Anyone else have excessive heat from heater? Center console and shifter area gets HOT!!!

Hey all, my center console box, cupholders, pretty much anything between the two front seats can get very hot. Does anyone else experience this? I assumed it to be normal but I’m hearing that it may be a disconnected heater hose or duct. Looking for any ideas/tips/etc before I go digging in.

What has prompted me to look now, even though it’s been an issue for awhile, is that I have a new head unit (Alpine Halo 11) and it just cuts out the sound (everything else works fine but no sound from any source). I tried turning on the AC and pointing the vents directly at it, which made the sound come back once the deck cooled somewhat. Idk if I’ve figured out that issue but it seemed to work. Now I’d like to get to the bottom of the heat issue.

Has anyone else experienced this heat? Are there thermal wraps or anything that might protect from heat?

 

Already made a mistake, didn’t add in what I drive. 2017 Platinum. Thnx for everyone’s help.

 

How’s the output at the rear vents?

 

Good question! So, I thought about that, and will check, but I have no previous knowledge of how it should be. I’ll check, and if there’s nothing coming out, then the answer would likely be some duct leading back there. If there is air coming out, then I’ll have to gauge whether or not it seems an appropriate amount.

Does anyone with a 2.5 Gen CM know if the air coming out in the rear is approximately the same as the air coming from front vents? Or can anyone tell me how they compare? I’ll use that to judge.

 

The rear AC is always gonna be weaker than the front. At least my kids tell me that everyday during hot summer in Houston.

 

Yeah that’s my fear, but I guess maybe I should just open her up. I just hate to because things don’t always go back together the same as they were before, at least not when I’m the one pretending to be a mechanic. But since I’ve gotta do a cpl things behind the head unit, it may be easier just to do it all at the same time. Crossing my fingers it’s as easy as a disconnect duct.

 

Full blast on face it’s maybe 30% weaker airflow on the rear vents in mine.

 

Ok good to know cuz as I’m feeling it now, def much more than 30% less. Idk about the foot ducts under the seat but this already tells me I’m probably not getting what I should back there. Thnx man