I have noticed that after about 10 minutes into a drive, if I rest my hand over the Toyota logo in the center of my steering wheel, it is warm. Warmer than the surrounding surface and much warmer than the steering wheel grips. I wonder if this is normal. Am I the only one with this?
My seat bottom of the drivers seat gets warm when I sit for awhile But to answer your question, there is nothing that would cause the steering wheel emblem to warm up...other then the sun hitting it.