2011 Honda Pilot Middle Vents Weak Air
Now if it is that you get air out of the floor-dash-defrost vents but cannot select hot or cold temperatures, that would be the blend actuators (purple lines) If you only have a single control for hot-cold then the actuator is the one to the left in the first pic and you access it by going under the driver's side dash and removing the duct as shown, then the actuator is behind it. If it is the dual zone system the passenger actuator is reached by removing the dash trim as above, then the actuator is mounted to the HVAC case. Reverse the processes to install replacements.
Suggested Repair
Confirm whether airflow fails only at the dash vents or temperature cannot be changed. If floor, dash, and defrost modes cannot be selected, replace the mode actuator behind the glove box after removing the dash trim, glove box, and duct. If air flows from those outlets but hot and cold cannot be selected, replace the blend door actuator: under the driver-side dash for a single-zone system, or on the HVAC case after dash-trim removal for the passenger side of a dual-zone system.
Conversation Summary
The owner of a 2011 Honda Pilot said the middle vents barely blow cool air and suspected the blend door actuator or blower motor. The expert asked whether floor and defrost selections still produce airflow and whether temperature can be changed. Mode-selection failure points to the mode actuator behind the glove box, while temperature-control failure points to the appropriate blend door actuator.












