ravingstylez

Hey guys im pretty sure this is a new one .. but my 04 5at tl has a new problem to add to the list of 30 or 40 or ii dont rememeber i lost count... today it was scorching hot in staten island ...my dads car read it was 98 my coworkers car read 97 which is a garbage car by the way and my car reads 77 and did not change does anyone no where the thermometer is so i can check it out ... i mean it was always working to par but not it breaks like everythign else in my car i sware it shoudl be a lemon but it isnt becasue its always new things..it is now 6 40 and alot chilluier out and my car still says 77

TerminaderTL

Are you looking on the dashboard or the center console?

leeherman

Maybe he's listening to 77 WABC AM radio?

caball88

hahahaha you can't be serious, there is no way someone can confuse the center console temp for the outside temp. i mean it has a temperature for the driver and passenger so it would be just foolish to think that either one represents the outside temp.

ndx2

Why don't you try a little trouble-shooting, like disocnnecting & reconnecting the battery? Pull out the fuse? I mean, come on, you're a guy - use your common sense; if it's stuck on 77, the first thing that would come to my mind is "it's frozen - I'll have to restart it somehow." It may or may not work, but it's worth a try.

Let's put off the bitching and moaning until it becomes a problem without a solution.

03CoupeV6

Now as bad as it is, I hope the problem is really the outside temperature thermometer. It would suck to have made this big of a fool of yourself.

TerminaderTL

Yep. I guess the first diagnostic question should be:

If you press the down arrow (blue) on the left of the center console until it reads 32 and you step outside the vehicle, does it feel really cold outside?

03CoupeV6

I think I'll make it 65 in Atlanta today. *presses button*

6mtV6

I park my car in a underground garage sometimes and it's really cool down there. When I went to my car yesterday and started the engine, the temp was showing 68. It didn't change to the correct temp until driving on the freeway at about 50mph for a while.
I think I read somewhere that sometimes you need to drive on the freeway for a while for the temp to change to the correct temp.

chill_dog

If only I had known that was all I had to do, we wouldn't be having these 100 degree days...

6mtV6 is right, have you been driving a while? Mine changes a good bit between work and home...the longer you drive, the more accurate it gets. If it stays on 77 forever, do what ndx2 said, pull the fuse, then try the battery. If that doesn't work, go to the dealer.

rbf351

the temp sensor is behind the front grill, open the hood and you'll see it

part #2 is the sensor

Actuary

sensor takes some time to read correct temperature. I park my car underground heated parking and when I leave the garage door, temperature doesnt' show proper reading for another five to fifteen minutes.

ravingstylez

ok noo i know were the thermometer is under ure miles trip a..... second yes i have pulled my battery.. now it is 78..lol today was 100 degrees ...thank you for showing me were the sensor is

spdntckt

My temperature seems to continuously read 5deg high.. how do you calibrate these? anyone know?

BloodFart

Owner's manual

Ron A

If you could give a reference I would appreciate it because I have never been able to find it in the owner's manual.

But you can go to the 3G Garage and get the procedure there.

F-085: Acura info on Temp Sensor Logic + Calibration
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/i-just-got-transformers-67481/