every night when the temperature drops i always see that there is condensation and moisture on the inside of my windows. this happens even when i do not drive the car for a few days but it happens everyday. i was wondering if anyone could tell me why this might happen and the best way to fix it.

 

Do you leave your windows down or partially open?

 

they are closed completely. i dont have them open much this time of year.

 

same thing for me. i just figure theres no way around it, does crackin the windows help?

 

Turn on the heater!

 

I have to start by saying that I don't have an Integra, but a 2006 Honda Civic. However, since I got the car, I have had the same problem & it has driven me nuts! The techs couldn't find anything & kept saying that it's a very airtight car, so I should run the air conditioning at all times...didn't help.

Two months ago, I started getting a leak under the dash in the passenger side. Lo and behold! What had happened from the beginning was that the container that collects the condensation from the air conditioning had a blocked or broken drain tube, causing water to build up. Some would naturally just evaporate, but after almost 2 years, enough water had gathered to finally spill over.

Once that water was removed and the drain tube fixed (they also replaced the part that helps evaporate the water), I haven't had a problem in a month - no matter what the weather.

Unfortunately, it took 2 years to find, but I no longer dread the cold weather (at least in warm weather it was just fog & not frost).

It's worth a shot to look into something like this.

 

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Do you have a sunroof?

 

You most likely have a water leak. Check under the floormats and in the trunk. Don't forget the spare tire well.

 

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Thats probably your answer right there. Happens in all cars here in the climate i live in.

 

****, ive had a water leak since i got the car and i just cant fix it.

 

i do have a sunroof but that has been closed tight and i haven't found any water under the floor mats haven't checked the spare tire well yet but nothing is wet back there as far as i can see. maybe there is something wrong with the collector in the air conditioning. any other suggestions?

 

Check the tire well. The AC evaporator housing could have a clogged drain hose, but that is an unlikely cause of water this time of year in PA.

 

Actually, this time of year in PA has nothing to do with it. I am in New York and picked up the car originally on 12/31/06...hence, this time of year.

I started having the problem with inner windshield condensation and frost within the first week or two. Whenever you run the defroster, the AC always engages, so there will be condensation runoff.

 

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You're most likely thinking of dew or frost on the outside of car windows, and pretty much every other surface in the morning when the temperature drops below dewpoint, causing moisture in the outside air to condensate onto surfaces.

The fact that there is condensation on the inside of the glass indicates moisture inside the car. Check for water leaks as Dogginator mentioned.

 

I don't know if you were responding to me regarding the frost, but that frost was on the INSIDE of the car, because there was moisture from the air conditioner condensation reservoir sitting there. This had nothing to do with dew on the outside.

I had moisture inside almost every day for going on 2 years. It wasn't until the water built up in the reservoir enough for it to spill over that anyone thought to pull the dashboard looking for a problem. This took close to 2 years.

I have not had even one day of excess moisture in the car in over six weeks since that water was removed and the tube fixed.

 

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You're most likely thinking of dew or frost on the outside of car windows, and pretty much every other surface in the morning when the temperature drops below dewpoint, causing moisture in the outside air to condensate onto surfaces.

The fact that there is condensation on the inside of the glass indicates moisture inside the car. Check for water leaks as Dogginator mentioned.</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, my windows are sometimes fogged or frosted up on the inside and outside when i get in the car in certain types of weather. Like i said, happens in all cars here.

 

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No, my windows are sometimes fogged or frosted up on the inside and outside when i get in the car in certain types of weather. Like i said, happens in all cars here.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So you somehow can determine that the condensation you see on all cars in your area is both on the outside AND inside of the vehicle, and not just on the outside as is most likely the case?

Like I said, there should NOT be condensation on the inside of the glass unless there is excess moisture inside the car.

 

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It doesn't matter if there is a leak with water on the floor, trunk, etc. or water in the AC evaporator. There is excess water inside of the car. Seek it, find it, and eliminate it.

 

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So you somehow can determine that the condensation you see on all cars in your area is both on the outside AND inside of the vehicle, and not just on the outside as is most likely the case?

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Ok smart ***, it has happened in all cars i have owned and have seen it in a lot of friends and other family members cars as well.

 

Just stating the facts according to the laws of physics and nature.

I have NEVER experienced condensation on the inside of a car unless there was excessive moisture on the inside of the car. Unless the car was parked with windows open (which would allow the same air both outside and inside the glass and create condensation on both sides), then there must be a leak or some other source of excessive moisture inside the car.

 

Ok, well i am just stating facts to what i know and have seen. Thats all. Until you have lived where i am, then you can only assume..

 

I often am getting in and out of my car in stormy weather where in the couple of seconds that the door is open, a lot of snow gets its chance to blow in. Moisture is also coming off my boots, clothing and from my breath. With the combination of all that moisture getting in the car, it sometimes frosts up the inside of the windows. There is your scientific explanation. I don't know what you think, but i am not lying and i know that the frost is on the inside of these cars simply by scraping it. There is no mistaking that. There are no leaks in these cars.

 

We were just saying to check for leaks, since it is a very common occurrence for Integras to develop leaks over the years.

 

I know thats what you were originally saying, and thats fine nothing wrong with that. But then you tried to tell me that what i was saying goes against the laws of physics LOL. Thats NOT the case obviously.