(T) Strange Burning Smell

i have a burning smell coming from the car when i stop can anyone help

Any chance you could be more specific?

Like, which general area of the car it seems to be coming from.

Most likely a plastic bag caught on the exhaust.

Could it be the brakes? were you driving hard or are they catching on the discs?

Like nightsmith said you need to be more specific so we can help

hi nUgget
the plastic bag on exhaust is probably the one ive had the same problem for a few days . got under the car this morning , sure enough just under the cat is remains of what looks like a black bin bag phew!
thought it smelt like an expensive trip to fiat at first. WHAT A RELIEF

Happened to me.......took 3 months before smell went away

Looks like a reason to reject the vehicle to me, surely any manufacturer that can allow a black bin bag to cause a major headache such as this has no right to manufacture cars. I also think you should write to watchdog regarding this serious fault. Also I have noticed that my Stilo leaks fluid from two holes in the bonnet, usually when i move a control lever towards me as I jam my mcdonalds mcflurry between the lever and the dashboard. This is a serious problem as it effects the view from the drivers seat and makes me swerve from side to side which nearly always knocks my mcfrys over in my lap. Now if plastic bags were banned then we would not have this problem, but why should the government have to legislate for the short comings of an Italian motor manufacturer just because their vehicles cant cope with plastic bags? I say ban the vehicles instead.

LOL

NumanR,

Can we assume from that post you've had a bad day today

Don't blame us for the plastic bags PNL recycles ours if this post is spamming give the points to PNL

I tell you one thing about the stilo that really annoys me,getting the cuffs on my jacket or ends of my jumper caught under the ridge of the airbag on steering wheel,happened 4 times last night going to petrol station

I've caught my finger under there a few times as well, don't ask me how!