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Trailnut · 11-12-2014, 07:17 PM

I have about 1800 miles on my '14 L99. Sometimes at stop lights I get a smell of burnt oil odor??? Anybody else have this issue?

Thanks

Chevrolet Customer Svc · 11-12-2014, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trailnut

I have about 1800 miles on my '14 L99. Sometimes at stop lights I get a smell of burnt oil odor??? Anybody else have this issue?

Thanks

Trailnut,

I'm sorry to hear about this burnt oil smell and understand how displeasing this would be. If you'd like to consider getting an official GM diagnosis, please message me privately as I can reach out to the dealer's Customer Experience Managers (CEM) for additional assistance. Feel free to contact us, and we'd be happy to interact with you further.

Sincerely,

William R.
Chevrolet Customer Care

USMUCL · 11-13-2014, 07:32 PM

Trail, that smell is normal when new - it's a cross between oil and plastic. It took until about 1200 miles before that smell went away for me.

I know you're at 1800, but if I'm you, I'm giving it a little longer before bothering to take it in.

Good luck

Trailnut · 11-14-2014, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by USMUCL

Trail, that smell is normal when new - it's a cross between oil and plastic. It took until about 1200 miles before that smell went away for me.

I know you're at 1800, but if I'm you, I'm giving it a little longer before bothering to take it in.

Good luck

Ok - thanks

It just started about a month ago when she had probably 1600+ miles on her. I'll give it a while.

Balrog 1LE · 02-01-2015, 11:07 PM

didn't have that smell till my first oil change. now my car wreaks whenever I'm idling. Taken it in 4 times and no leaks and engine is 100% clean. been almost 1000 miles since the oil change & no one knows whats causing it. Ive contacted gm about it and they were no help. no one at the dealer wants to troubleshoot. they just dismiss the problem and say its normal when they don't see oil leaking. HAVING BURNT OIL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE A/C IS NOT NORMAL!

Redslayer15821 · 02-12-2015, 06:22 AM

Normal enough, I had a similar smell for the first couple thousand miles. I traced it to something near the front wheel wells before it went away. What it was I'll never know.

Cam77 · 04-04-2015, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Balrog 1LE

didn't have that smell till my first oil change. now my car wreaks whenever I'm idling. Taken it in 4 times and no leaks and engine is 100% clean. been almost 1000 miles since the oil change & no one knows whats causing it. Ive contacted gm about it and they were no help. no one at the dealer wants to troubleshoot. they just dismiss the problem and say its normal when they don't see oil leaking. HAVING BURNT OIL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE A/C IS NOT NORMAL!

Happens to me every oil change and lasts a week or two...carelessness on part of who changes the oil...but still annoying.

Trailnut · 04-06-2015, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cam77

Happens to me every oil change and lasts a week or two...carelessness on part of who changes the oil...but still annoying.

Just another reason i like to change my own oil/fitler

meSSohappy · 07-25-2015, 11:40 AM

I have the same issue....get my oil changed at GM and they have no idea what is causing the smell. No drips, no leaks no blue smoke.....just smell...comes and goes and did not occur til after my first oil change...56,000 kms later and it still does it,

JimE · 08-13-2015, 11:24 AM

ditto. Every oil change, and it eventually goes away.

As with everyone else, I don't see anything, anywhere. So it's not just the mechanic being careless. If so, it would be visible where it was leaked and wiped (or not wiped).

11-12-2014, 07:17 PM	#1
Trailnut Drives: '15 Colorado, '73 C/10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North TX Posts: 541	Burnt Oil Smell? I have about 1800 miles on my '14 L99. Sometimes at stop lights I get a smell of burnt oil odor??? Anybody else have this issue? Thanks __________________ Wanting a FIFTY

02-01-2015, 11:07 PM	#5
Balrog 1LE Drives: 2015 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 21	didn't have that smell till my first oil change. now my car wreaks whenever I'm idling. Taken it in 4 times and no leaks and engine is 100% clean. been almost 1000 miles since the oil change & no one knows whats causing it. Ive contacted gm about it and they were no help. no one at the dealer wants to troubleshoot. they just dismiss the problem and say its normal when they don't see oil leaking. HAVING BURNT OIL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE A/C IS NOT NORMAL! __________________ 15' 1SS 1LE - Airaid CAI, VMAX Ported TB, Kooks 1 7/8 LT's w/ High Flo Cats, Elite Engineering Catch Can, Dual-Mode Fuse Pull, Tuned by Eddie @ Addiction Motorsports

07-25-2015, 11:40 AM	#9
meSSohappy Drives: 2018 ZL1 A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,372	I have the same issue....get my oil changed at GM and they have no idea what is causing the smell. No drips, no leaks no blue smoke.....just smell...comes and goes and did not occur til after my first oil change...56,000 kms later and it still does it, __________________ DAVENPORT STAGE 2 PLUS - 2" ARH ceramic coated headers - 3" ARH catless exhaust - Stock NPP mufflers - Kong ported SC - Katech 103 ported TB - Rotofab 5" Big gulp CAI - 22.5% lower pulley - ATI Harmonic balancer - Cordes SC expansion tank - MSD hi temp ignition wires - Koolsox spark plug insulators - custom tunes - 660hp/725tq pump - 713hp/763tq race

11-13-2014, 07:32 PM	#3
USMUCL Drives: 2014 Red Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 284	Trail, that smell is normal when new - it's a cross between oil and plastic. It took until about 1200 miles before that smell went away for me. I know you're at 1800, but if I'm you, I'm giving it a little longer before bothering to take it in. Good luck

02-12-2015, 06:22 AM	#6
Redslayer15821 Drives: 2017 2SS (50th Anniversary) Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 85	Normal enough, I had a similar smell for the first couple thousand miles. I traced it to something near the front wheel wells before it went away. What it was I'll never know.

08-13-2015, 11:24 AM	#10
JimE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 3,087	ditto. Every oil change, and it eventually goes away. As with everyone else, I don't see anything, anywhere. So it's not just the mechanic being careless. If so, it would be visible where it was leaked and wiped (or not wiped).