Re: Mold Coming From The Car Now!

[Guest guest]

Unless it is growing in fabric or AC coils changing the in air cabin filter

should help. Some of the newer cars have them but not all.

Seems I can`t get away from mold.

I have been noticing when I hit a certain vent I smell MOLD coming at

me. I immediately shut it off. This had been going on for a little

while before I finally brought it in to Volkswagon last week.

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[Guest guest]

Try blasting the heat for a few minutes. Sometimes they'll kill the

mold. OR take a damp washcloth and wipe off the little vents. Wait

til you see how black it gets.

[Guest guest]

--- In , " roxygardens " <Roxygardens@...>

wrote:

>

> Seems I can`t get away from mold.

>

> I have been noticing when I hit a certain vent I smell MOLD coming at

> me. I immediately shut it off. This had been going on for a little

> while before I finally brought it in to Volkswagon last week.

> They changed a filter and sprayed some chemicals around to kill the

> spores and it helped but I can still smell some mold to a lesser

> degree. I called them back (dealership) and told them and they are

> bringing it back in to see how much more they can do.

>

> First it was my home, now its the car!

>

> Anyone else encounter this? If so, please let me know how to follow

> this through. What can and should I expect.

>

> nne~

Roseanne-I had the same thing happen to me around 2 years ago. It was

in my 3 year old Chevy Malibu. Every time I turned on the A/C my nose

started smelling smoke (this meant there was mold in the air-I react

this way).

Anyway, the dealer said they have this problem ALOT and offered to

take back the car before the lease was up and get me a new car. Now I

was so desperate then that I said yes, but now I'm just waiting for

this Chevy's A/C to go moldy on me again. Never buying Chevy again!

I don't know if there is anything you can do besides not using the

vent anymore. Sorry.

>

[Guest guest]

What year and make is your vehicle. Some manfuactueres put in a closed system

where the water did not drain onto the groud. These systems wil always grow

mold. The subject matter is covered in the book edited by C. Straus, Sick

Building Syndrome. You can find this boold by doing a Google search. Jack D.

Thrasher, PH.D.

[Guest guest]

Depending on your car there may be a hepa-filter you could put in where the

existing air filter is. Some models make them. Also, it won't be a perfect

solution but you ask your mechanic or dealer if they can clean the vents, coils,

etc. If you're chemically sensitive, you may need to try something else. We had

our old volvo cleaned out by the mechanic a year ago and it helped, but I don't

recall what they used.

Sam

ssr3351@... wrote:

Unless it is growing in fabric or AC coils changing the in air cabin filter

should help. Some of the newer cars have them but not all.

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[Guest guest]

Question:

It is a brand new car or an old one?

[Guest guest]

Well, its a 2004 Volkswagon Passt....

I have never heard of anyone else ever talking about this problem.

-- In , " Jack Thrasher, Ph.D. "

<toxicologist1@...> wrote:

>

> What year and make is your vehicle. Some manfuactueres put in a

closed system where the water did not drain onto the groud. These

systems wil always grow mold. The subject matter is covered in the

book edited by C. Straus, Sick Building Syndrome. You can find

this boold by doing a Google search. Jack D. Thrasher, PH.D.

>

[Guest guest]

Its 4 years old.. I`d say not new nor old...

>

> Question:

>

> It is a brand new car or an old one?

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ne,

I had the same problem.All of the in and out of the contaminated home

crosscontaminated my car.Have the car cleaned/vacced really well

especially your carpets and seats,the dealer will treat the a/c with

a chem but be careful if you have become chem sensitive now too like

me as this wasnt an option. I ozoned the inside of the car and it

helped me but I have heard warnings about ozone and carpet and ozone

oxidizes everything including rubber/plastics which you have to be

careful about.For me I didnt care getting no reactions to

mold/chems/mycotoxins was the priority!!!!Maybe do these items step

by step until its is resolved!!!

Goodluck,

Bob

>

> Seems I can`t get away from mold.

>

> I have been noticing when I hit a certain vent I smell MOLD coming

at

> me. I immediately shut it off. This had been going on for a little

> while before I finally brought it in to Volkswagon last week.

> They changed a filter and sprayed some chemicals around to kill the

> spores and it helped but I can still smell some mold to a lesser

> degree. I called them back (dealership) and told them and they are

> bringing it back in to see how much more they can do.

>

> First it was my home, now its the car!

>

> Anyone else encounter this? If so, please let me know how to follow

> this through. What can and should I expect.

>

> nne~

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob!

Gee I do still have an ozonator here.

Although I do think they have to find the leak first if there is

one, then perhaps I can zap the insides for a short time and see if

it helps.

How long did you zap it for?

nne~