Blend door actuator

CHANDRA THOMPSON

MEMBER
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA
V6
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

My heater only blows cold air. A guy at AutoZone got it working temporarily by doing something under drivers side right knee. He pulled the carpet back and used a long screw driver to do it and then told me not to change anything because he did not know what would happen. Well it got hot again and I did not need it but now it is getting cold so I need to know where the actuator is so I can fix the problem.

1 Reply

KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
48,363 POSTS

Yes the blend door actuator will cause the heater or air conditioner not to work right.

Here is a guide that will give you an idea on what you are in for when doing the job:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-blend-door-motor

Here is what it will be like on your car (below) I gave both air control and temperature control actuators:

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

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