# Strange Dust From Camry Air Vents

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-dust-from-camry-air-vents/37915>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [October 10, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-dust-from-camry-air-vents/37915 "2009-10-10T23:11:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![grindz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@grindz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grindz)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-dust-from-camry-air-vents/37915/1 "2009-10-10T23:11:48Z")

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My daughter accused me of shaving in my car. Sure enough, when we investgated her evidence, the dash and other horizontal surfaces had a fine black dust that looked like what you would get if you emptied an electric razor. I cleaned it up but it came back in a few weeks. I checked the cabin air cleaner and it was fine. I was finally cleared with my daughter when the other family car turned up with the same dust, also a toyota.  
  
  
  
 Can anyone clue me into where to start before I rip off the entire dash?

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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:** [October 11, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-dust-from-camry-air-vents/37915/2 "2009-10-11T03:08:09Z")

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I would start with the blower motor.