What can I do?

Plum Ranger XLT · Jul 29, 2015

I've been having this problem for a while that I get this film on the inside of my windshield and it's like I have fog on the windshield on the inside. I know it's not the heater core because I have no coolant smell inside the cab and I've tried everything to clean it off and when I do, it's pretty much a temporary fix because it comes right back a few days later. Any ideas what I can do to clean the windshield better to get rid of this film?

Shoddy Cologne · Jul 29, 2015

you could quit smoking doobies, thats a sure way to get filmy windows. lol jk maybe its coming from something you park next to?

97RangerXLT · Jul 29, 2015

The plastic in the truck will outgas and fog your windows. usually it is worse when the truck is new. possibly a leaking evap core for the a/c?

AJ

adsm08 · Jul 29, 2015

Evap core could be leaking, however I have had pin-hole leaks in heater cores cause a fog or film with no smell, and only minor coolant loss.

If you smoke in the vehicle that is also a sure way to fog the windows like you describe.

black_demon69 · Jul 29, 2015

Plum Ranger XLT said:
I've been having this problem for a while that I get this film on the inside of my windshield and it's like I have fog on the windshield on the inside. I know it's not the heater core because I have no coolant smell inside the cab and I've tried everything to clean it off and when I do, it's pretty much a temporary fix because it comes right back a few days later. Any ideas what I can do to clean the windshield better to get rid of this film?

remove glass and where gogles :icon_rofl:

LOL

i would also lean toward heater core or not smoking in truck..

1996xlt · Jul 30, 2015

As a connoisseur of non-watertight vehicles and knowing that our trucks have a history of leaky high-mount brake lights and front and back glass, I would guess that due to residual moisture in the carpet plus hot, sunny days = hazed over interior glass.

Plum Ranger XLT · Jul 30, 2015

I should've been more clear on this. I don't smoke and this has been going on since I bought it new.

redhurricane · Jul 30, 2015

Are you a mouth breather?

Ok, all joking aside, I'd be curious about moisture in the cab. you're in a high humidity region of the country, so any residual moisture in the truck will be amplified in a closed environment. Running AC or no? drive with the windows down or typically up? vents set up recirculation or open to fresh air?

enjr44 · Jul 31, 2015

I have an 08 FX4 and the inside of the windshield gets dirty faster than any vehicle I have ever owned. NO clue why.

straycat · Jul 31, 2015

Very odd. I have never had this problem with any of my vehicles, ever. Most of our vehicles are garage kept. Very odd since you say you don't smoke. I know that as the interior plastic becomes older even after a year of just being kept outdoors what you are seeing happens.
My wife drives her Corolla more often then our other vehicles and the inside of the windshield gets a bit hazy, but not really bad. It wipes clean in a second.
I think it is from her hairspray and perfume when she uses it daily. Now that she has retired this June I have not seen the hazy film on the inside of the windshield recently. She is not driving it every day to school. I cleaned her car about 2 weeks ago and the inside windshield stills looks good.

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