:15Z")

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If weather and location allow, you might want to open the trunk lid and let it air out for awhile. If you have a light in the trunk, find a way to disable it for the time you’ve got it open

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**Author:** ![kmccune](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kmccune/32/1237_2.png) [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-2012-smelly-trunk/74258/4 "2012-08-26T15:03:41Z")

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Its probaly the liner,can you take it out and hang it on a clothes line for awhile?A week or two in the actinic rays of the sun should knock most volatiles out-Kevin