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If it's brand new, a few hundred miles, this might be normal as paint and oils burn off the new engine and exhaust system.

Other sources of smells could be:

1. oil leak or coolant leak in the engine that drips onto hot exhaust pipe

2. over-heated catalytic converter (unlikely on a new car) caused by a very over-rich fuel mixture (did you get horrible mileage?)

3. some part of the exhaust touching a rubber part or insulation

4. brakes are dragging, overheating the brake pads (do NOT touch the brake rotors with your finger----use a pyrometer--a needle like tool that measures temperature).

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how long have you been driving it? Many new cars typically give off a smell as the new components burn off and outgas their "newness" chemicals. It shouldn't last too long, though. Maybe 100 miles.

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b'ah! I wasn't as quick on the button as Shifty. ;b

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Thanks guys. I've been driving it about 500 miles, and it seems like it started about 100 miles ago

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Have you tried asking a NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE person about this? I'd ask professionals first. Sounds like brakes and catalytic converter - all natural smells for new vehicles - every thing's fine I would say.

Source: Nissan Dealership

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