No heat going to the front windshield. Heat goes to the cabin, so I have heat. Where is the blend door actuator located?
Oct 23, 2020 at 3:01 AM
2015 Chevrolet Malibu No Defrost Heat
DVDCLIFTON4
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Good afternoon,
This sounds like a mode door actuator, not a blend door.
I attached the procedure and a picture for you below for the process.
There is no calibration as the new cars do not require it.
Roy
This sounds like a mode door actuator, not a blend door.
I attached the procedure and a picture for you below for the process.
There is no calibration as the new cars do not require it.
Roy
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Oct 23, 2020 at 3:11 AM
So will I be accessing the mode door actuator from the driver's side? It sort of looks like it from the diagram.
Oct 23, 2020 at 4:27 AM
That is correct.
Roy
Roy
Oct 23, 2020 at 6:27 AM
Am I going to have to remove the dashboard to get to the actuator?
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Oct 23, 2020 at 6:48 AM
No, not at all. It is all done from under the left side of the dash.
I attached a YouTube video for you to view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjPcHzMhPGU
Roy
I attached a YouTube video for you to view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjPcHzMhPGU
Roy
Oct 23, 2020 at 6:53 AM
You said that I would be accessing it from the driver's side, but the video shows all the work being done from the passenger side under the glove box. It is being done on a 2011. My car is a 2015 Malibu. There is metal framework that keeps me from readily accessing anything behind the glovebox. When you say from the left side of the car, do you mean driver side or passenger?
Oct 23, 2020 at 8:24 AM
Drivers side. It is on the drivers side of the dash.
Sorry, the video is for the blend door which is on the passenger side.
Roy
Sorry, the video is for the blend door which is on the passenger side.
Roy
Oct 23, 2020 at 9:05 AM
How do you remove the floor air outlet duct? In the directions you sent, it said to refer to the Floor Air Outlet Duct Replacement - Left Side. I was hoping that there would be a link to the directions when I clicked on it.
Oct 23, 2020 at 10:40 AM
It has a clip or a small screw to remove it. It takes about 5 minutes to remove.
I attached a picture for you to view.
Roy
I attached a picture for you to view.
Roy
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Oct 23, 2020 at 8:40 PM
Suggested Repair
Treat this as a mode door actuator issue, not a blend door. It is on the driver's side of the dash and can be reached from under the left side without removing the dashboard. Remove the left floor air outlet duct, which is held by a clip or small screw and takes about five minutes. No calibration is required.
Conversation Summary
The owner of a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu has cabin heat but no heat to the windshield and asked where the blend door actuator is. The expert said the symptom points to the mode door actuator, located on the driver's side and accessible under the left dash without dashboard removal. A linked video was for the passenger-side blend door on a 2011 and does not apply. The left floor air outlet duct is removed with a clip or small screw in about five minutes, and no calibration is needed.