WTH....Air freshener ate my mirror!!
#21
The same thing happened to me, right after I bought the car (there's a thread here somewhere about it). I also like good smells around me at all times, so I hung a Yankee Candle car air freshener on my air vent and it ate into the plastic on the front of the dashboard. I couldn't remove the marks and ended up covering them with black vinyl pin striping tape. I wish now I'd written to the company - please keep us updated if you hear anything more from them.
#22
Good news!! I sent the company everything they wanted and I heard back from them and they are sending me a $200 check! They said they could either send the check or I could take it to the dealer and an independent shop and have it quoted to be fixed and then send them the invoices. I just said I would take the check. I was very surprised at the amount they offered. That was there first offer and I didn't have to argue or anything. I thanked them for their time and also thanked them for standing behind their product. Now lets see if the check actually makes it to my house lol.
#24
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Posts: 12,236
That's awesome news!
Goes to show, if you are polite and reasonable, companies well try to make things right.
As for hanging air fresheners on e-brake pedal.... Keep in mind, if the chemicals can damage plastic, they could discolor carpet.
I honestly think your situation was a fluke (either with that specific air freshener OR maybe that specific product line).
Thanks for keeping us updated
Goes to show, if you are polite and reasonable, companies well try to make things right.
As for hanging air fresheners on e-brake pedal.... Keep in mind, if the chemicals can damage plastic, they could discolor carpet.
I honestly think your situation was a fluke (either with that specific air freshener OR maybe that specific product line).
Thanks for keeping us updated
#27
that is crazy, I cant believe it ate into the mirror like that. It's good to hear that the company took care of it like they did tho. I always use a pump spray or aerosol air freshener sprayed by the floor mats. I have also used the little bags of crystals that you put under the seat
#28
I discovered this trick accidentally, coming home from the grocery store: open a new box of fabric softener sheets and stick it under the seat or just put it on the floor in back . The fresh scent lasts for a couple of weeks, then you can use the sheets in the laundry.
#29
Did you save the air freshener that did the damage? If I was the company, I would ask that it be sent back so it could be analyzed. Do you have the original packaging? Did it come with 1 air freshener or was it a 3 pack? Was there a lot # printed on the part or the packaging? This is all good info for the company to assess how many bad pieces they may have produced.
#30
Did you save the air freshener that did the damage? If I was the company, I would ask that it be sent back so it could be analyzed. Do you have the original packaging? Did it come with 1 air freshener or was it a 3 pack? Was there a lot # printed on the part or the packaging? This is all good info for the company to assess how many bad pieces they may have produced.