2005 Elantra A/C light
01-25-2006, 05:56 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
01-25-2006, 05:56 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
01-25-2006, 05:56 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
> In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
> the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
> Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>
> Anyone has my situations?
>
>
I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
Eric
01-25-2006, 05:59 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in
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> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
news:dce5d3a3f2978450210a4545b7a58234@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
01-25-2006, 05:59 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in
news:dce5d3a3f2978450210a4545b7a58234@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
news:dce5d3a3f2978450210a4545b7a58234@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
01-25-2006, 05:59 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in
news:dce5d3a3f2978450210a4545b7a58234@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
news:dce5d3a3f2978450210a4545b7a58234@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:
> Two possible reasons:
> 1. The a/c was left on.
> 2. The mode switch is set to defrost. A/C will greatly improve
> defroster efficiency.
>
Yes, these two are the expected cause of what he described. But, at least
in my case, it happened even when those two above conditions did not occur.
My dealer called it an anomoly, and to be honest, it wasn't a big enough
issue for me personally to push it to the next level with Hyundai.
After a short time I just learned to automatically turn off the A/C every
time I turned on the fan. And to make it worse, it didn't happen every
single time, but did happen more times than not.
Eric
01-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
Eric G. wrote:
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
01-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
Eric G. wrote:
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
01-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
Eric G. wrote:
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
>
>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>
>>Anyone has my situations?
>>
>>
>
>
> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened for the
> 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix it, but
> acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was the only car
> they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>
> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only one.
>
> Eric
Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've found
my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because I hit
the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to change the
fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC on and I
think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the speed
control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and having
it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the control
completely different from the 06 Sonata?
Matt
01-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
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> Eric G. wrote:
>> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>>
>>
>>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>>
>>>Anyone has my situations?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened
>> for the 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix
>> it, but acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was
>> the only car they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>>
>> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only
>> one.
>>
>> Eric
>
> Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've
> found my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because
> I hit the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to
> change the fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC
> on and I think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the
> speed control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and
> having it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
>
> Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the
> control completely different from the 06 Sonata?
>
>
> Matt
>
No, it's a completely seperate button on the Elantra, detached from the
fan speed control. And I have done the same on the new Sonata.
Don't worry, the dealer thought I was nuts too. In fact the service
manager didn't even believe the first tech that reproduced it.
The really weird thing is that it seemed to happen even more often as
the temperature dropped.
Eric
news:q8UBf.5548$lb.480662@news1.epix.net:
> Eric G. wrote:
>> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>>
>>
>>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>>
>>>Anyone has my situations?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened
>> for the 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix
>> it, but acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was
>> the only car they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>>
>> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only
>> one.
>>
>> Eric
>
> Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've
> found my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because
> I hit the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to
> change the fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC
> on and I think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the
> speed control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and
> having it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
>
> Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the
> control completely different from the 06 Sonata?
>
>
> Matt
>
No, it's a completely seperate button on the Elantra, detached from the
fan speed control. And I have done the same on the new Sonata.
Don't worry, the dealer thought I was nuts too. In fact the service
manager didn't even believe the first tech that reproduced it.
The really weird thing is that it seemed to happen even more often as
the temperature dropped.
Eric
01-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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Re: 2005 Elantra A/C light
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:q8UBf.5548$lb.480662@news1.epix.net:
> Eric G. wrote:
>> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>>
>>
>>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>>
>>>Anyone has my situations?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened
>> for the 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix
>> it, but acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was
>> the only car they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>>
>> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only
>> one.
>>
>> Eric
>
> Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've
> found my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because
> I hit the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to
> change the fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC
> on and I think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the
> speed control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and
> having it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
>
> Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the
> control completely different from the 06 Sonata?
>
>
> Matt
>
No, it's a completely seperate button on the Elantra, detached from the
fan speed control. And I have done the same on the new Sonata.
Don't worry, the dealer thought I was nuts too. In fact the service
manager didn't even believe the first tech that reproduced it.
The really weird thing is that it seemed to happen even more often as
the temperature dropped.
Eric
news:q8UBf.5548$lb.480662@news1.epix.net:
> Eric G. wrote:
>> "CWD" <wartonchenNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:sHRBf.23066$ve.358502@news20.bellglobal.com:
>>
>>
>>>In winter the Temperature Control is at "warm" (red zone), while turn
>>>the Fan Speed Control from "0" to "1", the A/C light always turns on.
>>>Why? (I thought the A/C is for cooling only)
>>>
>>>Anyone has my situations?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had the same thing happen to me on my 2003 Elantra. It happened
>> for the 3 years I owned the car. The dealer had no clue how to fix
>> it, but acknowledged that it was a legitimate problem, and mine was
>> the only car they had seen it on. We never found a fix.
>>
>> Sorry I can't help more, but at least you know you are not the only
>> one.
>>
>> Eric
>
> Is the control on the Elantra anything like the new Sonata? I've
> found my AC turned on several times, but I'm pretty sure it is because
> I hit the center button inadvertantly while grabbing the dial to
> change the fan speed. The button takes almost no force to push the AC
> on and I think I'm just grazing it with my finger as I reach for the
> speed control. Having it in the center of the speed control **** and
> having it take such little force to actuate is not a smart design.
>
> Is there any chance of this happening on your Elantra or is the
> control completely different from the 06 Sonata?
>
>
> Matt
>
No, it's a completely seperate button on the Elantra, detached from the
fan speed control. And I have done the same on the new Sonata.
Don't worry, the dealer thought I was nuts too. In fact the service
manager didn't even believe the first tech that reproduced it.
The really weird thing is that it seemed to happen even more often as
the temperature dropped.
Eric
