Passat (B5) :: 2002 - Bad Smell Due To Soaked Seat?
Oct 10, 2006
My mom has a 2002 Passat that recently got drenched inside when she left the window open during a big downpour. It is so humid inside that her windshield has condensation on it and now it smells very musty, and that was weeks ago.
She hasn't been driving it cause she left for a vacation which is probably why the odor lingered.
She doesn't have a garage where she can open all the windows and let the car air out. How to get the humidity and odor out.
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2011 Sonata SE
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