Cadillac ATS Blend Door and Mode Door Replacement
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- This video shows how to access the 3 HVAC actuators on the ATS. The Left actuator controls the drivers side heat/air conditioning. The Right actuator controls the passenger heat/air conditioning. The Mode actuator controls the defrost, face, and floor selection of air.
If you do not have hot or cold air on the drivers side replace the left actuator. If you do not have hot or cold air on the passenger side replace the right actuator. If your vents are stuck in a specific setting suck as defrost then replace the mode actuator.
This video is by no means a step by step guide but what i learned from trying to replace an actuator myself. The driver side was stuck in heat mode so i replaced the left actuator and it fixed my problem. I hope it gives the DIYer the info to save themselves $1K or more from going to the dealer. Each actuator is about $20-$40 for an OEM Acdelco replacment.
Thank you for the informative video, you saved me a lot of apprehension anxiety if I need to tackle a job like this!
Well done!
Great video!!! Awesome job brother!! You saved me!! 👍👊🙏🏻 Also, I read the comments and some people were saying once the screws were out you needed to pry out the mode actuator and once it was out, use a screw driver to align the receiving slot to accept the new mode door actuator. This was definitely the case for me. I would have given up as I really had to pry on the actuator to get it out. Thanks again man, saved me around $1700!!! 👍👊🤝👍🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much for all this info
Good video, but i was wondering if you know how the mode actuator is attached other than the 2 silver mounting screws? Mine clearly feels like it's being retained by a locking tab on the half round output shaft of the actuator to the mode door on the inside of the hvac frame.
Very good detailed vid
dealership wants 2500 dollars to replace the blend door actuator on my Cadillac XTS. That's a lotta money!
Just got a $3000 labor only estimate 😮
@@richr6035 sold that piece of junk and got myself a Toyota. 3 years now and it drives like new.
Thanks for video. Mine is acting up … drivers switches to really cold (LO) and when switching to hot(HI) I can feel it switching but just barley warm .. still cold tho. My passenger works good.
Modes work good too btw.
Are the blend door actuators for both driver side and passenger side the same part? Or are they distinct to each other.
No they are different. I am currently trying to fix mine, but not sure what is going on. Do you know how long it will take for the new actuator start working?
@@joerivera9364any luck? Im getting hot air on drivers side and cold on passenger not sure if this is the right one to change
@@ceez3317did you figure anything out? Mines the same drivers side is hot , also the floor air is hot I’m trying to figure what actuator controls the floor one
My problem is that when on heat I get hot air on passenger side but cold on the driver side. Which actuator would that be the top one or the bottom?
tnx for the video,,to the point,,,,,,
Awesome video. I am having I believe the same issue that you had. I am getting cold and hot air on the passenger side but only cold air on the drivers side. If I am not mistaken you state that this is the "Left Actuator" do you by any chance have a part number so that I can order the new one? That would be amazing and very helpful :)
@@Private011 what was the outcome? I’m dealing with this right now and currently replacing the actuators but man this thing is a challenge
I noticed you also don’t have many fuses in your panel my ats doesn’t either which made me wonder til seen your video
Whats year your ats?
Does the blend door solely control the direction of flow of air or does it control the temperature change as well?
Did you figure this out?
The mode door actuator controls the direction face/floor/defrost.
@@danielplaya4211if my AC is blowing out only on the dashboard vents, is that the mode door ?
@@Htowndaz if you can’t change the directions of the air then yes it means the mode door isn’t directing the air properly
@@danielplaya4211 thanks
Is it hard to do on driver side
Please tell me did you only do the blend door or were you also able to remove mode door, my mode door is bad and my mechanic said he can’t get the mode door without removing the whole entire dash. This would be best and he tried something like this but was stuck with some clip or something. Wish it was the blend door as that seems easier
after watching this video, I removed only the mode door as my air was blowing out the defrost vents only. I had no issues getting to it or removing it. You will have to pry it out a bit as it seems it was seated in there pretty tight. Also, before installing the new one, I took a flat tip screwdriver and turned the receiving slot to align with the new mode actuator notch.
@@mitchcline836 this comment saved me! I almost gave up and put the whole thing back together. You really have to pry it out of there hard. I thought I was going to break a tab or something, but no. It popped out, the new one clicked into place, and everything works like a charm.
@@rundebu I’m replying to both in hopes of just one reply. I was quoted like $1000-$1500 by my mechanic after he watched the video and saw he only removed the blend door and there was no access to the mode door!
What did you do to get the the mode door - in detail please (quote the video of needed and then say like at 18 minutes 40 seconds just push hard and it will remove as my mechanic saw it just no way to remove 2014 ATS.
@@mitchcline836 I’m replying to both in hopes of just one reply. I was quoted like $1000-$1500 by my mechanic after he watched the video and saw he only removed the blend door and there was no access to the mode door!
What did you do to get the the mode door - in detail please (quote the video of needed and then say like at 18 minutes 40 seconds just push hard and it will remove as my mechanic saw it just no way to remove 2014 ATS.
@@philiplubduck6107 I'll tell you what I can remember from 8 months ago! The top actuator that he points to around the 6:10 mark is the mode door actuator. It has 4 screws that hold it in place. They are hard to get to. Once you have those 4 screws out, you can pry the mode door actuator out. It is very hard to pry out. I started and stopped a few times and almost gave up, but then I decided it was either coming out or breaking (if it didn't come out I was paying the dealership to remove the dash anyway). Luckily, it came out. It's almost like it is glued or epoxied in there. My replacement mode door actuator did not have the little white arms that you can see at the 8 minute mark. Instead it just had an output shaft with a flat. That white piece stays in and attached to the various linkages when you pry the actuator out so you don't have to worry about any of the alignments he is talking about. Then when you reinstall the new actuator, you just line up the flat on the shaft, push it in, and replace the screws.
You do not need to do any of the steps he talks about with the blend door actuator if you are only replacing the mode door actuator. I had taken a bunch of those screws out initially but did not need to.
Disclaimer - mine was on a 2014 CTS but I think it all looks the same.
Awesome video. Thanks so much for making it. Unfortunately, because these parts fail so frequently, I will never buy another GM vehicle. (These were not rocket science to design and build, GM. You knew they would take many man-hours and many dollars to replace when they went bad, but you spec’d garbage components anyway.) So far, all three of my ATS’s actuators have failed, one has been replaced twice, and one is in need of replacement again. These are garbage parts that cost thousands in labor to replace. I’m done with GM after only one vehicle.
Maybe learn to work on your car yourself….
That’s really crappy, the car isn’t that old that they should fail. I just bought a 2013 ats and if mine break I’ll be pissed. I just replaced 2 of the 4 in my 05 Cadillac STS4. The electric motors they use are just junk!! Also had to replace on in my wife’s 03 explorer. But again those 2 cars are almost 20 years old so yeah.
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Which is the mode door?
mode door is the top one