How To Change A Heater Actuator In A Chrysler 200 | Who Designs This Stuff?

Got a strange clicking noise coming from inside your dash. it's not a gremlin, it's most likely your heater actuator. I show you how to replace one that's gone bad and I rant about engineers and how they have zero understanding of how tools or anatomy work.
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[@robertarce5377]

Good thing I seen this video so I can know what tools I am going to need to take my acculater off!

[@thatfunkymonkey]

Glad I could help 👍🏻

[@stevensmith5158]

"Everything looks perfect on paper, but FUBAR in the field."😂😂

[@thatfunkymonkey]

Ain't that the truth lol

[@user-lo9tg3bh5q]

Thank you. Very informative video.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

You're welcome. Glad I could help

[@mazomopar2156]

On most of this generation 200 and avenger the air vent on the dash pops out to give you access to the right side actuator. Pop the vent and remove air tube and you have pretty easy access.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

Oh man that sounds like it would have been way easier lol. Thanks for the tip.

[@iqbalsidiq8078]

This amazing I like you working method.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

Thanks you. I appreciate it. Glad I could help.

[@Neny-su5sc]

Thansk for your video I agree with you in all aspects I hate the engineer who design it.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

They have zero consideration for the people who have to actually work on these things. Thanks for watching

[@justinperry7566]

What does it means when it happens when the car is off as well?

[@thatfunkymonkey]

That's just the actuator trying to close the vent. There's still power for like 15 seconds after you turn the car off. That's why the radio stays on and the windows still operate.

[@evanreuschling5177]

There’s a third one too. It’s on the driver side.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure that one's going to go bad at some point lol

[@evanreuschling5177]

@@thatfunkymonkey no problem. I have a 2014. Mine aren’t clicking but one of them is bad considering the air flow with the ac doesn’t blow cold on one side of the car.

[@randysretired2020]

Anyone done a video on replacing the driver’s side actuator? I’ve seen one for the 300, but not the 200.

[@thatfunkymonkey]

@@randysretired2020 sorry man, haven't had to do that side yet.

[@randysretired2020]

@@thatfunkymonkey No worries. I don’t think it’ll solve the issue with my son’s car anyway.

[@claztube]

I have the same 2013 Chrysler 200. The manufacture should be responsible for this constant failure. The design is flawed. The replacement parts (even OEM*) are flawed and or just cheaply made. I and hundreds if not thousands of peeps that drive this vehicle and its siblings from this model year and any similar design installations of said year or ajacent year have suffered with this failure. Apparently it was a 'bean counter' decision to use such poorly designed acuators. Likely the premise was that the model year Chrysler 200 was expected to be a throw away 4 year only vehicle. Though the 2.4 VVT engine is fairly sound. I have had no issues with the drive train. My only manufature defect issue with this car has solely been the actuators. Good luck with your 200 as it doesn't matter how many times and where you get the job performed, it will fail again and again, usually as the new season comes. * I had the dealer replace mine after having local independents had more than once done the work, hell I personally even replaced one that had been RnR'd already more than once before. To no avail as the thing will fail. Calibration of the acuator is needed and most of these DIY videos don't mention this fact. This is why I went to the dealer. This cost me $400.00 BTW. And of course now the dealer's RnR has failed. Part of the issue is when the seasons change as here in Arizona after a summer of strictly using the cold side of the acuator, where I did even purposefully turn the dial to the heat setting on occasion to be sure it didn't lock up in the cold setting. The blend door acuator began to slip AGAIN this winter and stick in either the hot or cold position and so goes the never ending trauma and drama of this repair.