Gotta tell ya man, it's the dudes who look up a problem, see there's no solution, and upload their own for others to use as guidance that are the MVP. Thanks man
Watching this saved my husband and I over $2000, which was what we were quoted for parts and labor at our local Dodge dealer to change an entire assembly, when all we needed was a $3 gear. Thanks for this!
Dude!! I know this video is old, but it's still very helpful to other Grand Cherokee owners like myself. Thank you so much for making this video. You likely saved me thousands of dollars!!
Great job man! Just got mine fixed after a couple bonehead mistakes on my part. Only took about an hour minus my mistakes. 2011 Grand Cherokee Limited 72K 1. The two rubber bump stops at the inside,top of the glove box have torx screws inside them holding the tip edge of the glove box on. The other two side bump stops just plug in. 2. Removing the thin plastic, snap together air duct/tubing running from upper heater box to under the dash /glove box vent eases this repair greatly. Well worth the 2 minutes is takes to remove. 3.Don't be a bonehead like me. After replacing the broken gear and step motor i still wasn't getting air out my passenger side upper vent-just my lower. After a bout an hour of reviewing. resetting . recali-brating, my wife comes out to check on me , and after telling her what was going on, she rotates the dial under the passenger dash vent from closed to open. Enough said. Thanks again for the effort.
a just bought a commander and this gives me another idea of where to look. when i dropped the glovebox out a quadrant gear fell out. pulled the motor to clear debris and it's not as loud now. the blend doors is my problem also. thanks
Yes the new gears from Chrysler have to be timed unlike the old gears there is a timing mark on the actuator that the flat spot lines up with just turn on the HVAC controler and plug the actuator in and when the timing Mark's line up unplug it then install everything and plug it back in
GREAT VIDEO, I was considering filming my repair, but this video is perfect. Part was about $47, took about 30 minutes off and 30 minutes on, after watching this video and one other, works again!!! I bought a thumb ratchet from Sears for 9 bucks that saved a little time. Update 11/2017 85K and #3 solenoid went bad, hand a complete service done front brakes, and brake flush, plugs. Update 12/2017 87K the evap code came up, valve on top of the gas tank went bad, then had to take it back because they didn’t test it and it still leaked, they picked up the tab for the second time they had to pull the tank. So far repairs were about a 1/3 of buying an extended warranty that would’ve ran out at 75K. Update 10/2018 now the AC actuator on the drivers side is dead.
Seems like after I fixed my blend door I got a P0480 code on my 2012 GC. Wondering if anyone else had the same issue? Not sure if there is a wire back there i messed with.
First off… thank you, I really appreciate your walkthrough and it helped me get to the actuator…but I am still having an issue. My 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee started blowing room temp air on the passenger side…driver side is fine TG, but I’m in Florida and it’s too hot to have AC issues! So I checked the blend door actuator and yes…the plastic gear broke off at the stop…and even though I didn’t need it I decided to replace both the actuator motor and the gear with new OEM parts just to be done with it for under $50. So I believe I installed the parts correctly, it can only go in one-way right? Before I installed it tho, I manually tested the door first and it moves freely…I also tested the motor and let it dangle while I powered on the car…I tried holdingon to it to see if some resistance would stop it like the gear stop is supposed to do right? Wrong…that motor did not feel like it was going to stop, or am I missing something here? Shouldn’t it stop with some resistance? Anyway…I really had no other alternative other than to just install and test it …and so I did just that and I’m pretty sure I installed it correctly…it can only go in one way right? I slipped on the gear to the inner gear 1st…with the large tooth to the large gap…then adjusted the actuator/stem to line up and screwed it down. I’m wondering if this is the point where I didn’t line it up correctly somehow. So after installing the actuator/gear and removing battery power for 30 min to recalibrate…I cranked it up and all I can hear from the actuator was a loud clicking noise like the plastic gear just sheared off the stop again! I don’t think I need to pull it off again to figure that out as its exactly the same…cold air on the driver and room temp on the passenger side. I’m puzzled as to why when I crank up the heat on the passenger side that works with no problem…it just doesn’t get cold when I crank it down! I don’t wanna give up yet my bruthas…any help would be appreciated….thx again
How did you know that was the problem im hetting good air flow on both sides but my driver side doesnt blow out cold or hot air does this mean i jabe to replace the driber side gear?
I tried fixing mine but from what I've researched the blend door has a gasket that melts and it makes the door stick shut. My gear was good and not broken and my actuator was working.
Thanks for the video, I'm having the same issues now with mine. do you know if there's a blend door actuator on both sides of the console or just the passenger side
Jeff Bumpass yes there is one of the driver side it's behind the steering column I believe straight up if you get under where the pedals are. I saw pics and how to on that on some different forums.
My dealership replaced my entire leather dash because it was recalled under warranty for delaminating, after it was replaced my driver side stopped blowing cold air. Could they damaged actuator when replacing the entire dash? I have a feeling they will tell me they couldn't have broken it.
I'm not sure about newer models, but 2011 jeep grand cherokee has 3 Actuators. My car had one broken and it was the hidden one that was making annoying noise. It was difficult to tell which one was broken.
1. Must have tool: Harbor Freight, PITTSBURGH Ratcheting Right Angle Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set, 8 Piece $2.99 2. Disconnect the negative battery cable (under passenger seat for 20 mins.) to recalibrate the blend door actuator system.
So my issue is driver's side only blows outside air temp air while passenger's side blows hot and cold depending on the setting. I assume this means that the driver's side actuator is bad and I shouldn't even need to check the passenger's side? 2011 GC overland
Quick ?. The gear on the driver side broke and I removed actuator off distribution box. My question is; should the gear on the side of distribution box turn freely. On my 2011, it doesn’t. I didn’t know if that what caused my gear to break. Or is it electrically controlled on that side too like the actuator?
My actuator shaft arm on top doesn't want to turn freely for my to line it up. It's jammed tight and I don't want to force it and possibly break it. Do you have a solution for that?
Hello, just wondering do you need to disconnect the car battery before messing with the airbag, accessing the actuator??? If not, I will try to repair mine. Great video sir.
Would this be the same for my 2015 Jeep Cherokee? My blower just started to work intermittently. Neither Heat nor A/C on blows any air but sometimes it does. Is this the same issue?
RUZTY1311 my 2011 Grand Cherokee limited has a clicking sound and just this morning it was working intermittently.. works. then it doesn't. both ac and heater. have you figured anything out about it?
STOPON6 what did they get you for that? pretty spendy im sure. I haven't heard a hissing sound yet just clicking sound once in a while. and it sounds like the noise is coming from the same area as this actuator in this video.
Ok I got the glove box off. But...how do you tell if the motor is bad and its not something controlling the motor? When i pulled the motor off, it does turn but only when my blower goes off. And I'm not sure why the blower shut off because I will leave the blower switch on high and it will intermittently shut off while the switch is on. And when the blower goes off, the motor turns. Changing the climate control switch doesn't seem to change direction of the motor.
amzy76 I wish I knew for sure bud, neither side was working for me. When I took off the glove box I could see the agitator not working properly so I knew which one was acting up
Thank you for posting this video, it was very helpful. I have one additional problem, I wonder if anyone has come across. I removed the actuator, and the gear was broken. I have the replacement gear. When I put the new gear back in place, the mating top gear looks to be about 30 degrees out of alignment. Of course that top gear is on a spline that can only go in one way. The top gear can rotate freely to move the blend doors, but the rotation it needs will make that top gear hit the top housing. Looks like maybe the top gear has slipped relative to the blend doors. I can't see behind the vent ductwork to see if that is what happened.
I think I may have the same problem, except mine won’t rotate. So when I put the new gear on it ended up breaking, luckily I had ordered 2 so I have a spare. But I don’t want to break the second one. I’m not sure what to do now.
Thanks for your video. Just did my 2011 Durango. $15 for the part from the dealer here. Wife now has Cold air for the summer! Thanks again. For anyone else, part number is 68214880AA
Hey watchandjewelrylofy, did you feel this video for the jeep was the same steps for the Durango? I also have 2011 Durango and my passenger side is acting up. Im about top do the job but im affraid to mess it up. What did you use to guide you?
Can't figure it out, did all the steps, can't get it to work. Seemed simple enough, very frustrated, dash is apart and I just can't line this thing up.
I'm sending you twenty bucks. Send me your PayPal email. I went from hot air on the passenger side to the whole truck being freezing cold after installing new OEM Parts watching this video you made. You're the man, thank you!
Gotta tell ya man, it's the dudes who look up a problem, see there's no solution, and upload their own for others to use as guidance that are the MVP. Thanks man
Yes sir, glad it helped
Watching this saved my husband and I over $2000, which was what we were quoted for parts and labor at our local Dodge dealer to change an entire assembly, when all we needed was a $3 gear. Thanks for this!
Kelsey K glad I could help! With the extra coin go have a nice dinner! 😀
Thanks for the upload. I did this on the passenger side of my 2012 SRT8 in under an hour.
Dude!! I know this video is old, but it's still very helpful to other Grand Cherokee owners like myself. Thank you so much for making this video. You likely saved me thousands of dollars!!
JonSeminole yes sir I realized we needed one as Jeep owners 😀
1Great video and I was able to repair my passenger's side AC...Thanks
Thanks for the video. This worked great for fixing the same problem on a 2011 Dodge Durango.
Awesome video!! This helped me replace actuator and gear kit. Also replaced resister at the same time.
Found the part number for the gear. Cost me 16 bucks at the dealer. Oh well got it done in 30 minutes. Thanks for the video it was helpful.
What's the part number
Great video!!! Thanks a lot! Will do that on mine this weekend.
Great job man! Just got mine fixed after a couple bonehead mistakes on my part. Only took about an hour minus my mistakes. 2011 Grand Cherokee Limited 72K
1. The two rubber bump stops at the inside,top of the glove box have torx screws inside them holding the tip edge of the glove box on. The other two side bump stops just plug in.
2. Removing the thin plastic, snap together air duct/tubing running from upper heater box to under the dash /glove box vent eases this repair greatly. Well worth the 2 minutes is takes to remove.
3.Don't be a bonehead like me. After replacing the broken gear and step motor i still wasn't getting air out my passenger side upper vent-just my lower. After a bout an hour of reviewing. resetting . recali-brating, my wife comes out to check on me , and after telling her what was going on, she rotates the dial under the passenger dash vent from closed to open. Enough said.
Thanks again for the effort.
commodude90 great to hear friend
how did you reset/ recalibrate it?
This video helped me a lot! Made quick work out of switching this out in the cold! Thank you!!
Thanks helped a lot, I probably would have broke some plastic trying to rip out the glovebox.
Thanks for the video. it's huge help
a just bought a commander and this gives me another idea of where to look. when i dropped the glovebox out a quadrant gear fell out. pulled the motor to clear debris and it's not as loud now. the blend doors is my problem also. thanks
Ty. I'm following your video now. While I do the repair
Yes the new gears from Chrysler have to be timed unlike the old gears there is a timing mark on the actuator that the flat spot lines up with just turn on the HVAC controler and plug the actuator in and when the timing Mark's line up unplug it then install everything and plug it back in
GREAT VIDEO, I was considering filming my repair, but this video is perfect. Part was about $47, took about 30 minutes off and 30 minutes on, after watching this video and one other, works again!!! I bought a thumb ratchet from Sears for 9 bucks that saved a little time. Update 11/2017 85K and #3 solenoid went bad, hand a complete service done front brakes, and brake flush, plugs. Update 12/2017 87K the evap code came up, valve on top of the gas tank went bad, then had to take it back because they didn’t test it and it still leaked, they picked up the tab for the second time they had to pull the tank. So far repairs were about a 1/3 of buying an extended warranty that would’ve ran out at 75K. Update 10/2018 now the AC actuator on the drivers side is dead.
escruffy awesome stuff
perfect?
Can anyone confirm if dual - zone air control option is a different part?
Searched the part and seen both types. Great video. Thanks
Awesome video I have the same problem it blow warm air on that side. Do you have the part number of piece I need to fix ? Thanks
Seems like after I fixed my blend door I got a P0480 code on my 2012 GC. Wondering if anyone else had the same issue? Not sure if there is a wire back there i messed with.
First off… thank you, I really appreciate your walkthrough and it helped me get to the actuator…but I am still having an issue. My 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee started blowing room temp air on the passenger side…driver side is fine TG, but I’m in Florida and it’s too hot to have AC issues! So I checked the blend door actuator and yes…the plastic gear broke off at the stop…and even though I didn’t need it I decided to replace both the actuator motor and the gear with new OEM parts just to be done with it for under $50. So I believe I installed the parts correctly, it can only go in one-way right? Before I installed it tho, I manually tested the door first and it moves freely…I also tested the motor and let it dangle while I powered on the car…I tried holdingon to it to see if some resistance would stop it like the gear stop is supposed to do right? Wrong…that motor did not feel like it was going to stop, or am I missing something here? Shouldn’t it stop with some resistance? Anyway…I really had no other alternative other than to just install and test it …and so I did just that and I’m pretty sure I installed it correctly…it can only go in one way right? I slipped on the gear to the inner gear 1st…with the large tooth to the large gap…then adjusted the actuator/stem to line up and screwed it down. I’m wondering if this is the point where I didn’t line it up correctly somehow. So after installing the actuator/gear and removing battery power for 30 min to recalibrate…I cranked it up and all I can hear from the actuator was a loud clicking noise like the plastic gear just sheared off the stop again! I don’t think I need to pull it off again to figure that out as its exactly the same…cold air on the driver and room temp on the passenger side. I’m puzzled as to why when I crank up the heat on the passenger side that works with no problem…it just doesn’t get cold when I crank it down! I don’t wanna give up yet my bruthas…any help would be appreciated….thx again
How did you know that was the problem im hetting good air flow on both sides but my driver side doesnt blow out cold or hot air does this mean i jabe to replace the driber side gear?
I tried fixing mine but from what I've researched the blend door has a gasket that melts and it makes the door stick shut. My gear was good and not broken and my actuator was working.
Would u were the interior fuse box is in a 2014 jeep grand Cherokee lerado
Can you please tell me how I can replace that wood applique that runs across the dash on the passenger side?
If you can’t adjust drivers side AC then you would repeat the process on drivers side correct? Are there two separate blend doors?
2008 the same, was that duel climate control?
Thanks for the video, I'm having the same issues now with mine. do you know if there's a blend door actuator on both sides of the console or just the passenger side
Jeff Bumpass yes there is one of the driver side it's behind the steering column I believe straight up if you get under where the pedals are. I saw pics and how to on that on some different forums.
My dealership replaced my entire leather dash because it was recalled under warranty for delaminating, after it was replaced my driver side stopped blowing cold air. Could they damaged actuator when replacing the entire dash? I have a feeling they will tell me they couldn't have broken it.
I'm not sure about newer models, but 2011 jeep grand cherokee has 3 Actuators. My car had one broken and it was the hidden one that was making annoying noise. It was difficult to tell which one was broken.
Hey did you just install new actuator without calibrating ?
Did the ac work at all or hot air both sides
Thanks I have to replace that in my sister car tomorrow
Is there a certain way to line up the gears when you put it back together ?
marcusallenp I just matched it up with the one I took off
1. Must have tool: Harbor Freight, PITTSBURGH Ratcheting Right Angle Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set, 8 Piece $2.99
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable (under passenger seat for 20 mins.) to recalibrate the blend door actuator system.
Tabs over and over for the glovebox. Thx
So my issue is driver's side only blows outside air temp air while passenger's side blows hot and cold depending on the setting. I assume this means that the driver's side actuator is bad and I shouldn't even need to check the passenger's side? 2011 GC overland
Michael Williams could be bud it's a rather cheap part might want to replace both or at least buy two just in case
Quick ?. The gear on the driver side broke and I removed actuator off distribution box. My question is; should the gear on the side of distribution box turn freely. On my 2011, it doesn’t. I didn’t know if that what caused my gear to break. Or is it electrically controlled on that side too like the actuator?
Gear on sides of distribution box should turn FREELY. Don't know the solution if they won't move, but that would possible break the big gear.
Would it be the same if the only driver side blows cold a/c but passenger blows warm?
Yes sir, should be
After getting a new actuator from Jeep dealership it doesn't turn. Isn't it supposed to move the gear when you change the climate knob?
I believe the knob should work, yes
My Jeep commander is blowing cold on drivers side and hot on the passengers side. Was this the problem you were having too?
thanks in advance.
I had that problem on my GC, once I replace that part it's working fine.
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I'm replacing the leaver on the actuator not the one with the gear but other actuator how do I get it to line up Correctly
My actuator shaft arm on top doesn't want to turn freely for my to line it up. It's jammed tight and I don't want to force it and possibly break it. Do you have a solution for that?
Have you tried pulling it out a bit to see if it’s bound up?
You make it look do easy, ugh!
Hello, just wondering do you need to disconnect the car battery before messing with the airbag, accessing the actuator??? If not, I will try to repair mine. Great video sir.
It’s always wise to disconnect the battery, however if I remember right this cars battery is a pain in the ass and under the seat right?
The driver side heat stop working, its only blowing cold air, but the passenger side is fine. what do you think? any advice?
Many thanks
Buy a Chevy.
Would this be the same for my 2015 Jeep Cherokee? My blower just started to work intermittently. Neither Heat nor A/C on blows any air but sometimes it does. Is this the same issue?
RUZTY1311 it's a good possibility however I would check online forms to see if anyone has anything written up on it
Man I've been looking all over those forums and google searching and haven't found anybody else with my issue haha!!! Thanks for the response
RUZTY1311 my 2011 Grand Cherokee limited has a clicking sound and just this morning it was working intermittently.. works. then it doesn't. both ac and heater. have you figured anything out about it?
1987fetus not sure but if you hear a hissing type noise there is a regulator that possibly went out. had to have the stealership fix it
STOPON6 what did they get you for that? pretty spendy im sure. I haven't heard a hissing sound yet just clicking sound once in a while. and it sounds like the noise is coming from the same area as this actuator in this video.
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How did you get the glove box off? What tabs??
Ok I got the glove box off. But...how do you tell if the motor is bad and its not something controlling the motor? When i pulled the motor off, it does turn but only when my blower goes off. And I'm not sure why the blower shut off because I will leave the blower switch on high and it will intermittently shut off while the switch is on. And when the blower goes off, the motor turns. Changing the climate control switch doesn't seem to change direction of the motor.
My 2010 grand cherokee doesn’t blow heat on the drivers side, is there a blend door on that side too?
amzy76 yes there is, it's underneath the steering column area
STOPON6 oh ok, so the side that doesn’t blow heat is the one i need to replaece ?
amzy76 I wish I knew for sure bud, neither side was working for me. When I took off the glove box I could see the agitator not working properly so I knew which one was acting up
STOPON6 oh ok, well i guess I’m gonna start with the driver side, thanks a lot man, your video is so helpful
Is this for just passenger side temperature control?
That was the issue in ours, the same thing can be done on the other side
Will this work on 2012 durango rt
Probably
Did you ever do the drivers side?
Never had to, yet!
Do you know the name of the parts or Part numbers
prez2209 I'm sorry I can't remember but I know they are on plenty of Jeep forums. search blend door gear fix and seeing that works
Thank you for posting this video, it was very helpful. I have one additional problem, I wonder if anyone has come across. I removed the actuator, and the gear was broken. I have the replacement gear. When I put the new gear back in place, the mating top gear looks to be about 30 degrees out of alignment. Of course that top gear is on a spline that can only go in one way. The top gear can rotate freely to move the blend doors, but the rotation it needs will make that top gear hit the top housing. Looks like maybe the top gear has slipped relative to the blend doors. I can't see behind the vent ductwork to see if that is what happened.
I think I may have the same problem, except mine won’t rotate. So when I put the new gear on it ended up breaking, luckily I had ordered 2 so I have a spare. But I don’t want to break the second one. I’m not sure what to do now.
Was it making the tapping noise ??
yes, there is a tapping noise if you sit in your trick for a min after you turn it off you hear it, just replaced mine and noise gone
Haha found youu
Thanks for your video. Just did my 2011 Durango. $15 for the part from the dealer here. Wife now has Cold air for the summer! Thanks again. For anyone else, part number is 68214880AA
Hey watchandjewelrylofy, did you feel this video for the jeep was the same steps for the Durango? I also have 2011 Durango and my passenger side is acting up. Im about top do the job but im affraid to mess it up. What did you use to guide you?
I foooooouuuud youuuu. ROTFL.
Aight
Can't figure it out, did all the steps, can't get it to work. Seemed simple enough, very frustrated, dash is apart and I just can't line this thing up.
If it’s the right part it should just snap in buddy
I'm sending you twenty bucks. Send me your PayPal email. I went from hot air on the passenger side to the whole truck being freezing cold after installing new OEM Parts watching this video you made. You're the man, thank you!
No worries buddy! It’s all good
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