I had considered the driver's side rear brake, but half-dismissed the thought simply because it doesn't smell like hot brakes. Definitely more of a plastic smell. I'll pull the wheel off after work today and check things out, however.

I have a 1993 Club Wagon w/ 86,000 miles. Here recently I have noticed a smell of melting plastic coming from the rear driver's side of the van. It is particularly strong in and around the wheel arch. The smell is only noticeable from outside the van and only on the driver's side. I've crawled...