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Warm air on driver's side from console

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Old 01-23-12, 03:57 PM
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I have a slow stream of warm air coming from near the left side of the dash/console regardless of AC settings...any ideas? It sucks in the summer!
Old 01-23-12, 10:04 PM
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...do you think that you might have something loose or open (hose,rubber plugs,vents,etc...) that may be allowing air to come in from the outside/hood ???
Old 01-24-12, 06:44 AM
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Is the warm air coming in at your feet or from the dash area where the vents are? These cars were designed to have air flowing in from around the foot area. I have the same issue, as do many others. It can be annoying. But it's not something that can be fixed. It's designed that way.
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Does it matter whether the top is up or down?
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The ventilation system has dampers sounds like one is stuck
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Top down or top up-with AC off-warm air slowly coming thru the driver's side console vent only.
Old 01-30-12, 10:31 AM
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Have you tried turning down the temperature setting before turning off the a/c? That works for certain circumstances.
Old 02-02-12, 06:55 AM
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I think I have the same issue in my 2002, I"ll have to check further into it.
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have u pushed the recirculate button to the ON position?
Old 02-05-12, 10:58 AM
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This has been discussed a number of times before. Check past posts and you will see some frustration about this problem - no one seems to have an explanation.
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