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1) Lemon Law *most likely* doesnt apply. It is a USED car...
2) You need to find out the source of the smell before you proceed. A neighbor owns a business that all they do is solve water leaks for dealerships, Ive learned quite a lot over evening beer and grill sessions and an issue I had with an Expedition we had for a former sales position.
If it is flood damage, then teh smell willl be coming from under the carpet mold and inside/under the seats. The carpet can be peeked uner eaily somehwere on any car, if there is obvious mold, you have an under water car and a chance.
Other options inclue condensate drain clogged on AC (as mentioned, actually Id put this at 50% or better odds in one form or fashion and was partially to blame in the aforementioned expedition) sometimes the water can sit an be smelled through the vents, other times it can actually drain back into the cabin, the AC system is usually mounte on the firewall, and can drain down, behind the dash and under the carpet where it actually stops. The thick carpet pad means no noticeably wet carpet and an unknown smell.
Other options include leaking around a windshield channel, or sunroof and being trapped above the heeadliner. Or inside the dash itself totalaly our of sight. Or just an odor from being in a damp garage or storage building where the mold was never in the car itself, just the odor.
What make.model car is it and Ill ask the neighbor of he has any ideas?
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