They had an INTENSE vinyl smell that has begun to wear off.

Some complained about a strong rubber smell (it does go away

Most of the bad reviews on these chocks were due to the chock smelling “horrible”.

And yes, the smell is heinous!

Took the risk from all the other reviews saying the smell is terrible and they are not all that bad

I bought them used, so the overwhelming smell of rubber was mostly diffused

Nice but the smell is horrid

Very strong smell when new though.

I never noticed any bad smells from them, but I just took them out of the box, put them down at the wheels and walked away

I saw reviews of these leaving horrible smells and making them

The smell of the rubber is very strong and need to let them air out before storing them in the garage

No bad smell like some other reviews stated, just the slight odor of rubber

Works great but smells bad, it had a very bad rubber smell for weeks before it was gone.

As another reviewer noted, the smell is atrocious

Smell wasn't a problem for me--opening the box smelled like going into a Firestone Tires, but a few days in the garage and the smell was gone.

Stunk up my garage so bad that I could smell a faint smell from inside my foyer

Best of all doesn'thave a strong rubber smell.

They also have a very strong rubber smell

Smell was not an issue.

It was as listed, however the smell is not as bad as I had read

FOR THE HORRIBLE SMELL, I WOULD KEEP THEM

The smell is terrible on these things

But strong smell of tires.

The smell is overwhelming hopefully that will go away in time.

MY GOD, ONCE YOU OPEN THE BOX, THE SMELL OVERWHELMS THE ENTIRE HOUSE

Smell didn’t bother me.

There was an oil film on the outside but smell is not terrible.

Seemed sturdy although the smell was overwhelming

However, the smell is sooooo bad you have to leave them outside

Smell was not overpowering, and went away after a few days.

I didn't think the smell was that bad.

I keep them outside the house because the smell is way too strong