Ghastly Stench In Car

[calicokat]

Yeah, I'm more the "be patient and wait it out" kinda gal too! It should only be a couple more days

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Take it to the car wash for a thorough cleaning. If it were under the carpeting, I think you would see it. It is probably under the seat somewhere.

 

[Brindlebtch]

 

[Zahboo]

Ewwww.... I'd want to find it, just to get it out. Nothing like trying to sell a car.

"Oh what's that?" Ohhhhh just a mouse skeleton from 10 years ago "You didn't take it out?" Um... No.... He got in and made himself at home.

 

[sfw2]

I'd be more worried about the flies that are hatching and pupating . . .

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Haven't seen any flies in there, so I'm not too worried about it.

If it's under the carpeting, how would I be able to see it? I mean, I think it is LITERALLY under the carpeting of the car, the stuff that is glued or screwed down in spots? I'm not going to tear up the carpeting to find a dead body. Is there a "secret" entrance that I don't know about?

It doesn't smell as bad today...last night I was gagging. I've got the windows down since there's not the threat of rain and am hoping that helps get the remnants of the stench!

 

[pbjmaker]

Quote:

That happened in my garbage last week after I threw away a dead rabbit my cat had killed. Went to pull the bin to the curb and "pupae" were crawling out from under the lid..

Needless to say I bleached the thing after the garbage man came.

Go find that dead rodent - and be prepared for yuckiness.

 

[crazyegg]

ewwwwww.........fortunately, this too shall pass!

 

[Brindlebtch]

Got any of that enzyme odor eater like they sell at Petco? Might try soaking the carpet with that. It is supposed to dry up organic debris and keep it from smelling. I would think a mouse carcass would qualify as organic debris.

 

[High Roost Ranch]

Aack! Buy a new set of wheels!!! But RoPo, are you sure it's a rodent? Have you gotten down and looked up into the undercarriage of the vehicle?

Funny aka sad story, depending on who you are (and why I suggest check the undercarriage of the car)... when I was a little kid, we had a rambler station wagon. Mom loaded us kids up in the car for the dentist visit. It was a long drive into the city to the dentist. We get there, and it was smelling like someone burnt chicken dinner. Went inside, got our dentist appointments taken care of, and came back out to leave a couple hours later. The car wouldn't start, it still smelled like burnt chicken dinner but a little, ok a lot, worse. Looked under the car too see our nasty old rooster's legs dangling down out of the engine compartment. He took his last ride, must've roosted up there overnight, and that was his final resting place (until he was pried loose by dad hours later). Mom was mortified because we were still there waiting for dad to come rescue us and the dentist office closed, and out came the dentist and all of us kids announced that mom killed the rooster and it was stuffed up in the car and oh look, there's his legs! Mom could have killed the three of us, she was so thoroughly embarrassed. Well think how that rooster felt! I think I was about 8 yrs old then. Now my first instinct is I always check underneath when something suspicious smells fishy, or chickeny, or rodenty.

If it were me, I'd check the undercarriage first, then if you still narrow the smell down to the carpet in the passenger side, I'd pull the carpet up. That smell has GOT to be lingering in your clothing when you exit the vehicle...