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Old 08-30-2013, 03:03 PM
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I recently bought an 03 coupe, and the HVAC has shown 69 degrees outside, when it is over 100 here. Any ideas? Reset the HVAC? Thanks in advance....
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Look at the outside temp sensor located on the passenger front of the car next to the radiator. Looks like a small black probe. You can see it with the hood up, looking between the hood and bumper cover. I replaced the one on the '99 I just bought because it showed 57 degrees all the time (in August in Alabama), and it fixed it. Eleven bucks at the local CARQUEST; not much more at the dealer. Drove it a few miles to reset everything, and the A/C was back to normal.
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before you buy a new one check the connections on that one and try disconnecting the battery for a few minutes....did that to reset mine.....all that costs is 5 minutes.
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Well I reached my hand down in there, and it was unplugged! Will it take some driving to relearn? I had 3 HVAC codes I could not clear obviously because this was unplugged.
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Mine started up and fixed itself, but I've heard of people having to drive it some and it would relearn.

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