My JK has been smelling pretty bad for the past 3 months now and in the back it smells like throwup when no one or nothing has ever thrownup back there I've tried airing it out by taking the roof/doors off and there has never been any water in it. It just smells musty/dirty and like throwup. I've taken everything out of the Jeep and vacuumed and cleaned it pretty well as well as Febreezed the inside on a few occasions but it still smells bad. And I do not want shitty air fresheners -- they smell horrible.

Any ideas? I'm thinking about taking it in to get a full service cleaning on it but I like cleaning the Jeep myself.

 

take the carpets out?

 

Boy, do we agree on that!
Yes, if you haven't take out the carpet, try that and see if you can track down where the smell is coming from. My Jeep had a leak on the hardtop rear window that allowed water into the storage bin and into the jack storage area. I got just a whiff of what potential that had to turn quite ripe before having the dealer replace the rear window seal.

 

Check the HVAC system. See if it's coming from the vents.

 

I threw my coffee cup in the back without closing the lid and it leaked on the carpet back there. I had a similar smell going on, removed the carpet under the rear seat and the smell went away.

 

get the dead body out!

 

even if he does that body probally ozzed everywhere (carpets are alredy ruined), that why im going to have my line-x, just when the fluids away with a hose. lol

 

there's a good chance it's mold in the carpet somewhere. Pull the carpets, turn em' over, and you should be able to see a stain.

 

Maybe a mexican threw up on the carpet when he was making it.
Yeah....No.....Maybe......

 

Okay, I checked the carpets. There is moisture under my passenger side back seat. I see no mold but it smells and is very damp. If I remove the carpets, can I put them back in with them alligning just fine? Also, any easy way to remove the carpet?

I have no idea where the leak is coming from, it would have to get through my stock mat with the plastic underside and I've never noticed any dampness there before -- any ideas?