Outside air temperature
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From: ALBERTA,CANADA
For the guy with the temperature reading problem. Do you have a grill guard?
I know that i have a solid black grill guard and that tends to throw the temp out of whack for a bit until i get actually driving.
I know that i have a solid black grill guard and that tends to throw the temp out of whack for a bit until i get actually driving.
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I do have a black grill guard but this problem started before I installed it. The guage seriously doesn't update but about a degree per mile. This time of year it will take a full thirty minutes to get to the right temperature when I come out of work in the afternoon. If anyone has the TSB, I would appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by dhinsc
Does anyone else have a problem with their outside air temperature updating too slowly? It is annoying for me that it takes 30 minutes to read the right temperature. When I leave work it is usually 30 degrees warmer than that morning when I got to work. On the way home, the temperature indicatin slowly climbs but really doesn't read right until just before I get home. I have complained to the dealer twice and have been told the indication updates one degree per mile if moving and one degree per 20 minutes if sitting still. I agree that you don't want it bouncing around but I have never seen a vehicle that is that slow to respond. Has anyone else had this problem and been able to get it fixed?
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From: Ashburn, Virginia
mine doesn't work at all. Sometimes it will startout at whatever temperature, then within a couple of minutes it goes to nothing, just have all straight lines. I will eventually get it fixed, but is this tied to something that I need to be concerned about?
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I had this problem which was common with early 04 f150's. there is a tsb to get reflashed which will fix the problem. mine worked great after the reflash. but recientely has srarted reading high. I do not remember the tsb number. your dealer should fix for free.
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From: Florida
i have been there with my 04. it was the sensor behind the grill. since the truck was a lariat and had the auto climate control the bad temp sensor screwed up the auto function of the climate control.
when i took the truck in to the dealer the problem was intermittent. i told them i suspected the sensor but they said to leave the troubleshooting to them. well after all day of not seeing it fail the tech said he replaced it cause it seemed like the most likely part to cause this. he put on the paperwork that he saw it fail and tested the part and found it defective.
after it was replaced i never saw it act up again.
when i took the truck in to the dealer the problem was intermittent. i told them i suspected the sensor but they said to leave the troubleshooting to them. well after all day of not seeing it fail the tech said he replaced it cause it seemed like the most likely part to cause this. he put on the paperwork that he saw it fail and tested the part and found it defective.
after it was replaced i never saw it act up again.