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2020 Edge SEL HVAC issue\outside Temp indication?


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Yesterday afternoon I got into my vehicle and after cranking I noticed the outside temp was displaying -55 degrees.  Both on the Dash panel and the Sync 3 panel.  Then noticed something was different about the Climate system.   AC seemed to not longer work.  As I was driving I was fiddling with the Sync 3 panel trying to get things back to normal.   I eventually gave up and when I got back to a home location I pulled out my ODB scanner and scanned for any errors being logged...nothing. 

during this later testing I noticed the outside temp was not displaying -8 instead of -55.
I reset a few Modules that seemed connected but nothing seemed to change.   I didn't have fuse puller so waited till this morning to go get one from a nearby parts store.   However this morning upon cranking I noticed the outside temp indicating normal temp.   So now I'm scratching my head as to what was going on yesterday.

I was going to reset the Sync 3 yesterday but held off until today.

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I've had a similar problem in my 2024 Titanium. Upon starting, it will read 10-15 degrees hotter than it really is, then over about 5 minutes settles down to the real temperature. This causes the A/C to come on when it's not needed.

It happened last night, it was about 59 degrees, temp read 73, so the A/C came on. It was at night, so sunshine was not a factor.

 

It almost seems like heat is getting trapped around the sensor, then driving ventilates that area.

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48 minutes ago, normkol said:

I've had a similar problem in my 2024 Titanium. Upon starting, it will read 10-15 degrees hotter than it really is, then over about 5 minutes settles down to the real temperature. This causes the A/C to come on when it's not needed.

It happened last night, it was about 59 degrees, temp read 73, so the A/C came on. It was at night, so sunshine was not a factor.

 

It almost seems like heat is getting trapped around the sensor, then driving ventilates that area.

The A/C does not control or respond to the outside air temperature indication.

 

The outside air temperature sensor is in the air intake duct, and it will typically be warmer under the hood and cool down when the vehicle is moving.

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