natural_nick

Hello,

New 2008 528xi owner here. I searched high and low and can not find anyone with my same issue. I have heat set to all red bars and temp at 90, tried auto and manual. The windshield vent and passenger face vent are the only ones producing heat. Driver face vent and both feet blow cold air! I changed force for each vent, closed face vents to see if it produces heat elsewhere with no luck. My drivers window and feet are extremely cold.

Any suggestions? Only had the car two weeks.


Thanks in advance.

natural_nick

After forcing all my vents to feet, and letting run for awhile, it will blow hot air on the passenger side only, still cold on driver.

ctcoin

How cold is it outside when you have no heat? I had a problem when the temps were below about 20F. I flushed my heater coil and check the valve unit for operation. I had no issues with both. I found the problem with the design of the car and the lack of flow. I corrected it with a small piece of flashing and have great heat now!

ctcoin

After reading your post more, it appears that you have either a malfunctioning solenoid on the drivers side or a clogged drivers side heater core. Just to confirm, it is the drivers side you only have a problem with, right?

Cattani

No threadjack intended here.

I have the same issue....only it is no heat on my driver side period. Been shutting it off on the driver side and blasting the passanger side because I honestly don't even want to know what it is going to cost me to even have it looked at...

540i

There is a dial on the I-drive that let's you adjust the area as well as how hard AND how hot you want it to blow. I noticed that even at 80 degrees it wasn't as hot as it gets when I put the heat to blow against the windshield. This is what I'm talking about. Make sure this is all the way up. I realize you may already have done so, but it's a place to start...

ctcoin

Do a search on this title," 2007 530XI heat problem fix." this is how I fixed my car.

ctcoin

It sounds like either a drivers side heater solenoid or a drivers side clogged heater core.

whentmets

stuck solenoid. Common issue on the E60

Lo/Rez

I have the problem on my passengers side. Where can I find the solenoid?