Heater Blowing Air Out Of All Vents When Not Supposed To

[citroenbabe]

Hi all, am returning to ask for your help once more as my 05 C3 is again giving me grief! (Clutch judder when pulling away on a hill still driving me crackers btw)

 

Recently arrived at my destination after a 30 minute drive to find my left calf and foot were very hot. Strange, I thought...until I realised that (despite the fan selector being on Windscreen), there was a trickle of hot air coming from the vent that's mounted on the side of the centre console below the gearstick, pointing into the footwell.

 

After more checking, also found that a trickle is coming from the two Face vents on the dashboard, as well of course as the expected heat onto the windscreen.

 

Rang three different Citroen dealers for their opinion/advice, and got three completely different answers, all of which culminated in "bring it in, we'll investigate" - dread to think about the cost.

 

Anyone else got a similar problem? My other half thinks the diverter is on the blink and would like to take a look but all the garages screamed that we must not fiddle with the fascia or dashboard as it's a highly complex piece of work (huh?).

 

Any help/thoughts very welcome.

[raveydavey]

From the sounds of it, your other half is probably right!

 

However, you say your car is an 05 reg so it's either still covered by warranty or it has only just expired, so I'd book it in to be sorted out as a warranty issue.

Even if you car is out of warranty it can only be by a matter of weeks, so Citroen should deal with this as a goodwill issue. If they won't then I'd suggest Consumer Direct / Trading Standards should be your next point of call.