Ammonia Smell - Everest TDR Off Road

[4RunnerJay]

Hello New 4Runner Owners!

I picked up my 2025 Everest TDR Off Road non-hybrid about 3 week ago. I only have 650 miles on it, but wow, it is really nice. My first 4Runner, but not my first Toyota. My last one was a 2019 Tacoma TRD Pro.

I do have a concerning issue that I hope isn’t an issue, but I know all the knowledgeable people here will know better than me. Before I take it to the dealership….

I am having a weird smell coming from the engine or exhaust soon after a cold start and driving for a bit. It smells like ammonia. I can only smell it when I have the windows down. Mainly the two front and the rear. Sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's not so bad.

Anyone else ever experience this? Or know what it is.

Thank you.

 

[Mudbath]

My 2018 Pro did this; I always smelled it when I had the back window down and a couple side windows down. It would come and go, never figured out what it was, and it wasn't bad enough that I ever pursued it.

 

[4RunnerJay]

My 2018 Pro did this; I always smelled it when I had the back window down and a couple side windows down. It would come and go, never figured out what it was, and it wasn't bad enough that I ever pursued it.

Ok. Thank you. I will keep watching it. Or smelling it….

 

[JR1]

Every 4Runner I hvae ever owned smelled like this with the back window down. It's a liitle worse when on the throttle. Nothing to worry about. It's a Toyota thing.

 

[4RunnerJay]

Every 4Runner I hvae ever owned smelled like this with the back window down. It's a liitle worse when on the throttle. Nothing to worry about. It's a Toyota thing.

Got it! Thank you.