External Temp Display Stuck

[Bowhunt24]

Anyone have their temp display ever get stuck on a reading and not change? I noticed it on my way home from Portland. The external temp display would not move off of 76 degrees and I knew for a fact that was not the outside temp. Now, no matter what, it just displays 76.

 

Is this data that is being streamed in via OnStar connection, or is there a physical sensor on the rig somewhere that measures the ext temp?

 

Thanks!

Evan

[wuznme]

Ambient temp sensor is attached to the core support behind the grille.

[jj46]

There is a sensor. Maybe try to unhook the battery for a few minutes. Otherwise, perhaps the sensor is bad and it just displays the last known good reading? Not sure.

[SouthpawHD]

Had this happen after a carwash. Seems like the sensor was wet and stayed wet for a while. After it dried it was fine.

[SkiDooNick700]

mine gets stuck occasionally, especially after washing. Usually it starts working again after an hour or so but one time it was stuck on 69 for days (seriously ;-) ). I need to ask the dealer about this next time I go there.

[TJay74]

As said, it is a physical sensor. Make sure nothing is obscuring it. It works by heating a filament up to a certain temp and then when air flows over it uses a calculation to determine the actual temp by how much energy it takes to keep the filament heated up to the set temp.

[Bowhunt24]

mine gets stuck occasionally, especially after washing. Usually it starts working again after an hour or so but one time it was stuck on 69 for days (seriously ;-) ). I need to ask the dealer about this next time I go there.

 

That's gotta be it! Was working fine until a high pressure no touch car wash....boom, good call!

 

Thanks all!

 

Evan

[fbachman]

Can't say mine has been "stuck" but it does appear that it often doesn't jive with the outside temp very well.

 

May have that looked at during my first oil change.

 

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