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New FFE Owner—Faint Odor When Charging


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Hey—I just bought a used 2016 Fusion Energi with 31,000 miles a few days ago. When I charge, I seem to smell a faint burning smell. It’s like plastic or wax is burning; it is not eggy or sulfur-like. It is not strong and goes away within a 10 minutes. It is only as I charge and then is gone. It is not coming from the plug on my garage wall (120 volt) or where I plug in on the car. I’ve put my nose a few inches from both to check. I also have checked my trunk, and I smell nothing. Popped the hood—didn’t smell anything there! Darn! Puzzled. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I be worried? I’m hoping it was something that the dealer used to clean the engine that is burning off. But, thought I would ask! Is this normal?

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It is not normal.

 

Is the 120 volt outlet a dedicated outlet, that is there is nothing else connected to that circuit breaker? 

That is what you are supposed to be using. 

If it is not a dedicated circuit, there could be a loose connection at any of the intervening points that is getting hot.

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