Coolant smell

ANNEBILL

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2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
V6
4WD
AUTOMATIC
103,000 MILES

2012 Chevrolet Traverse V6-3.6L
Smells like antifreeze outside car
On and off for the past few weeks my car has a strong antifreeze smell after driving. Also, when you first turn on the air you get a blast of foul smelling air that goes away after the air is running. I took it for an oil change and had them check for leaks, but they said they didn't see any. The coolant level doesn't look like it is going down and I don't see any puddles on the ground. Is it safe to drive with my children in the car? I have been breathing in the air conditioning trying to locate the smell inside? Is that dangerous?

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HMAC300

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Don't worry about the ac, check to see if drain is plugged by running a wire through the bottom of thedrain hose under car it will be by firewall in center you can also check for debris in front of windshield and turn blower on shoot something like febreze into screen in pic with blower on high or follow the directions in the other two pics

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