HCH2 Hot-Spot - GreenHybrid

BowDirk · #1 (**permalink**) 04-04-2006, 08:01 AM

So i was driving in to work this morning and my hand touched the gear shift base plate and i noticed it was warm right where the 'D' is. Not dangerously hot or anything only ~120 degrees or so. The rest of the base plate was not hot, just a very localized warm spot.

Oh, and it was 50 degrees outside and raining so it wasn't sunlight, or spilt coffee or anything else.

weird...

Bowdirk

nbalthaser · #2 (**permalink**) 04-04-2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BowDirk

So i was driving in to work this morning and my hand touched the gear shift base plate and i noticed it was warm right where the 'D' is. Not dangerously hot or anything only ~120 degrees or so. The rest of the base plate was not hot, just a very localized warm spot.

Oh, and it was 50 degrees outside and raining so it wasn't sunlight, or spilt coffee or anything else.

weird...

Bowdirk

yeah, i get this as well. i think it is the light that lights up the "d" since it is always on.

ElanC · #3 (**permalink**) 04-04-2006, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BowDirk

So i was driving in to work this morning and my hand touched the gear shift base plate and i noticed it was warm right where the 'D' is. Not dangerously hot or anything only ~120 degrees or so. The rest of the base plate was not hot, just a very localized warm spot.

Oh, and it was 50 degrees outside and raining so it wasn't sunlight, or spilt coffee or anything else.

weird...

Bowdirk

I haven't looked, but if there's a little light that illuminates the letter D when the gear is in that position, then the bulb could be the source of the heat.