Blows cold air only

85,000 MILES • 3.4L • V6 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CHRIS GOERS
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Blows cold air only.
Nov 7, 2016 at 2:24 AM
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JIS001
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Have the damper motors re-calibrated. If it does not work then the temperature mode motor will need replacing and re-calibrated.
Nov 7, 2016 at 2:38 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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Am working on it now. One hose cold to heater one hose hot. I am at temperature.
Nov 7, 2016 at 2:41 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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Car was owned by mom dealer maintenance done until 80,00 miles only had it six months.
Nov 7, 2016 at 2:42 AM
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JIS001
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Which hose is hot? Is it the upper or lower heater hose? If it is the inlet hose (lower) then the heater core is most likely plugged.
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:13 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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anyway to fix that short of replacing it?
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:39 AM
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If I turn fan off and wait a couple minutes I get hot air for like a minute then it is just moderately warm.
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:39 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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Bottom hot, top coldish.
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:40 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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Blend door motor sounds like it is working AC line cold and frosty.
Top hose coldIsh.
bottom burning hot.
Top hose has bypass to fill jug and is also hot.
Air bubbles?
Blend door?
I have never really messed with HVAC on car except to replace this newer this thing has has so many wires etc.
Thanks in advance.
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:45 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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And defrost blow cold like ice no heat at all, more like AC.
Nov 7, 2016 at 4:51 AM
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JIS001
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Disconnect the heater hoses and try flushing out the heater core?
Nov 7, 2016 at 5:01 AM
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CHRIS GOERS
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Thanks.
Nov 7, 2016 at 5:47 AM
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JOHNNY G.JR
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try reverse flushing the heater core.
Nov 8, 2016 at 12:47 PM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like a blend door problem to me. Here is a guide that will give you an idea on how to fix it

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

Please let us know what you find so it will help others.

Best, Ken
Nov 12, 2016 at 4:49 AM
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