LexKid630 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 My niece has had one of those yankee candle "car jar" air fresheners hanging on the shift knob in her 2002 rx300 for a few months now. Today she told me that it MELTED the black plastic trim (between the wood & the P R N D 2 L etc plastic panel). I looked at it & it did actually melt it! :o How can an air freshener melt plastic? The question i have is, who's paying to have the plastic replaced? Anyone ever hear of this before? Thanks for any input :) I photoshoped (on paint LOL) a picture of how she had it set up. This is my rx300 though (same thing). The arrow is pointing to the black plastic trim that's melted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I guess they use some sort of solvent in the freshener that reacted with the plastic. I would tell your niece to contact them here> http://www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/...t%20Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 well actually, you know those plug air fresheners that you put in your home, they use heat to warm up the scent which is in wax like form, and then the smell can radiate around the room. im guessing this air freshener uses the same kind of technology. perhaps the heat was too much...does it run on battery power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Actually it's one of those...well see it here LOL http://www.huggables.com/catalog/images/frenchvanilla_cj.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I'm sure its a function of friction and chemical. Contact them, but I bet she'll be on her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 then tell her to use the ones that are the gel inside a plastic form. These last longer and the gel can't contact any surface. They are smaller, too. Contact the Yankee Candle customer service and see if they have any other reports. Report it and see if they will replace it. Doesn't hurt to ask. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I betcha there's a disclaimer on their packaging somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhdriver Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 What ever happened to your niece's car? Did Yankee Candle step up to fix? I just had the same thing happen to my Volvo! My niece has had one of those yankee candle "car jar" air fresheners hanging on the shift knob in her 2002 rx300 for a few months now. Today she told me that it MELTED the black plastic trim (between the wood & the P R N D 2 L etc plastic panel). I looked at it & it did actually melt it! :o How can an air freshener melt plastic? The question i have is, who's paying to have the plastic replaced? Anyone ever hear of this before? Thanks for any input :) I photoshoped (on paint LOL) a picture of how she had it set up. This is my rx300 though (same thing). The arrow is pointing to the black plastic trim that's melted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rya Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Make sure you keep the gel fresheners off of any surfaces, ie: not placed on a flat dash, near any wood, etc. They're meant to be hung up. In the hot summer, that goo inside can melt & damage surfaces. I don't even use the gel kind in the summer months for this reason. The chemicals in air fresheners are not meant to be in contact with vehicle surfaces, that is why there are strings to hang them up away from anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhdriver Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I hung the air freshener on my gear shift on this past Thursday, the temps were 70 degrees and below all weekend, and this morning I noticed that it had melted the plastic!! The air freshener was a Yankee Candle "Car Jar", just a standard-looking cardboard air freshener, not a gel-type. If it can melt plastic, can you imagine what those chemicals are doing to our lungs as we inhale the "fresh" scent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 That's why you guys should go for the Asian air freshners. lol. Brand is SHELDAN, or MY SHELDAN. You can't hang it, but it's in a small container that smells good, and wont melt all over the car. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rya Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 If it can melt plastic, can you imagine what those chemicals are doing to our lungs as we inhale the "fresh" scent? Wow!! That's a really good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm actualy not sure what happened. I told her she should contact the company but i haven't really spoken to her since. I'll ask her tomorrow when our family's together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhdriver Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Thank you, I would appreciate hearing about her outcome. I still can't believe that a silly little air freshener could do so much damage! I'm actualy not sure what happened. I told her she should contact the company but i haven't really spoken to her since. I'll ask her tomorrow when our family's together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 She didn't end up contacting the company :o She said it "slipped her mind" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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