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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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do these things have a problem with the blend doors? i noticed mine was acting up and wasnt always getting as cold as it normally did. well now that fixed itself but it sounds like a vacuum cleaner. kind of like theres a piece of plastic or paper partially blocking the air path.
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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If it is clicking when adjusting temperature of circulation/recirculate it is the blend door actuator motors. $40 a piece and a tight squeeze to change them but it is fairly easy. I had all three go out last year.
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 02:26 PM
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no clicking so maybe its not that. where is the intake for when it recirculates the air? maybe my kid got a candy wrapper or something stuck to it lol
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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it would be pretty hard for any large debris to make it in there, considering it has to get past a air filter, and the grills prior to the air filter. But despite those challengs i have seen large debris make it in to those areas "on other cars" The blower might be damaged, or maybe your actuators are just making a weird noise instead of the typical clicking. The Car will report an error for any actuator that gets stuck, but you'll need a scan tool that can scan AC codes.
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 08:18 AM
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the more i listen to it, as its spooling down it sounds like a bearing... i replaced the motor a few years back i might see if its a lifetime warranty one and just swap it out.
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it was the blower motor.
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Did it have a lifetime warranty?
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Old Aug 20, 2015 | 08:14 AM
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Did it have a lifetime warranty?
well it should be i cant find where i bought it from, orilieys didnt show it being bought there, and either did rock auto. pretty sure it was rock auto so i'm battling with them to get a refund lol.
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