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    Heater stuck on HOT

    Ok so i have herd a few people on the site mention things about the dials that control the air vents power and hot/cold settings have a tendency to break. Well my vent-power one or whatever you want to call it works fine. but the hot/cold knob turns left to right almost as if its not even attached to anything. ALL the vents also constantly blow out hot air no matter how cold i have it set too, AC on or not. So im thinking the knob broke when someone tried to go from hot to cold now i have permanent hot lol.

    my question is, how can i fix this? Is taking apart the whole dash nesscesary or can i just take out the plastic covering surrounding the control panel area? If so, how hard is it and is fixing the dial possible? I would really love to be able to get some cold air in those vents before summer hits. or at least have a way to make them stop blowing out hot air 24/7. thanks for any help guys!
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    the knob just pulls right off. It cost like 5 dollars for new one if its broke. If you want the heat off now then go under hood an follow the heater core hoses behind the engine and there is a little valve with a cable hooked to it. check to see if cable is broke cause thats what bypasses coolant to an from heater core. Whether it is broke or not just get a pair off pliers and turn the valve. That should shut the coolant off from heater core. Thats what your hot cold knob controls. Sorry i should say If that cable is not broke just pull your knob off and turn to cold with pliers inside car and if cable is broke turn the valve.
    Last edited by ugafan001; 03-16-2011, 09:13 PM.

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      #3
      is the cable a pain to change?

      (i am having the same problem but my knob is working)
      Originally posted by deevergote
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        #4
        I don't know if a cable is a part of it, but the valve is operated by a lever. If you remove the intake tube you can see it.
        MRT
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        Originally posted by Tippey764
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        Originally posted by deevergote
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          #5
          Yes there is a cable attached to the lever wich goes from there to the temp control knob. If the cable is broke you will have to pull the ac/heater cotrols outa dash to replace the cable. I have never seen one break but the knobs are notorious for breaking due to either valve under hood sticking or just people excessivly turning knob to far. Its really thin plastic on backside so abuse it an it will break very easy.

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            Originally posted by mtnbikaah View Post
            is the cable a pain to change?

            (i am having the same problem but my knob is working)
            Just grab the knob and pull it off and inspect. The knob will still turn even if its broke. If you can turn it back an forth and and its not broke then check cable. Its not that hard to change cable just time consuming cause you have to pull your dash trim ( The back peice around the cluster and radio which is one peice and also easy to break if not careful) and to do that i beleive you gotta also pull the center console peices cause i think two or four of the screws are under ashtray assembly but i can't remember at this time. The haynes manual gives step by step how to remove.

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              #7
              if your knob just broke off, there should be a silver thing that the knob came off of. yu can take a pliers and turn that for the time being . thats what i did when my knob broke off .

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                Originally posted by ugafan001 View Post
                the knob just pulls right off. It cost like 5 dollars for new one if its broke. If you want the heat off now then go under hood an follow the heater core hoses behind the engine and there is a little valve with a cable hooked to it. check to see if cable is broke cause thats what bypasses coolant to an from heater core. Whether it is broke or not just get a pair off pliers and turn the valve. That should shut the coolant off from heater core. Thats what your hot cold knob controls. Sorry i should say If that cable is not broke just pull your knob off and turn to cold with pliers inside car and if cable is broke turn the valve.
                Thanks man this is really helpful, i just got home from work and its past midnight, but i'll try to get on it tomorrow and let you guys know how it goes

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