Front facing vents blows out everywhere else?

2008 KIA RONDO
246,000 MILES • 1.7L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TAYLOR RAY GARVIN
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My air and my heat work perfectly fine. Whenever I go to put it on were a blows out at the feet or the defroster or what not it blows out normally but whenever I try to put it on the front facing vents that would blow on your face and stuff it starts making a knocking noise and it blows out everywhere else out of all the other vents except for the ones that face you. Is the thing inside of my vents stuck or is it a possibility it’s broken? But my main question is how easy is it to get to it to see if it’s stuck or broken? I was told I might have to take my dash off to check.
May 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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It sounds like the mode blend door actuator is bad, here is the location to help switch it out which should fix the problem. It should be right above the gas pedal so the dash should not need to be removed. Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.

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May 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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