Last week the dealer said that it was"functioning as designed" and that the black plastic box is always hot. We just don't notice it untill we use the heater, get it hot, then turn it off. I think I noticed it a lot because I drive over 150 miles a day in LA rush hour traffic. The heat she...

Hi all, Sorry about the comic wannabe comment! I didn't say it to be mean, just a sarcastic sense of humor. The problem is that the black plastic box (where the heater hoses come in) just to the upper right of the drivers foot is always hot, to the point of being very uncomfortable. Its a 2004 just ...

I must have been mistaken. I thought this was a forum for tech info, not for comic wannbes.

The plastic heater box near the drivers foot of my 2004 Vibe is always hot? Anybody else?