Outside air vs recirculating inside air

Doubeleive said:

all cars will get air inside, otherwise you would hear about dead people sleeping inside, etc, etc
and it's also why federal guidelines dictate how long a vehicle can idle on remote start because idiots park them in the garage and leave it running, which HAS resulted in dead people

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Doubeleive said:

all cars will get air inside, otherwise you would hear about dead people sleeping inside, etc, etc
and it's also why many state have guidelines/rules/laws that dictate how long a vehicle can (or should) idle on remote start because idiots park them in the garage and leave it running, which HAS resulted in dead people

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nomech said:

Understood, I guess what I'm saying is that I don't have this issue with foreign vehicles but I do with mine. Maybe there is something wrong with mine, but I also didn't notice this recently, I noticed it when it was still under warranty but it was never a big enough issue to take the car in and try to explain the problem.

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Doubeleive said:

you could have it checked but it's likely going to have to come out of pocket because the only way to tell for sure if the vent is closed is a visual and manual inspection. a scanner can say it is closed but that really doesn't mean much with these cheap actuators, and even with a manual inspection the foam inside could be deformed or something letting air thru.

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nomech said:

I meant, when it was under warranty I could have had it looked at, at no cost. At this point, I'm not taking it to them. If there was something I could look at on my own I'd have to decide if it would be worth it to take the dash apart. It isn't that much of an inconvenience. I mainly wanted to know if I was alone or if this was common.

Thanks.

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