Burning brake pad smell after stopping after uphill climb

[phraxos5]

When I drive into my garage and turn the car off, I get out and smell a fairly strong burning smell as I get out. It seems to be coming from around the sides of the car but goes away fairly quickly. It only seems to happen when I arrive at my house from the south which would be from up a steep long hill usually in low gear at about 2500 to 3000 rpms and into the steep driveway about 20 ft and then into the garage. I have always smelled it going up a long hill in low gear , once when the windows were open and I smelled it coming through the open window fairly strong. At first I thought it was the brakes but Going uphill I am not using alot of brakes. I hope it is not the gear box! or something burning undr the truck when the engine is under load, or burning oil for that matter. There is no visible smoke...just the odor like something is getting too hot.
Any Ideas,
Thanks.

 

[Gregorio]

How many miles? I noticed a strong burning smell for the first 1500-2000 miles especially under similar conditions as you describe.

 

[phraxos5]

My lr4 has 12000 miles and I first noticed it I guess around 8-10,000 miles. yesterday I had four passengers and they all smelled the faint "burning smell" when they got out of the vehicle. It almost smells like a burned up diff but that is impossible a. because there is no smoke, and b, because there is no locking diff on my truck(supposedly). It is a mystery! I will call LRUSA today If nobody can figure it out on here. Did you ever figure out what the smell was from your car?
Thanks.

 

[bgsntth]

If the hill is slippery, thus invoking the traction control, whereby the brakes are used to control wheel spin, then your brakes may indeed be overheated. Immediately parking the vehicle before the pads and rotors cool, may be further adding to the burning smell.

I only had this happen to me after climbing a .6 mile 30-40 degree grass/gravel slope, whereby the traction control was working overtime.

Only thing I can think of.

 

[phraxos5]

yes, that makes sense i did not take that into account.
Thanks