my heat doesn't work
 

yeah it was cold the other day and i was driving for over an hour and got no hot air, any suggestions on what the problem is or what to check, the engine makes plenty of heat....

Did you turn the knob to the red side?:oh:

Perhaps its your thermostat.:(

shit red means heat? no wonder my ac hasn't been workin either.

any more suggestions?

thermostat - more than positive. Costs $15 from the local auto parts store, + a thing of antifreeze.

- Nathan

is this something i should get from a local auto store or something that is better to get oem? and where is it located, sorry don't know much about them.

:lmfao:



Check your heater core. :thumbup:

$15 :eek: Where the heck you shop at?????


I get mine for little under $5 at Advance.

Even with a stuck-open thermostat, the water should get warm.

I'd guess either...
1) Air bubbles in the heater core. Does that year have a bleed valve to let the air bubbles out? Make sure your heater is set to full-hot when you bleed out the air.

2) Broken heater control cable.

Get the heater core checked out, I doubt its the thermostat.

I have the same problem w/my 5th gen...I recently took apart the dash trim and painted it a jet glossy black to match my car paint and when I went to put the trim back on I tried to work the AC but the cable seemed to be getting held up and the knob wouldnt turn past like halfway into the blue (this was over the summer)...and come to find out a couple days ago when It started getting cold I tried to turn the knob all the way to red and it would, but no hot air would blow out!

Would this be a prob with the heater core? If it is, how can I check/fix it? Thanks for any suggestions.