uh huh, you read that right. Here's what happened:

It snowed last night. This morning I started her up and switched on the front defroster. Surprise!! A bunch of snow came blowing out of the defroster vent.

lol, is this common? Anybody know what causes it?
Yes, I cleaned off all the snow before I got in and started her.

Thanks

 

no big deal , some snow fell in to the air inlet for the heating and when you turned the fan on it blew out

 

That would honestly be kinda cool to see...

 

Is this common? is there something missing or broken allowing this?

 

i have never seen this before... I am curious on what would cause this....

 

the air for the heating comes in through a vent at the bottom of the windshield, when its snowing some can fall in because there isn't a cabin filter and when your fan turns on it will blow it out.

 

Yeah, me too.
It seems like it's pretty uncommon for this to happen, as nobody has chimed in saying it's happened to them.
Plus, I've found absolutely nothing from the searches I've done.

Hmm, that seems too easy, lol. I'm asking myself why it doesn't happen every time it snows then, and to more people? Also, wouldn't water come in when it rains?

Is there supposed to be a cabin air filter in there some place?

 

The air inlet for the HVAC system is in the passenger side cowl between the hood and the windshield. It takes just the right kind of snow, temperature, and wind to put the snow into a position where it could be pulled in by the fan. Rain cannot get in because of the twists/turns the air must take to get into the system. It is designed to shed water away from the inlet.

 

LOL. This made my day. I could only imagine the surprise you had.

 

happens to me all the time