I've experienced something very similar. I have a badlands 2.3 manual hardtop took delivery in NJ late October. Currently have @3k miles. I don't have remote start (manual transmission). I don't recall smelling this in the first 1k miles at all. The odor is essentially what others have...
Thanks so much for the video. The supplied instructions leave a lot to be desired. Took me about 2.5 hours working slowly and double checking my work while watching your video. But now I could probably do another install in 20-30 minutes. In the instructions I received as well as your video...