Ok i was driving yesterday with 4 people in my car (myself and 3 friends) and it was pretty hot outside. As all you fit owners know this car is noticably slower once you start adding weight. Well i didn't want to turn on the A/C because i was driving on a hilly road so i selected the defrost mode on the panel, my A/C button was off, temperature was all the way on blue (cold), and i had the vent selected on outside air. Well it had to of been at least 90+ degrees Farenheit outside and with the windows rolled up it was blowing cold air from the defrost vents. The a/c was off but the vents were blowing cold air which was supposed to be air from outside
but it was 90+ degrees. And i noticed my car performed just like it did with the a/c on. So what i did then was select the mode that only blows air to the upper body (first selection on left on the control knob) and the air started to get noticably hotter until it wasn't cold anymore and it felt like the air was finally coming from the outside. I left the knob on the selection for about 10 min (warm air blew throughout that cycle) and then i changed it back to the defrost mode. And then again it started to blow cold air like if the a/c had been turned on. NOTE: The A/C button was off the whole time i was turning knobs.
The previous day coming home from work i noticed this situation occuring as well and when i got home and parked my car was dripping water from the bottom like when the A/C was on for a long time and the compressor collected a lot of condensation but my A/C wasn't on and only my defrost mode was selected.
So my question is: Has anyone else seen this phenomena occur to them? I thought i was losing my mind when this was occuring but i seriously think my A/C somehow turns on when i select the defrost mode.
OH... and one more thing. My car seems to be tilted more so towards the driver side. When i drive its very noticable because my car seems to wanna veer to the left. One other Fit owner on here also had the same problem with it going to the left and he had the same exact car as me: Storm Silver Metallic Manual transmission.
So if anyone has any feedback it would be greatly appreciated oh and i encourage you guys to try the defrost thing... i might not be the only one.