Dropped debit card into HVAC vent on dash

HILARY KARMON

MEMBER
2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
V6
4WD
AUTOMATIC
150,090 MILES

Please help. I dropped my debit card into the air vents on the top of the dash not between the window and dash but in the vent holes in the first dash piece that can be removed.

Friday, June 25th, 2021 AT 6:26 AM

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KASEKENNY

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Which part of the dash did it fall into? Driver or passenger side? Right in the middle?

If it fell in closer to the passenger side then you may be lucky by just removing the blower motor and that gives enough access to reach in with needle nose plyers to grab it.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/blower-fan-motor-works-on-high-speed-only

Below you will find the process from the manual on how to remove the blower motor and the dash if it comes to that. Even though a portion of the dash is removable that is not going to help you because the dash just covers the HVAC housing. So this means you are not going to gain access just by removing the dash.

This is why we need to try the blower motor removal first because the blower is inside the HVAC housing which is where you need to be.

Please run through this and let us know what questions you have. Thanks

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