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CamaroBarb · 08-30-2019, 07:17 PM

Just bought this 2015 Camaro, every time we park it with the engine warmed up and get back in warm air comes out of the vents for 10 miles. Slowly it gets cool, dealer says they all do it? We have to use he ac every time even on a cool day if we want cool air out the vents. The controls seems to work normal, If you select cool its cool. If you select hot it gets hot. It just if you park it for 10 mins or so then its stays hot no matter where you set the heat control.

Dizzy82 · 08-30-2019, 08:00 PM

Air in the ducts get warm from the warm engine.

CamaroBarb · 09-01-2019, 06:42 AM

Makes sense, we had a hot water shut off valve installed and it didn't change a thing.

LimaCharlie · 09-01-2019, 04:52 PM

My car does the same thing you're talking about. It's a common, reported "issue" with the 5th gen Camaro. I think the routing of HVAC ducts in the dash and close proximity to the heater core is the main reason why the air always feels warm.

mamissah · 10-07-2019, 08:24 AM

My car started doing this a month ago. but unlike OP mine get warm whether or not you turn to cool or hot and it stays hot through out. Note this is not with the AC on just vent air. so when i turn the ac on it does coll down a bit but you can tell its mixing with the hot air. any help dianosing this would be appreciated. the dealer wants to immediately flush refrigerant etc but i dont think this has anything to do with AC since it happens with AC off.

akastixx · 10-23-2019, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mamissah

My car started doing this a month ago. but unlike OP mine get warm whether or not you turn to cool or hot and it stays hot through out. Note this is not with the AC on just vent air. so when i turn the ac on it does coll down a bit but you can tell its mixing with the hot air. any help dianosing this would be appreciated. the dealer wants to immediately flush refrigerant etc but i dont think this has anything to do with AC since it happens with AC off.

It could be the temperature door. It's a $40 dollar part, but the dealer will want to go through the dash, and they might mess up the windshield, so you may be out of > $2000.

A few people have cut a hole in their footwells and have fixed it that way.

G8One2 · 10-23-2019, 06:04 PM

The heater core always circulates hot coolant. So there will always be hot air, question is with the blend door and its operation.

CamaroBarb · 10-23-2019, 06:33 PM

My blend door works fine

08-30-2019, 07:17 PM	#1
CamaroBarb Banned Drives: cheby Camaro Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: usa Posts: 575	Vent air always warm Just bought this 2015 Camaro, every time we park it with the engine warmed up and get back in warm air comes out of the vents for 10 miles. Slowly it gets cool, dealer says they all do it? We have to use he ac every time even on a cool day if we want cool air out the vents. The controls seems to work normal, If you select cool its cool. If you select hot it gets hot. It just if you park it for 10 mins or so then its stays hot no matter where you set the heat control.

08-30-2019, 08:00 PM	#2
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	Air in the ducts get warm from the warm engine. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

09-01-2019, 04:52 PM	#4
LimaCharlie Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,989	My car does the same thing you're talking about. It's a common, reported "issue" with the 5th gen Camaro. I think the routing of HVAC ducts in the dash and close proximity to the heater core is the main reason why the air always feels warm. __________________ 2011 Summit White Camaro 1SS/RS -6.2 LS3, TR6060, 3.45, G80 2004 Black Silverado 1500 2WD Regular Cab, Short Bed -5.3 LM7, 4L60E, 3.42, G80 2014 White Caprice PPV -6.0 L77, 6L80E, 2.92, G80

09-01-2019, 06:42 AM	#3
CamaroBarb Banned Drives: cheby Camaro Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: usa Posts: 575	Makes sense, we had a hot water shut off valve installed and it didn't change a thing.

10-07-2019, 08:24 AM	#5
mamissah Drives: 2013 2LT/RS and ZX6R Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: nj Posts: 23	My car started doing this a month ago. but unlike OP mine get warm whether or not you turn to cool or hot and it stays hot through out. Note this is not with the AC on just vent air. so when i turn the ac on it does coll down a bit but you can tell its mixing with the hot air. any help dianosing this would be appreciated. the dealer wants to immediately flush refrigerant etc but i dont think this has anything to do with AC since it happens with AC off.

10-23-2019, 06:04 PM	#7
G8One2 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 492	The heater core always circulates hot coolant. So there will always be hot air, question is with the blend door and its operation.

10-23-2019, 06:33 PM	#8
CamaroBarb Banned Drives: cheby Camaro Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: usa Posts: 575	My blend door works fine