Inside Temperature Display

[Mark86]

I am having a weird problem with my inside temperature display. I have read all of the posts about how it starts off with a weird temperature reading and then adjusts itself. Today I pulled out of the garage, where it is around 60 degrees. It was 80 degrees outside today, and the temperature read 60 degrees all day. The temperature display on my mirror said the correct temperature. Then when I pulled it back into the garage and went to check something, it read 91 degrees. I started having the problems today. I am not sure if it is a coincidence but it was the first hot day here. Does anybody know what is going on? Where is the thermometer located so I can check it? I found something mounted on my lower bumper by the foglights, but I traced that to being part of my mirror. I posted a picture of what my temperature read in my 60 degree garage.

 

[rensho]

center of the area behind the grill, in front of the ac condenser. IIRC.

 

[linhsy]

Mark,

mine was read 90 at 7:30 Pm ....temperature outside was about 70 max...but it had been much hotter 5 PM ...around 90.....

I think...the temperature sensor is slowly updated the actual temperature...it might read the temperature couple hours ago...

Or environment around the sensor was still hot at that time...

 

[toybox]

I think there has to be something wrong. Why even put it on the truck if it can not react to temp changes within a reasonable amount of time.

I wonder if there is a was to directly test it?

 

[rensho]

Mine takes a few minutes of actual driving for it to register new/ambient temp.

There has to be airflow around the grill area for it to register new temp. Sitting in hot area/sun, will cause misreading, and should continue to misread until airflow around the sensor is achieved.

You could try a cup of tap water at a know temp and dunk part of the sensor in there to calibrate...

 

[AntonioCm1983]

My Temp Display Won't even Show A Temp it dosent even show the Word Outside Temp Display 07 limited dual Climate control Display