# My 2002 Jetta smells like crayons!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 29, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617 "2011-01-29T18:52:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![srbuchheit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@srbuchheit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/srbuchheit)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617/1 "2011-01-29T18:52:15Z")

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Does anyone know what the problem is, what to do about it, if VW is doing anything if you complain enough. Help appreciated!

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617/2 "2011-01-29T19:06:35Z")

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Have you owned it since it was new?  
Are you losing any coolant? Have you checked?  
Are you burning any oil? How much?

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617/3 "2011-01-29T19:08:03Z")

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VW won’t do anything about a 9 year old car smelling, at least not for free. Where’s the smell coming from? Did kids put crayons into the heater vents?

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**Author:** ![srbuchheit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@srbuchheit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/srbuchheit)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617/4 "2011-01-29T19:17:41Z")

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VW said that it is some kind of sound proof in the door that has that smell and they basically said there is nothing I can do about it. They said that all Jettas from that time period have that smell and that it is not a problem lol.

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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:** [January 29, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2002-jetta-smells-like-crayons/60617/5 "2011-01-29T19:33:09Z")

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The smell is indeed coming from a sound deadener that is sprayed between the body panels on these vehicles. This problem has come up a few times on this forum and it’s basically something you can do nothing about other to mask it with another scent like cinnamon.