I had the same problem. Took it into the dealer and it ran me about $1,000. Blown head gasket in my intake. In other words, this car is no Corvette, lol.
Freshana AIRIA works wonders on getting rid of burnt rubber smells!!
The soot/burnt oil could be coming from a leaking valve cover gasket. The burn rubber may be coming from your fender wells if your tires are rubbing.
On a 2001 it is under the dash, glove box side. You should be able to see that it is burnt.
a burnt rubber ball in the cardorater
You can use either term. 'Burned' and 'burnt' are variations on the same word, just like 'learned' and 'learnt'.So you could say, 'The car smelled of burned rubber', or 'The car smelled of burnt rubber'.
Rubber
Right there in the instrument cluster. Turn on the ignition switch but do not start the engine. The check engine light will stay on. If you do not see it then the bulb is burnt out or has been removed.
Acrid
probably being over used and the rubber inside is burning and melting....
rubber belt broke lint overflow
That wasn't a frog. Your dog introduced himself to a skunk and the skunk resiprocated.
Here is a couple possibles, Engine or transmission oil leaking onto the hot exhaust. Plastic shopping bag caught onto exhaust system. Yesterdays chilli