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Old 10-22-2012, 04:28 PM
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Outside air temp sensor has been stuck on 75 for a while. Doesn't matter what the outside temp is, it will show 75. I actually took the car through a touch free car wash a few weeks ago, and it dropped to about 23 below zero. It was funny for a minute, until I tried to turn my AC back on for the drive home, and I couldn't get cold air! Thankfully, it went back to showing 75 all the time in them morning and it remains on 75 today.

Do I just need to replace the sensor or could there be a larger issue that is common that other people know of?
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Take a look here and try the 3 buttons simultaneously trick

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...eset-it-2.html
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Originally Posted by c6gman
Take a look here and try the 3 buttons simultaneously trick

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...eset-it-2.html
Gave it a try and it didn't work. I am guessing it is either broken and needs to be replaced or there is another issue with having the correct reading get sent to me.
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Any luck? I'm in the same boat and the 3 button combo doesn't reset it.
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I had to have it replaced.
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I had the same problem when I first bought my vette I replaced the sensor an no more problem
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Where is the sensor located exactly? I may have forgotten to reconnect it when doing the radiator swap.
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Disregard. At one point in the swap I was planning to take out the big plastic shroud in the front and disconnected the air temp sensor. Forgot to plug it back in.

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