Passenger Side Heat

BimmerG0d · 07-07-2019, 09:59 PM

Hi,

Has anyone experienced excessive heat from the passenger side footwell and under steering wheel, there's no heat coming from the vents, feels more like engine heat. Footwells get so hot my girlfriends lip stick and makeup all melt if she leave her bag on the floor also the radio dialog fades because its so hot. Any ideas what it can be? All heat shields look in place under the bay and under the car.

2007 BMW 328XI

thanks.

e90yyc · 07-08-2019, 07:59 AM

Need more info.

Are you saying the passenger footwell vents never blow air regardless of how the HVAC control is set?

Does the heat feel mostly radiant, or is there airflow associated with it? Are surfaces in the vicinity hot to the touch? What happens if you turn AC on; does the issue go away?

Just trying to get a bit more background to rule some things out.

Wolf 335 · 07-08-2019, 08:19 AM

Check that your rear air distribution thumbwheel is not set to hot.

BimmerG0d · 07-08-2019, 11:21 AM

No the vents work fine, the heat is not from the vents. It seems radiant, the center console where radio is become hot, the glove box becomes hot, under the steering wheel becomes hot. Once I turn on the AC everything feels right.

And the front and and rear thumb guides are set to blue, cold at all times.

Thanks for the replies.

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BimmerG0d New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: Bmw 328xi Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Passenger Side Heat Hi, Has anyone experienced excessive heat from the passenger side footwell and under steering wheel, there's no heat coming from the vents, feels more like engine heat. Footwells get so hot my girlfriends lip stick and makeup all melt if she leave her bag on the floor also the radio dialog fades because its so hot. Any ideas what it can be? All heat shields look in place under the bay and under the car. 2007 BMW 328XI thanks.
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e90yyc Art Collector 2425 Rep 3,448 Posts Drives: 2007 328xi (GM-delete 6MT) Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Need more info. Are you saying the passenger footwell vents never blow air regardless of how the HVAC control is set? Does the heat feel mostly radiant, or is there airflow associated with it? Are surfaces in the vicinity hot to the touch? What happens if you turn AC on; does the issue go away? Just trying to get a bit more background to rule some things out. __________________ When I'm dead, just throw me in the trash.
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Wolf 335 Brigadier General 2341 Rep 3,539 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: GTA - Greater Toronto Area iTrader: (0)	Check that your rear air distribution thumbwheel is not set to hot. Last edited by Wolf 335; 07-08-2019 at 08:25 AM..
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BimmerG0d New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: Bmw 328xi Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	No the vents work fine, the heat is not from the vents. It seems radiant, the center console where radio is become hot, the glove box becomes hot, under the steering wheel becomes hot. Once I turn on the AC everything feels right. And the front and and rear thumb guides are set to blue, cold at all times. Thanks for the replies.
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