Windscreen Icing Up on the Inside

[radderfire]

My windscreen is icing up on the inside. I guess this is just because my car (2005 Focus) has a condensation problem. I also close the air vents before leaving the car.

Does anyone else get this problem? What can I do to prevent it?

Thanks

 

[wesley]

you got a water leak somewhere

 

[_lecro_]

I've had the same thing in my 95 civic,
don't have any noticeable water leaks anywhere,

 

[joey1211]

Used to have it on my old Cavalier. The space underneath the spare tyre was filled with water if that's of any help

 

[alex24]

Try running with the air con on for a while and maybe leave a cup of salt or something to absorb moisture in the vehicle, assuming any leaks are taken care of. Those silica bag things might be useful. This is just things I heard for someone who was having a similar problem but with misting up all the time.

 

[Danm54]

Its a car outside, its going to get damp in the winter.....

My works van does it but the door seals are crap and its a van, always gets condensation/moisture inside.

 

[_lecro_]

Try running with the air con on for a while and maybe leave a cup of salt or something to absorb moisture in the vehicle, assuming any leaks are taken care of. Those silica bag things might be useful. This is just things I heard for someone who was having a similar problem but with misting up all the time.

Dont have air con but i do have access to silica bags, ill leave a few in there see if it helps

 

[The_Baron]

It's The Day After Tomorrow

 

[_lecro_]

Yep certainly feels like it ,
thankfully im off work for the next week so don't have to venture out !

Too busy re building my rig anyway

 

[Mickie]

if a car hasnt been used in a while it can happen or like eveyones said a leak somewhere..

salts a good one in a bowl, or blast the heating on full and open the window slightly

 

[Lopéz]

I've had the same thing in my 95 civic,
don't have any noticeable water leaks anywhere,

I have a brand new Corsa hire car on the drive that has iced up on the inside every day this week. It isn't necessarily a leak, natural condensation can cause it.

If you do have a leak, then yes the effect will be much worse.

 

[Phil W]

Buy some moisture absorbing packs (£3-£4ish for a pair). Should reduce the problem considerably.

 

[Lordgrayone]

As said above, all cars do it, some more than others

 

[Uriel]

I decided to try Rain-X anti-fog for interior windows. Dumb dumb dumb dumb. The stupid stuff is hydrophilic. It's supposed to work by causing water to form a transparent film instead of fogging. Never worked well in the first place but when it's freezing it attracts ice. I have been very busy with screen wipes and microfibre cloths. Got most of the dreadful stuff of but there are still some patches left.

 

[godinman]

The rover does this, by that's probably because the previous owner drove it full pelt into a massive flood.

 

[TheVoice]

My Astra does this all the time too, I've found the moisture trap bags help a little bit, as does putting a cover over my windscreen during the night, but most of the time I still have to resort to spraying a bit of de-icer onto a cloth to clear it.

My next car is going to have heated everything.

 

[Draeger]

Lift your carpets and check the foamy sponge stuff underneath, it can hold a ridiculous amount of water over a long period of time. Once that stuff gets wet there's no amount of silca bags that will help the problem. Remove if wet and dry out. Then of course you need to find out why it's getting wet in the first place, this can be a complete nightmare.

In the meantime, you can purchase mini sized condensation absorption things in the likes of Homebase. Bung a bit of sticky backed velcro on the underneath to prevent it falling over and stick one under your seat fixed to the carpet. Should help. And I've also heard that for the last mile or so of your journey before parking up, switch the heaters in the car over to cold air and it limits the amount of condensation that may appear. Must be something to do with the difference in temps when left parked.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

I with echo what people say, it's probably damp inside and it's probably due a to leak of some sort.

I've had the same issue in about three different cars. Worst one was 15 miles into a journey I still needed the demist and air con on to keep the screen clear. The rear footwell was almost an inc deep with water. Dunno how it didn't slop though to the front actualy. The door seal had popped off the plastic grommet that held it in place.