anthony_ling

oh really?! <_<

i must be lucky havent had any problems

mostly use bp or caltex if no bp,s handy

Its the rear vents, I have the same problem on a Rav4 09...

not sure how to fix, my dealer has taped them up..... still waiting for a solution from Toyota on this one...

its a bad design. One of the vents is Right above the exhaust tip !

Update: Have taken the dealer tech for a drive and demonstrated the exhaust in cabin on two occasions.

Problem has been identified - the rear vents allow exhaust to enter the cabin under certain conditions.

They have taped up the rear vents (which has prevented the exhaust coming into the cabin) But makes shutting the doors difficult, not to mention the pressure difference between in and out of the cabin.

The dealer is currently talking with Toyota about the problem. They were planning to replace the rear vents; but are waiting on advise from toyota HQ.

Ant.

I would recommend a air conditioner clean out.

an easy DIY job. All you need is some Glen 20 and 60mins of time.

Close all the doors and windows, leave the air con on re-cycle for 10mins with the Glen 20 can jammed on.

Open the doors and windows and let it air out till the strong smell of glen 20 goes. Just run the fan (no AC) on fresh air intake for a further 10mins after you open the doors and windows.

Easy fix and doesn't take tooo long :)

I have the exact issue, took the car in for 10,000km service and informed the dealer, they were unable to reproduce it, however I can, so i'm taking the tech for a drive in the next couple days...

Do you know what caused the problem in your case?

I have the Rav4 09 CV 4cyl, have tried a couple different fuels and get the same result.

Really frustrating when you are on the open roads and overtake

Ant.

Just wondering if anyone has noticed a similar problem:

I have experienced on a few occasion that a sulphur smell enters the cabin when I accelerate hard/ or up a hill, with the aiir coniditoner on and in recirculation mode. The car is a May 08 RAV ZR6. Spoken to the dealer who naturally found no fault with the car, but suggested that it may be a problem related to sulphur in the fuel, or unburnt fuel in the catalytic converter, or whatever (I don't think he really knows).