Moisture inside car on glass. WTF?

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Discussion starter · #1 · Jan 28, 2002

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Lately I have had to scrape ice off both the outside and inside of my windows. What could be causing this--faulty door seals?

I just noticed this recently.

I have a 2000 SE. Has anyone had a similar problem?

 

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#2 · Jan 29, 2002

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I've had that problem with my ZX3.

 

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#3 · Jan 29, 2002

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I have this problem too sometimes. I think that the car doesn't vent out enough of the moist air while it is driven, so when it's parked, the moist air turns into frost on the inside windows. I'd be careful when scraping ice on the inside windows, it has some kind of coating that can scratch easily.

 

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>I'd be careful when scraping ice on the inside windows, it has some kind of coating that can scratch easily.<hr></blockquote>

Oh, good point...

Would using the recirculate air instead of the air from outside when I run the heater make a difference? (prolly a dumb question)

 

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by InsertCleverNameHere:
Would using the recirculate air instead of the air from outside when I run the heater make a difference? (prolly a dumb question)<hr></blockquote>

That would make it worse. You want to get that cold dry air from the outside in not recirculate the inside warm moist air.

Run your air conditioner with outside air, max the heat and use your defrost setting and it should be fine. Our heaters in the Focus are really good. If that doesn't work something is not right.

 

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Thanks. I'll give that a try.

 

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#7 · Feb 3, 2002

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I've had the same problem too I hate my FORD. Found on road dead ****ed over rebuilt dodge and the list can go on and on

 

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#8 · Feb 3, 2002

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I had this problem for a while too in my 2001 SE Sport. I eliminated to problem by making sure my dash vents were open all the way, and the problem went away as soon as I opened them all up and made sure I run a little heat through the car for about five minutes before I'd reach my destination. The problem went away immediatly, though I doubt adding heat did anything. Just make sure your vents are open, that'll help circulate some of that moist air out of the car.