Fix & Repair / Replace Climate Control Fan Speed Switch Dodge Journey - No Heat or AC - DIY

[@timothyjohnson5969]

Thank you, I have a Dodge Avenger and had this problem. The way you said fixed it. But the problem is the metal heats up for some reason and melts the plastic above the contacts. I had to scrape and sand it off for it to get good connection, the grease is there to help with the connection. Why Chrysler/Dodge doesn't do something to remedy this situation is beyond me, it should be redesigned and be a recall. This item rebuilt is $140.00 on amazon and $337.00 new, this should not be the expense of the owner, someone in the design room f----ed up!

[@theorganguy]

same here with a 09 grand caravan... the melted plastic ended me twisting the upper contact out of shape. scraped the plastic flush, bent the contact back into place - Bingo! but it is just a smidgen away from refailing...

[@fredmcginnis9332]

Wow! As a 70 year old retired Master Tech, I am simply amazed by these videos sometimes. Thank you! Putting together a driver for my granddaughter, had no blower at all. Cost me 45 minutes and a little dielectric grease out of my old toolbox. Works like a champ! How many unneeded blower resistors have been sold for this problem? Thanks again!!

[@Tl-Driffrent]

OMG. DUDE!!!!. Thank you so Dame much for this video. I used unit would have cost me 40 to 90 bucks and days of waiting a new one any where from 200 to 300 Dollars. I followed just what you did for my Chrysler 200 And it works🤯. I did not have money this time of year to be spending and it's snowing in Utah. My morning drive is going to be all Toasty Warm🌡️. Thank you so much for sharing this dude you Rock!

[@craigmorehouse-r8i]

Thank you for sharing this. This is exactly what was wrong with my daughter's 2010 Journey. Cost only $2 for the dielectric grease, and some elbow grease 🙂 I can return the blower capacitor I bought, as that was not the problem.

[@MelvinZoopers]

It's nice when things work out. It doesn't usually happen that way.

[@PatrickJago]

If it didn’t work then a trip to a you pull it junkyard and $10. Thanks for the video. I got lucky and gripped the knob and jiggled it back and forth and in and out and changed speeds and it’s working fine again for now

[@brettpassini7611]

Thanks for the video. It worked! Hallelujah

[@RhandyMillan]

Can someone tell me what size the screw or nut is, please? I need to replace the controls in my 2009 Journey but cannot find the right tool to remove the nuts. Thanks.

[@gretchan209]

Good job.

[@oxygen454]

Weird thing is, dielectric grease is non conductive so it's weird that that is what is used. I will have to take mine apart and check it. Thanks

[@MelvinZoopers]

True!

[@theorganguy]

my guess is that it is to keep from crosscontacting between the different stages

[@prettiinpink816]

Omg the pins will not go back in the blue thing!!

[@hybridher0]

You're just asking for it to catch fire again.

[@MelvinZoopers]

I got it back in working order again. No fires...before or after.

[@hybridher0]

@Melvin Zoopers the contacts will eventually wear down again and will short risking a fire like mine. It's just a bad design. I'm trying to replace the controls completely but it is not plug and play sadly.

[@theorganguy]

​@@hybridher0did u ever found a solution?

[@fredmcginnis9332]

You are clueless, and never turned a wrench for a living.