I tried searching and had no luck at all, so im wondering if its just my car. I live in MA and the past couple of mornings temps were near or below 0 Degrees. SO i start my car up and turn the defroster on, but nothing happens. The heater fan doesn't even spin, so i have to suffer for a 20 minute ride to school like this. However, later in the day, when the temp is around 25, the heat works fine!!Im assuming something is freezing up but it is a real pain to deal with, just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. thanks!

 

Yeah I think it just happens when it get cold. If have the heat on full blast at a stop the engine cools down. i dont think anything is wrong.

 

get remote start and have it set on full blast with the defrosters on the last time you drove your car. and when you wake up you can warm up your car and hopefully they work. lol thats what i do here in CA. lately i had it set like that since i work at 6 in the morning.

 

Florida rules...

 

Whats the point of a remote start in CA? Does it even get cold there?

 

If by cold you mean freezing... then no, but we consider low 50's cold. :D

 

no kidding. I was in san francisco last month and everyone I met thought I was insane for wearing short sleeves and no jacket.... in 50 degree weather it was 50 degrees colder here!

If it isnt even blowing, then yes, you have an issue. It would take some troubleshooting to find it though, so it is hard to say what it could be without looking at it.

 

lol that is true.

 

some electronics dont work at really really cold temperatures... but anyway id get it checked out

 

I dont think this is a normal problem, I mean when its this cold is when I really need the heat lol. Id take it to the dealer but of course Id get the old "unable to replicate the problem" bs that im sure you have all heard. I was just hoping someone else had this problem. and yes an electric start would be nice here in MA but i own a 5-speed.

 

you can get remote start on a 5 speed im pretty sure. you just cant put your car in gear when you park it. pull that e-brake up tight!

 

normaly doesnt it take a few min for the heat to come on as out belovid tc's work ofrr the heat from the motor, so cold motor = cold air blowing, hot motor = delicious hot air in -0 weather. hell i was glad to own a 4 cylinder this past week, it was pushing 37's in florida....

 

yes normally the heat does take awhile. However, it my case, the heater fan wont even turn on, therefore no air what-so-ever is blowing out of the vents. It stays this way well after my vehicle is warmed up and even still after 20 or so minutes. Then, later in the day when the temp is around 25 or so, it works fine. Im assuming the fan is someone freezing but wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem

 

Well, it definitely is not normal. And these electronics (or any properly designed electronic system) will work under its full intended temp range. Mine has been driving in -20F up to 104F and everything works fine. Actually, one guy drove his to alaska and maxed out the negative temp reading (which I think is -55F) .

If the fan is running, there is definitely an issue. If it were freezing up, it would most likely be blowing a fuse somewhere (motors pull much higher currents when locked up). So I would say there is a control system issue somewhere.

 

You should just take it in to the dealer and tell them in detail what the problem is... like what u stated that when its near or below 0 degrees the fan for the heater doesn't spin but in when the temp is "warmer," at around 25 degrees or so, it works fine.

If your dealer is good then they should at least try to figure out what the problem is instead of going straight for the "could not replicate the problem" excuse.

Hope everything works out for ya

 

dealer! I wouldn't drive in 0 degrees with no heat!

 

if it keeps up ill have no choice but to bring it to the dealer, I just have to find the time. And yes normally i wouldnt drive in 0 degrees with no heat but i had no option, it sucked I had to breathe into my sweatshirt to prevent the windows from fogging!

 

If the fan doesn't spin, that's at least one problem. However, try this out sometime: once the engine coolant temperature reads a quarter inch over the bottom horizontal line near "C", set up the heat so it's going out the upper vents (not defrost), max temperature, and fresh (not recirc). Set the fan speed to one notch (even if the fan doesn't spin). Now, open the sunroof just enough for air to vent out the back. This should create a vacuum in the cabin, which will pull air through the intake duct and past the heating elements, and you should get some hot air going out of the vents.

 

thanks for the suggestion ill try it next time, that is if my sunroof isnt frozen shut haha. im not currently having a problem so next 0 degree day well see what happens thanks for the info everyone.

 

Tried that today, my heater was doing the same thing. Dealer had to clean out some crud that went down the vents that had froze to the fan. After that, worked great. Was -10 to -20 one night. Now i'm just having a problem with my sun roof getting frozen lol.