What is a blend door actuator? The story of A 2012 Journey with no heat...

[@nopleaseno2515]

2010 journey here. Replaced heater core. Flushed system 10x yes 10x had heat for 2wks. Quit again. Flushed 3-4 more times got heat another week, now no heat again!!!! UPDATE. Replaced blend door actuator, replaced rad, flushed system twice. Had heat for 2 weeks. Using OEM coolant only !!!! It’ll be fine Canadian winters are often only 5 months long and is was only -27° overnight. Lol Hate dodge!!!

[@bclark5423]

mine has no ac on passenger side..I'll guess it's the same issue.

[@Ltenn]

Should I check these first? My niece had the same problem when she Boucher 2009 journey, the local car dealer that sold it to her fixed it so both sides had heat but now 10 months later neither side has heat it just blows cold air

[@jeremynichols3498]

I know its been awhile, but do you have any idea of this part number!?

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

@@jeremynichols3498 604 029 or 604 036 depending on which one you need. It's a Dorman part number available through all major parts suppliers. Hope this helps 🙏

[@dunnrite8299]

Don't get bamboozled 👀😂😂😂

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

Thanks for watching Dunn Rite

[@nicktorres5540]

I’ve got the same issue right now on a 2011 Dodge journey I found that it is the blend door actuator on the passenger side that controls the door for the ax and heating wouldn’t move Also had a few issues trying to calibrate it till I realize that the system is self calibrating there is no way to communicate with HVAC because it’s not electric

[@alvinjamir3130]

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[@hendrixsergio5474]

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[@ramanandshivram1519]

I have the same problem with my 2012 journey

[@tomdouglas4830]

I have a 2012 dodge journey, my issue is i have heat on floor, vents but when i put to defrost it blows cold air.....do you have a resolution for this issue or have you come across this? All blend doors are moving as they should. Thanks

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

Sorry for the late response. We have not come across that issue but it does sound like a blend door issue. If you had no heat or heat on one side a blocked heater core is more common.

[@roodisafar5945]

I have same problem which one you think is the blend door actuator for the heat

[@troyelliott8186]

I get full AC and heat up front. But out back in passengers section including 7 passenger area. I get heat and possibly normal outside air. But not thr cold AC i get up front in drivers & passenger front section. Is this normal. I think not. Whats the problem.

[@annettesoto2619]

This is what's happening with my journey.. the passenger side is freezing. Only slightly warm on driver side 🤦‍♀️😩😩

[@chrissipoohster]

Me too!

[@domowinn]

Me too

[@Heidi-kl1sz]

Me too

[@shaunnatrawick3480]

Me FIVE!!!😂😩....Now that I have an idea of what's wrong...I wonder how much will a decent mechanic charge me to fix???🤔 In NYC at that😩

[@Jamie-hh7gh]

My heat didn’t work when I bought it they fixed it... had no AC... fixed it only to find out I had no heat AGAIN. Now I have a loud knocking noise above the dash every time I start it. Still no heat but I have AC in summer. I guess I can’t have both! Lmao Mines a 2010

[@chaparitaification]

Hi hey o have a Dodge Journey and I have no heat on the left side as well as in the rear.. any ideas what I can do to fix it ..

[@seandarstone1515]

I have that same issue mechanical said door was fixed and needed rad flushed to get heat. I did this and still no heat on passengers side

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

You might want to check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXW4pZmGjZqmrrs

[@juansanchez-kb4ij]

Just bought a same car Dodge Journey 2012 and that junk pay 16 grant and never drove the car because I trust them since they said they got the best cars in town and the speedometer gauge don’t work properly seems like is off the speed according to the digital one on dash No heat to on passenger side And is very difficult to open door won’t detect the remote key sometimes I’m very upset on this purchase

[@mikekolczynski5665]

I have a 2012 Dodge Journey. After many month's of research I replaced the heater core. The old hearer core became plugged up where the coolant couldn't circulate. A new heater core was around $100 bucks and now I'm getting 130 degree heat on both the drivers and passenger side. A few video's on it are posted on you tube.

[@ericperu1542]

Was it making a bubbling/gurgling sound ? PRetty sure my heater core is plugged as well.

[@mikekolczynski5665]

@@ericperu1542, Mine wasn't gurgling. How's your coolant level? Yours might be airbound.

[@ericperu1542]

@@mikekolczynski5665 as far as I can tell its fine, but perhaps its lower than I realize because the tank its self gets stained really badly and its hard to tell.

[@mikekolczynski5665]

@@ericperu1542 Are you using straight coolant or a 50/50 mix? I was also able to get a little more heat out of the system by running it in recirculation mode.

[@ericperu1542]

@@mikekolczynski5665 I'm getting nothing in either mode. I about certain that is the issue.....plus the blend actuator....so here goes nothing

[@KennethKwateng]

Can you fix it for me?

[@MaddieIserhoff]

I’ve change actuator on passenger side still cold air still cold air blowing it s a 2007 dodge journey

[@JoAnneDrew-n8m]

I have a 2013 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6L. The car keeps overheating. I've replaced the thermostat, water pump and belt tensioner. I've had a compression test I think it was to test the head gasket 2 times and a Combustion leak test 3 times and all of them said the head gasket is fine. I can't figure it out. I'm a 71 year old female living on a small SS check. I've had it towed to the garage 2 times already due to overheating problems. I when the car first overheats I don't get any heat from any of the vents....just cold air. After it cools down a bit I get hot air from the front vents on both sides but still cold air from the rear vents. I'm at a loss here. I'm wondering if it could be the rear heater core? If it might be that, how do I test it before I send it back to the garage? I've watched 100s of videos but couldn't find any to tell me how to check that heater core or if there is even a way to do it. Can you please tell me what to do now? Is there a way to check the rear heater core without pulling the entire rear quarter panel off the inside? Thank you.

[@blazeboyblazeboy4470]

Cracked head.

[@blazeboyblazeboy4470]

The engine has a cracked head

[@lizlawrence9328]

Mine is knocking on the passenger side but when the A/c is on, it's hot on the driver's (no knocking on drivers) should I replace both? Also, if I change it from defrost to anything else, it takes a good couple of minutes before it changes. Is there something that controls that? I know that I am late on this video 🙃😊

[@jstnnn1]

There’s a separate actuator that controls where the flow of air is going right above the actuator for passenger blend door.

[@ramanandshivram1519]

I need to fixed it

[@KennethKwateng]

I have the same issue.

[@danielborges4918]

Anyone have their circulation turn on and off?

[@BeccaTheBoring]

There are 4 of those lend door actuators (all the same $30 part). The one that controls the recirculating air is on the right side, behind the little elastic thingy that attaches to the glove box. If you turn on the recirculation, you’ll feel it clicking. The one they show here controls if it’s coming out the feet or the dash. I still like the vid, though, because it showed me that I should take the foot vent out to see what I was doing while replacing it. Sooooo much easier to put back in and connect the selector lever! Lol!

[@SlettenDerbyTeam]

The actuator you are telling everyone that will fix the heat/cool is actually the actuator that controls defrost/dash vent/foot… it’s nothing to do with heat. Highlighted in the video is not the hot/cold blend door actuator. It has nothing to do with hot/cold.

[@joshuatabor8755]

I'm trying to track down. the hot/cold one. is it the lower behind one?

[@jstnnn1]

@@joshuatabor8755 the temp actuator is the bottom on the passenger side. The top is for the direction it flows.

[@joshuatabor8755]

@@jstnnn1 Thanks! Still haven't solved this problem 5 months later but I don't worry about it in the winter

[@jstnnn1]

@@joshuatabor8755 i do lol, I stay in Michigan

[@joshuatabor8755]

@OhJvstin I'm in Michigan too. I don't have to worry about it because it's stuck on heat

[@chrisathanassiadis1317]

Well. That was easy. i have a 2012 Dodge Journey. Changed the heater core,changed the thermostat,changed the water pump,bled the system and in warm weather I have heat on the driver side and less heat on the passenger side and on cold weather I have little heat on the driver side and no heat on the passenger side. Explain that.

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

Sound like there is still a blockage in the new heater core. Run the vehicle and check the temperature of the inlet and outlet hoses at the heater core. In our experience when replacing the heater cores on these vehicles you really have to use a good chemical cleaning flush agent and let it sit over night and then flush the cooling system thoroughly again. Heater core issues are the most common fault on these vehicles followed by defective blend doors.

[@chrisathanassiadis1317]

@@UrbanAutomotive01 Thank you for the reply. I had a mechanic (obvious) do all the above. After my message above,I actually went back and he checked for air in the system and I replaced the blend door actuator on the passenger side. When closing the flap manually on the passenger side,the temperature on the passenger side went hot. When the blend door actuator was installed (he had a hard time aligning it) when using the touch screen, I still have the problem, as before. At this point , I just give up and will just live with this. I'm wondering if a specialist on heating and cooling will figure this out? I just don't know what to do.

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

@@chrisathanassiadis1317 So as in the original video the issue was that the vehicle was purchased with a missing Actuator. If you remove the actuator and lock the door in place for the Winter You will have heat. Then in the Spring you can open the door for the cool air. Not the right solution but at this definitely the cheapest option. The vehicle likely needs to have the component programmed. The shop you were taking it to May not have the scanner to do that. It likely is just a simple as programming the component To work correctly. Most shops you'd be looking at the programming charge In the ball park of a $100. Hope this helps.

[@dudleystetler5305]

No heat at all on mine

[@UrbanAutomotive01]

Sounds like a plugged heater core. See our 2nd video "another journey with no heat"