Could New Car Smell Be Toxic?

At 1-800 LEMON LAW, we have heard of folks suffering with headaches after driving around in their new vehicle, and we never understood what they were talking about….until now.  It appears that the new car smell we are all so fond of could actually make us sick.

CNN.com is reporting that this scent could be made up of a variety of poisons, including arsenic and formaldehyde.  With American automakers suffering in an economic slump, this pollution is not getting much play.  On the other side of the world however, European and Japanese automakers are well aware of this problem and are working hard to combat it.

So, which cars tend to be most problematic?  According to the Ecology Center’s HealthyCar.Org study which they put out each year, the most toxic avengers are:

• Suzuki Forenza
• Suzuki Reno
• Lincoln Mark LT
• Mitsubishi Eclipse
• BMW 128i