Climate control knob only works in the first position

Tiny
CHERYL RAMSEY
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  • 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 211,000 MILES
I am having problems with the control knob working and blowing in all five positions. I only get the first position so I thought it was the blower motor resistor. I replaced that and no problem with the blower motor either. Can it be in the control knob on the dash panel? Some kind of switch behind the knob? It is hot in Oklahoma and I need some AC. Please help!
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 AT 11:07 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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If you can turn the blower off and have the blower run at position one but not at any other position the switch may be at fault. On position one it runs power through the entire resistor pack, in other positions it bypasses one section at a time which raises the voltage to the blower motor, until you get to position five which turns on the blower relay and sends full battery voltage to the blower.

The first thing I would do is verify that you have a good ground, that is the black wire that goes to the blower motor and inside the module as well. If it is bad the motor may not get enough power to run at other speeds.

The next step is to check the power out of the switch, that can be done at the blower resistor connector, A simple test light and select a position on the switch that does not work. I would choose five, then check for power at the orange wire in the connector. If no power the selector switch is bad.
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 AT 3:40 PM

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