Center console and lower dash heating up.

psyshack · 01-28-2006, 04:55 PM

My center cup holders, shifter and lower dash where really heating up bad. Si I decided to look into this problem.

I got into my center console and dash heat up problem today. Opened up the console and sure enough a 45 degree part of the duct had came loose.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct1.jpg
http://www.psyshack.com/duct2.jpg
I put it back in its proper spot. Thumped it with my finger and it fell right back out again.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct3.jpg
So with that I went to get my drill and a shooter screw. Installed the screw. Zip Zing,,, Done.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct4.jpg
Whole project didnt take 30 mins from start to finish. Even had to pull the consel to retrive a clip that fell off from the top cover of the consel. Pulling the consel itself is easy as can be. Four screws, remove the cover under the dash on passenger side and to push locks one wire and its out of there.

Dash has also cooled down alot. I couldnt see taking the darn thing into a dealer for such a stupid simple repair and improvement. ( ie the screw LMAO )

I hope this helps out.

psy

jonthomas242 · 04-04-2006, 07:58 PM

I had the same problem, same solution. I had my dealership do it and it took about the same time. Good post.

**8thgenuser** · 04-04-2006, 08:39 PM

Where and when were your sedans made? This could potentially be a recall item. I also have a sedan, but haven't noticed the problem. My EX AT sedan's final assembly point was Japan.

jonthomas242 · 04-05-2006, 10:16 PM

1HG, I think America from what I searched. I have read 2 or 3 forum posts of this, I don't like the idea of being "screwed" after assembly. If I knew that was what he was going to do I would have complained and done it myself. Either way it is fixed now.

basmoq · 04-25-2006, 12:24 PM

I have this same problem, been into the shop twice and they said (it's not that hot) we won't do anything about it, it's supposed to be that way. ARRRRG. I'm going to have to fix it myself I guess.

radiocontrolhead · 05-02-2006, 07:53 PM

what car is this for dude.

GlennS · 05-20-2006, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radiocontrolhead

what car is this for dude.

He has a 2006 EX Sedan, 5MT w/Navi.

fesersoft · 05-21-2006, 10:43 AM

Did you have to take the dash apart or is this a picture from under the dash?

basmoq · 05-21-2006, 04:57 PM

just pop the trim around your shifter and you'll see it

GlennS · 05-23-2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by basmoq

just pop the trim around your shifter and you'll see it

Can you provide a step-by-step for this?
My cup holders get warm, but I don't want to mess up my new car by getting into the shifter housing without knowing how to do so...

Thanks!

GlennS · 05-24-2006, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psyshack

My center cup holders, shifter and lower dash where really heating up bad. Si I decided to look into this problem.

I got into my center console and dash heat up problem today. Opened up the console and sure enough a 45 degree part of the duct had came loose.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct1.jpg
http://www.psyshack.com/duct2.jpg
I put it back in its proper spot. Thumped it with my finger and it fell right back out again.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct3.jpg
So with that I went to get my drill and a shooter screw. Installed the screw. Zip Zing,,, Done.
http://www.psyshack.com/duct4.jpg
Whole project didnt take 30 mins from start to finish. Even had to pull the consel to retrive a clip that fell off from the top cover of the consel. Pulling the consel itself is easy as can be. Four screws, remove the cover under the dash on passenger side and to push locks one wire and its out of there.

Dash has also cooled down alot. I couldnt see taking the darn thing into a dealer for such a stupid simple repair and improvement. ( ie the screw LMAO )

I hope this helps out.

psy

Thank you sooo much! I had the exact same issue (my cup holders warmed up a Coke can all too readily). So I took off the shifter housing/front console in my 2006 LX sedan (auto transmission) and found my heater duct was seperated in the same place you found!

So while holding the ducts together in their proper position (i.e. mated), I drilled a small hole through both of the black, plastic, duct parts and ran a #6 x 3/4 inch long stainless-steel screw through the small hole I made (even a half-inch screw would have done the job).

Now the two parts stay together nicely! No more overheated Coke cans in my cup holders!
That had been really annoying, to have overheated soda, etc. due to this design problem.
I'm going to pass your post and pics on to my dealership service advisor, so they'll know.

Thank you again, great post. :)

Regards,
Glenn in CT

P.S. To get into the shifter console, I used the instructions in this post:
Center Console removal for Aux input install

For the AT, put the car in drive-D-to center the shifter over the metalic-looking, plastic trim ring you'll be removing: You can pop off that metal-looking, plastic trim ring around the AT shifter by getting your fingernails under its edges and lifting straight up. Then, again with your fingernails, start at the back of the black, plastic console and lift straight up, working from the back, towards the dashboard/stereo. Work it off slowly and soon you'll see the heater ducts as in psy's photos.

psyshack · 05-24-2006, 10:20 PM

Im glad this has helped. Its very easy to fix and not near worth the time to mess with a idiot dealer over. As one pster found out.

CMByrd · 09-17-2006, 04:14 PM

Now the problem is to take it out every morning, to keep coffee hot, and put it back in every afternoon to keep mnt dew cold (;

**wing_gundam** · 09-17-2006, 05:27 PM

Hahah this is the first time I noticed this sticky and I have just noticed this last night too! Well my drinks have always been fine, but the plastic around the transmission (AT) got really warm last night (i thought maybe it was the light-up?) and only the left/driver's side. Also the air crank button ad maybe the temp button too got hot last night.

When I go in for my oil eventually, I will get the dealer to check it out along with the rattle, among others!

1twojay · 11-08-2006, 04:28 PM

I'm gonna have to try this sometime, cuz mine gets pretty darn hot too. Pisses me off.

mooseheads36 · 02-25-2007, 05:25 PM

yeah mine gets hot as hell, i'm 6'5" tall and my legs always lay up against the side of the console and when it get's hot it get's HOT...

i think i will be fixing this on my first day off this week...thanks for the post

nnightingale · 06-28-2007, 08:10 AM

OMG I thought the trans or engine was getting hot and heating the console up I am going to check this out and hopefully find this is the problem. I will let you all know.

Thanks,
Nathan

JackMcNasty · 07-26-2007, 07:43 AM

I had the same issue and I had the console appart hooking up the AUX input and I found this. I was amazed. I fixed it myself.

dnbsi · 08-10-2007, 03:04 PM

the picture links are dead. can anyone re host? or upload new ones?

Nychus · 09-08-2007, 12:32 AM

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the picture links are dead. can anyone re host? or upload new ones?

Yes,. the links are dead. the whole url root is dead.

01-28-2006, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
psyshack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Okmulgee, Oklahoma Age: 47 Posts: 701 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Center console and lower dash heating up. My center cup holders, shifter and lower dash where really heating up bad. Si I decided to look into this problem. I got into my center console and dash heat up problem today. Opened up the console and sure enough a 45 degree part of the duct had came loose. http://www.psyshack.com/duct1.jpg http://www.psyshack.com/duct2.jpg I put it back in its proper spot. Thumped it with my finger and it fell right back out again. http://www.psyshack.com/duct3.jpg So with that I went to get my drill and a shooter screw. Installed the screw. Zip Zing,,, Done. http://www.psyshack.com/duct4.jpg Whole project didnt take 30 mins from start to finish. Even had to pull the consel to retrive a clip that fell off from the top cover of the consel. Pulling the consel itself is easy as can be. Four screws, remove the cover under the dash on passenger side and to push locks one wire and its out of there. Dash has also cooled down alot. I couldnt see taking the darn thing into a dealer for such a stupid simple repair and improvement. ( ie the screw LMAO ) I hope this helps out. psy

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04-04-2006, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonthomas242 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Kansas, AL Age: 30 Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I had the same problem, same solution. I had my dealership do it and it took about the same time. Good post.

04-05-2006, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
jonthomas242 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Kansas, AL Age: 30 Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 / 0%	1HG, I think America from what I searched. I have read 2 or 3 forum posts of this, I don't like the idea of being "screwed" after assembly. If I knew that was what he was going to do I would have complained and done it myself. Either way it is fixed now.

04-25-2006, 12:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
basmoq Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lakewood, OH Age: 25 Posts: 292 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I have this same problem, been into the shop twice and they said (it's not that hot) we won't do anything about it, it's supposed to be that way. ARRRRG. I'm going to have to fix it myself I guess.

05-02-2006, 07:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,325 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	what car is this for dude.

05-21-2006, 10:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
fesersoft Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 36 Posts: 304 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Did you have to take the dash apart or is this a picture from under the dash?

05-21-2006, 04:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
basmoq Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lakewood, OH Age: 25 Posts: 292 iTrader: 1 / 100%	just pop the trim around your shifter and you'll see it

05-24-2006, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
psyshack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Okmulgee, Oklahoma Age: 47 Posts: 701 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Im glad this has helped. Its very easy to fix and not near worth the time to mess with a idiot dealer over. As one pster found out.

09-17-2006, 04:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
CMByrd Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus GA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Now the problem is to take it out every morning, to keep coffee hot, and put it back in every afternoon to keep mnt dew cold (;

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1twojay Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 165 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm gonna have to try this sometime, cuz mine gets pretty darn hot too. Pisses me off.

02-25-2007, 05:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
mooseheads36 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah mine gets hot as hell, i'm 6'5" tall and my legs always lay up against the side of the console and when it get's hot it get's HOT... i think i will be fixing this on my first day off this week...thanks for the post

06-28-2007, 08:10 AM	#17 (permalink)
nnightingale Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 487 Nathan Nightingale iTrader: 0 / 0%	OMG I thought the trans or engine was getting hot and heating the console up I am going to check this out and hopefully find this is the problem. I will let you all know. Thanks, Nathan

07-26-2007, 07:43 AM	#18 (permalink)
JackMcNasty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 30 Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I had the same issue and I had the console appart hooking up the AUX input and I found this. I was amazed. I fixed it myself.

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dnbsi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 955 iTrader: 0 / 0%	the picture links are dead. can anyone re host? or upload new ones?