I am having a problem with my 08 Fit. My winshield and rear window ice up in the inside! I have to scrape inside and out! This is a real problem,what can i do?

 

Happens to all cars with certain temp changes. I was fogged up bad last week. Turn defrost on full and crack a window or two to get rid of humid air.

 

I hate to disagree with you but this does not happen to all cars. this is the first one ive owned that it happens to.

 

I've been driving cars for the best part of a half a century, I'll bet Black3sr has been as well. It can/does happen to all cars, some more than others, but none are free from the phenomena. It's the simple physics of temperature and humidity.

Worst was my first Beetle - best was my last Cadillac - the Fit is okay, but driving around in Christmas snow this season with three adults and a 9month lab pup almost killed it, with only me I rarely see it.

Routinely do like Black3sr says, plus when in the defrost mode crank the temp to max, it will help.

 

Best part of half century? Heck I am over the half century driving. Will be 54 in May. I recall no heaters in some of my Dad's really old circa 1930's.

It is snowing here today. I was out slip sliding around. Went into a store for maybe 15 minutes. When I came out every window was heavy heavy fogged up. Cracked the windows and cranked the heat on defrost. In a few minutes good to go.

I guess it is the matter of waiting a few minutes is what bothers most of the young drivers today. Their gotta have now attitude can't wait a few minutes. Patience is word.

 

Are you kidding me? Im 52 yrs old and have owned many cars. None have done this. I have to scrape the inside every day. This morning i spoke to 11 people cleaning snow off their cars,not one has this problem. My sons CRV does not have this problem,nor does my wifes Civic. Even the dealer admitted this is not normal. I am wondering if its the windshield seal. Running the ac does not help,when i return to my car after work,the inside is iced up again. Please dont tell me this is normal or even usual. Its driving me crazy,cant wait to dump this car.

 

So if the dealer says its not normal, what is their suggestion on fixing it? Is this the first winter you've encountered this problem? Try a bucket of damp rid in your car one night and see if that helps...

 

just bought some damprid,will try. Thanks

 

Because if moisture is the problem, then perhaps there is some way that the moisture is getting inside the car and building up.

 

^^Good point^^
Do you keep the selector on 'Fresh Air'? This has been the problem on other cars. A friends daughter ended up with soaked carpets in an older Saturn because of this.

Only time I set on recirculate is if I'm behind a spewing bus or smell a skunk.

I recently heard of a complaint on a new 2012... there's been talk of rear hatch leaks on older Fits. Checking the floor carpets and spare tire well might help figure things out.

 

Yeah, it's got to be moisture on the inside--the challenge will be finding the source.

 

find the source of your moisture. its not normal, but given the size of the cabin in the fit and the relatively weak AC system, its not at all that surprising.

I had a 1995 honda passport that would do that during the winter time after I tracked a bunch of snow in it. Had to run the AC pretty much non stop in the winter for it to finally clean out.

Of course, I could have done a better job cleaning my shoes off before I got it, but it really didnt bother me all that much.

 

Using the floor vents with wet feet / floor mats is going to exacerbate the problem.

If you park outside this is going to be more difficult, but I would recommend getting the interior as warm as you can, then when you park roll down the windows to let the humid air dissipate and chill the moisture in the floor mats to prevent it from trying to further evaporate.

I leave my windows rolled down when parked in the garage to let the floor dry out in the winter.

 

Hei Rooivalk welcome to the freakworkd - great advice!

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