So I just got back and started driving my car around and noticed a burning smell from the driver side area and a rubber/plastic burning smell. I didn't notice this prior to installing the swifts. Have any of you guys with Swifts experienced this? I saw smoke yesterday after driving around and thought it could have been my new fog bulbs but I left the lights on and the car running for like 25 min and saw nothing. WTF could be causing this? My local dealer can't get me in until next Friday either.

 

Plastic bag stuck to your exhaust gets my vote. Also check the bulbs closely by turning them on and letting them burn for a while and then removing the wheel and sticking your head up close to them and looking/smelling. If it's them, you'll know by doing ti this way.

 

Yup I tried that but didn't see anything unusual and its not stronger in the wheel well or anything. It could be a bag or something though. I'm just concerned about something rubbing on that side but it shouldn't.

 

I'm experiencing something similar. There's a sharp burning smell occasionally while driving around town (only with windows down), I traced it back and noted that it's only after braking. I just had a track event recently on these rotors/pads, so I'm guessing it's extra pad material that got deposited to the rotors burning off.

 

My driver side pads look lower than my passenger side. Now I am wondering if my caliper is sticking or something and I do expierence a slight pull to the left when braking as well. Time to dump these and order Akebono's stat!

 

I ordered new rotors, pads, lines, and fluid! Full brakejob, ready, go.