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Grandeos · 10-02-2010, 07:49 PM

Hello fellow enthusiasts.
You may remember my last thread about my local dealer taking 5 seperate visits to solve my problem of noise coming from the "heater core inlet valve."

Well..... less than a week goes by and now I had to make another trip to the dealer with 2 new problems. I felt my HVAC unit was making more noise than usual, as I could hear the fan spinning when it was on. I never heard this before. And to top that off, my heated seat on my drivers seat stopped working. The lights would stay on for a minute or so, then just turn off by itself.

So i brought it into the dealer for repairs. To sum up the 2-day ordeal.... they are clueless about the heated seats, and they replaced the "blower motor." But now, the HVAC "spinning" i hear is even louder than before.

Am I being too picky here? Does anyone else hear the fan spinning under their dash with the HVAC on?? I expect it to be quiet, as it was last winter.
Am I expecting too much???

GhostOutlaw · 10-02-2010, 07:51 PM

No, keep bugging them to fix it, your car should work like the day you got it for it's full warranty

RipperFox · 10-02-2010, 07:53 PM

sit in a new one, and yours, with the service rep, and listen. If not the same, there is and issue.

And make a quality recording of both cars from the drivers seat.

3BVert · 10-02-2010, 11:56 PM

The heated seat control module is under the front of the driver's seat. Make sure the harness is firmly seated. My passenger seat did what you describe and seating the harness resolved it last winter.

joes407 · 10-03-2010, 11:50 AM

are you talking about a whine that almost sounds like it comes out of the speakers but isnt? it drives me nuts when its doing it but i cant always make it happen so i havent bothered trying to let the dealer mess with it.

Grandeos · 10-03-2010, 05:05 PM

Not so much a "whine", but literally hearing the fan spinning. Just like a noisy computer fan. And it gets faster as you turn up the HVAC speed. Very annoying. I can hear it through my music and even the engine noise.

10-02-2010, 07:49 PM	#1
Grandeos Automotive Designer Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 832	More Service Troubles: 1 Solved + 2 New Problems Hello fellow enthusiasts. You may remember my last thread about my local dealer taking 5 seperate visits to solve my problem of noise coming from the "heater core inlet valve." Well..... less than a week goes by and now I had to make another trip to the dealer with 2 new problems. I felt my HVAC unit was making more noise than usual, as I could hear the fan spinning when it was on. I never heard this before. And to top that off, my heated seat on my drivers seat stopped working. The lights would stay on for a minute or so, then just turn off by itself. So i brought it into the dealer for repairs. To sum up the 2-day ordeal.... they are clueless about the heated seats, and they replaced the "blower motor." But now, the HVAC "spinning" i hear is even louder than before. Am I being too picky here? Does anyone else hear the fan spinning under their dash with the HVAC on?? I expect it to be quiet, as it was last winter. Am I expecting too much??? __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 (SIM/BLK)

10-02-2010, 07:53 PM	#3
RipperFox Grrr!!! Drives: BLK/IOM '11 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OK Posts: 380 View My Garage	sit in a new one, and yours, with the service rep, and listen. If not the same, there is and issue. And make a quality recording of both cars from the drivers seat. __________________ Rules for ordering a car. 1. Dealers are liars 2. Buy off the lot 3. See rule #1

10-02-2010, 11:56 PM	#4
3BVert Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 380 View My Garage	The heated seat control module is under the front of the driver's seat. Make sure the harness is firmly seated. My passenger seat did what you describe and seating the harness resolved it last winter. __________________ 2SS/RS Red Jewel Tintcoat 6-Speed Automatic

10-03-2010, 05:05 PM	#6
Grandeos Automotive Designer Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 832	Not so much a "whine", but literally hearing the fan spinning. Just like a noisy computer fan. And it gets faster as you turn up the HVAC speed. Very annoying. I can hear it through my music and even the engine noise. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 (SIM/BLK)

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10-02-2010, 07:51 PM	#2
GhostOutlaw Drives: Black 2011 2LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 282	No, keep bugging them to fix it, your car should work like the day you got it for it's full warranty

10-03-2010, 11:50 AM	#5
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	are you talking about a whine that almost sounds like it comes out of the speakers but isnt? it drives me nuts when its doing it but i cant always make it happen so i havent bothered trying to let the dealer mess with it.