First off, Merry Christmas to all!

My external temperature reading has recently started going crazy. It reads anywhere from 40-80 degrees colder than actual. How do I get this fixed!?!? Problem is, it affects my electronic climate control. Could the sensor be dirty or something? Where is it located?

Also, may be unrelated, not sure. My console shifter lights went out. Is that just a fuse? The rest of the dash lights work fine. It's just dark where the PRND21 is.

I am over in England and I dn't have a code reader or anything. Hopefully these are easy fixes?

TIA

 

whast the lowest/highest temperature youve gotten? lol

 

Have you tried reseting it? If i remember you drive in 3 complete circles going no faster than 5 or something like that. You can look it up in the owners manual.

 

Damn Global Warming.

 

My external temp guage when wacko as well, I took it in while still under warranty and they replaced the sending unit.

 

I think the driving in circles thing only resets the compass. I checked the manual and there was no mention of how to reset the temperature guage. The most extreme temperature reading is -40 degrees F and the outside temp is around 35 F. So quite a bit off!

Anaheim, where is the sending unit located? I'm wondering if maybe the sensor is just dirty?

 

Fairly certain that the OAT sending unit/sensor is mounted forward of the radiator just behind the grille on the vertical radiator support.

 

Anyone have any ideas short of going in to get it checked? It's driving me crazy! When the temp reads -40 outside, my auto temp control blows straight hot air because it thinks it is way cold outside! The only thing I can do is turn it down to 60 so it only blows lukewarm air instead. Can't turn it off because my windows are all fogging up!

 

my console shifter lights went out as well. havent had the time lately to track it down. but my outside temps are reading correctly.

 

:This happened to me in the summer time Out side temp was 88 my reading was 120 on the truck I went back to the dealer and they replaced the AMBIENT AIR SENSOR PART# 5W7Z*12A647*A I had this done under warrenty so i dont no what the part cost This part is located in front of the rad with 2 wires comming out the bottom As far as your light problem the bulb needs to be replaced There were a few members that had replaced there bulb :santa:

 

Thanks RUSS04. I'll have to check it out. Hopefully it doesn't cost too much...

 

Your welcome vtn98 I hope its a cheap part It looked easy to replace