Can anyone tell me if they noticed a strong chemical smell from this car seat?
604693
No we didn't. I have nothing bad to say about this seat. Super easy too use and no odor at all.
445536
I actually didn't get rid of the odor. It did go away after a few weeks of being outside in the toy shed. How ever I did have to wash it once cause my boys got it covered in mud. When I washed it I used auto soap that I normally use on my car. After that point there was a mild odor still from the car but now it has no odor at all. So it will go away with time.
444204
I don't recall it having a strong odor. If it had a smell at all it was very minimal. I'll check again this evening when I'm home and reply back for certain.
155768
I have no problems. We've had it a few months now. I just treat them like carseat straps. Mild soap and warm water. Wipes clean! :)
381826
Our model is from 2013. I'm not aware of any flame retardant chemicals used on the seat.
1910844
It's a fairly high quality seat. How long are we talking? I get uncomfortable on real long rides in my leather seats... Your kid will be fine!
2170373
I got used to it after a couple weeks, I only put up with it because I personally only wanted that specific steering wheel cover. And it's awsome except for that. The smell is still remnant after a year but like I said I don't min it anymore, it was incredible strong at first though, I even washed it a couple times and put dryer sheets between the wheel and cover, nothing worked tho. The seller has excellent customer service however, they sent me the wrong style at first, but overnighted me the correct one without hassle and let me keep the mistake one! Hope this helps
560622
I did not experience a chemical smell! :-) By the way, I absolutely LOVE this pillow! I bought one for both my adult kids!
1963114
I have had this fore about 2 years now and I cannot remember any chemical smell for it at all, not even when it was new. We have machine washed ours at times, if you want to try to get the smell out. Hope all works out.
2244616
I did not notice a strong chemical smell when mine was new and, now that it's been used for a few months, it definitely has no smell whatsoever.
439002
When we fist opened it, there was a brief chemical smell. Now it's odorless (trust me, I'm pregnant!)
535208
I did not notice any smell and it has been in my backseat since purchased. Just to make sure this morning I put my nose right up to it .... I was correct no smell. Hope that helps.
2268924
A really strong chemical type smell... Obviously I knew it would have some kind of smell, it's a cleaning product, but we had to open the windows and let it air out for hours, just from cleaning a few spots from the carpet.
1608950
I returned the item because it had a strong chemical smell. As I remember, the outside was soft, but the inside was more of a stain resistant material and probably what had the chemical smell.
1331492
It does have a plastic smell when you first get it. I used the Lemon scented Pledge wipes and within 3-5 days it subsided. I love mine, it was a nice price and great repair to my leather steering wheel that began to peel from years of use. Good luck. Hope you are as lucky as I was.
1917143
yes a very strong chemical smell but I washed the cover and allow the pillow to air out for several days and it went away. I think it must be something they spray in the warehouse because other things shipped by Amazon had similar smell.
868122
It had a *strong* chemical smell when I unpacked it and as I was assembling it, but 24 hours later it seems to be odorless. If you have a strong reaction to that sort of thing, I'd have a friend unpack it outside or in the garage and then I'd let it air out for a few hours or a day before assembling it.