First time poster here.

Well, after suffering through 13 days of below freezing weather and over 45 inches of snow in 5 days, I'm getting ready to throw in the towel about living here in Massachusetts.

But before I do, me and my 2001 Maxima SE have got to find a way to live with each other.

My CD players woes are covered in another post. But now I'm getting tired of having to scrape ice off the interior front, side, and rear windshields EVERY SINGLE DAY!

I can't stand it--sometimes the ice gets so thick I have to let the car run for 20 minutes before it'll even begin to jar loose. I realize that when I start to chip it off, it evaporates, and the water vapor then refreezes. But since I simply don't have time to dry off every single surface in the car, I'm wondering whether anyone has come up with a solution to keep ice off the interior windows. I've used a bit of that "melt ice" stuff that I use on the exterior windows, but I know that's it's basically poison, so I can't basically blast the interior with it. I would pay BIG $$$ for some kind of interior freeze-inhibitor solution I could apply to the windows. Does anyone have any advice?

Thanx in advance!

Jeff in NE Patriots Country

 

Ice on the inside of the windows? Run the A/C when youre driving (on full hot) to keep moisture out of the air inside the car. That way when you park there is no water vapor inside the car to freeze. Easy.

 

what charliejag said....use the A/C with the head (the "AUTO" setting)....this should get rid of the moisture. It's been below freezing for over a week here now and no problems...9 degrees this am when I fired up the car at 6am....

 

It wouldn't hurt to head down to Brookstone or L.L. Bean, and buy a windshield ice shield. It's basically a weatherproof nylon cover that completely covers the windshield, and is held in place with two flaps that fit between the front door jambs. I have one from L.L. Bean and it works great. All I have to do is use the brush to wipe the ice off, pull off the cover and the windshield is clear. It worked great for me, However my Max is now fortunate enough to sleep in the garage where it belongs.

 

Never ever has my car froze on the inside in Chicago winters, I think maybe you got some kinda water leak or maybe the car is a EX flood car with water under the carpets still ? It will try to evaporate and cause windows to freeze ? I think you got some issues with water getting inside the car. Has the car ever been hit ? You got a sunroof ?

 

i hear ya man, freezin up here in boston.
hit home depot and grab a container of damp rid or some other dissecant. it's in the paint isle, and it sucks up moisture, and comes in a small bucket container that you could throw in the back seat. should only take a couple of days to clear up. this method worked well in my old bronco. good luck!

 

Dudem I kind of had the same problem, but not even close as bad as yours. When you first opne the door with snow on the car, what happenes to the snow that falls into the car? Well, thats one cause of it. Second, water from somwhere else.

This saturday i washed the car and i have little leaks around roof rack when I use high pressure wash. Yesterday it got colder in the morning, and door lock thingy froze on drivers side. basicly couldn't open unlocked door. I got home last night, let the car ran with AC on on 85 for about 30 minutes. Got back was nice and dry, no vapor or ice anywhere this morning...
Try that...

P.S. Whats wrong with Boston weather? Nice and cold.. once in a while some snow.

 

Wait till Spring, Dry out and sell the Max, Move to Florida, Buy a 2003 max SE.
Long term problem solved.

 

I woke up to a car covered with little thin strips of frost all over. Haha, it was pretty cool. It came from the complete car wash I had yesterday, most likely. I just turned on the rear defront, sprayed the windshield with the anti-freeze and it was all good 5 mins later. By the time I made it to school, the car was completely defrosted.

 

Imagine this guy's problem, he can't even get in.

 

IIRC, the A/C compressor shuts off below 37 degree F in any setting?

 

We just got some ice with temps in the 20s. No matter how cold it is, I've never seen THICK ice on the interior of my Maxmia or my Sentra. How is water getting in to your car? Winter isn't exactly known for humidity. Is snow/ice/rain getting in through a leak? Running the A/C will take moisture out of the air inside the vehicle, but you shouldn't have enough moisture in there to make thick ice in the first place.

 

Regarding my post above... I guess there is a difference between three days of temps in the 20s with ice storms and two weeks of subfreezing temperatures with over 3 feet of snow. My cars have never been in conditions THAT extreme, but I still think it's odd that you have enough moisture entering the vehicle to create thick ice sheets on the interior.

 

I think you may have a deeper problem such as has been suggested.....perhaps a window leak(often lower corners of windshield, or upper and lower seals of rear window), or maybe there was some moisture there from the fall, maybe some really wet boots saturated the carpet, and just never condensed and froze until it got so cold? I dunno my $.02. I would look for a solution to the problem, not just a simple band-aid to stem the reaction. You have a water problem.....not an ice on the windows problem.

 

anyone seen Titanic movie with a car scene.
BTW, I was at Niagra Falls few weeks ago and left my car outside, it was covered with a thick layer or ice(mist from the falls), but nothing on the inside. It was fun getting back home in a snow storm.

 

do the damp-rid idea.. that stuff will save a cell phone if dropped in a toilet or a pool.. (just put the phone in a bag with it) but put the stuff in your car and that should work