Customer Complains About Horrific Smell In The Car. Then The Mechanic Takes It Apart—And Discovers Why: ‘Throw The Whole Car Away’

A bad smell inside a car can be anything from spilled food, to a dirty air filter, or damp upholstery that never quite got to dry out.

But when the smell in your car won’t go away, no matter how much you try to air it out, you know it's time to go to the professionals.

What they find may surprise you.

In a viral TikTok with more than 832,000 views, content creator @sunsetf87c, shared what happened when a customer came in with a strange complaint. (This account seems to be a repost account, which uploads a curated assortment of videos from other users.)

“Customer complaint: ‘It smells,’” the text overlay on the video read.