Transmission housing/console heating up? Kilbys??

[vt_maverick]

I don't recall feeling any excess heat on our trip to Wisconsin this past summer, but then again I had Sonya, Mahalia, Dakota, and a bouncing rear cargo carrier to distract me.

I can tell you that our '04 Axiom is TERRIBLE about heating up on a long drive... but the heat is on the passenger side of the center console, perfectly located to scorch your passenger's feet. It's not heat blowing from the lower vents; it's heat radiating from under the carpet. I'm glad I don't have that level of issue with the VX, but I sure would love to move our Axiom's tranny dipstick to my engine bay.

[VXR]

I sure would love to move our Axiom's tranny dipstick to my engine bay.

I hear ya on that...

[Triathlete]

I can tell you that our '04 Axiom is TERRIBLE about heating up on a long drive... but the heat is on the passenger side of the center console, perfectly located to scorch your passenger's feet. It's not heat blowing from the lower vents; it's heat radiating from under the carpet..

Lizardskin makes a ceramic based coating that would help with this heat issue in case you wanted to "fix" it.

[circmand]

I don't recall feeling any excess heat on our trip to Wisconsin this past summer, but then again I had Sonya, Mahalia, Dakota, and a bouncing rear cargo carrier to distract me.

I can tell you that our '04 Axiom is TERRIBLE about heating up on a long drive... but the heat is on the passenger side of the center console, perfectly located to scorch your passenger's feet. It's not heat blowing from the lower vents; it's heat radiating from under the carpet. I'm glad I don't have that level of issue with the VX, but I sure would love to move our Axiom's tranny dipstick to my engine bay.

I am not worried about the tranny itself they are going to get hot. I am not worried about my passengers tootsies getting to warm they can take the bus next time. What concerns me is this heat is building up under the computer that is under the passenger seat. A computer does not like heat. I was wondering if this heat build up had caused any of the computer issues we have seen?