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Check the belts. The smell could be from a belt wearing out or from a pulley being stuck and the belt having to drag over it.
Possibly a problem with one of your belts?
Could be your belts? Or your pulleys.. Hopefully its one of your belts cuz pulleys are quite pricey
My new car did not smell like burning rubber! When I had a gate smelling like burning rubber, a rubber belt was stuck and instead of turning with a piece of machinery, was caught. I would check the belts in the front of the car and look for one with a worn or burned place on it. It could also be a wire or tube resting on an exhaust manifold or on an exhaust pipe.
Check the belts. If they are slipping they can cause this smell. Also if the timing belt tensioner is failing...it may be causing the belt to burn. Have this checked to prevent a major breakdown. If you have never replaced the timing belt. Just do it. Cheap insurance.
Rubber is made out of the sap of the rubber tree that is commonly found in the Amazon Rainforest.
Belts or Tape Drive Belts
with rubber
Rubber, with steel belts, and plies made of a combination of rubber and or polyester, or nylon.
HERE'S YOUR ANSWER. STOP BURNING OUT! YA IGNARAMOOSE
To give some additional information, it is a 2000 Hyundai Elantra and this morning after warming up for 20 minutes the belts still squealed the entire drive to work (about a half hour). I thought I smelled burning rubber at one point. The heat went out and only resumed if I stopped it and started it again a few minutes later. The power windows go up and down but really slowly. The lights on the dashboard were very dim. Then right before I got to work I saw that my engine was overheating. Thermostat replaced in June. Could it be one of the belts needs replaced?
Bando USA online offers 'belts' for ones automobile. These belts include, but are not limited to, 'serpentine, V-belts, timing belts, rubber belts and fan belts. They also carry belts for transmissions.