Heater on driver side while ac is on full blast

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uli93

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hey everybody, i own a 2004 tahoe LT my heater comes on while the a/c is blowing , the truck has individual climate control for driver side and passenger side while the driver side is blowing cold it suddenly blows out heat and the passenger side stays cold . if i turn the whole a/c system off it does not reset i have to turn the whole truck off for it to blow cold again, any body know the reason for this or any ideas? thnks
 

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That's the problem child. The blend door actuator.

You can get it from the dealer or " Dorman" makes them aftermarket. Check on Rockauto for the Dorman one.

The dealer one is close to $200. But the Dorman one is a little cheaper.
 

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yep door blend actuator. had one go bad on my kon a year ago in the winter. i was getting a/c on my side lol
 

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I got an AC Delco replacement for a little over $100 on Amazon. Followed the install directions, and fixed it right up.
 

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I got an AC Delco replacement for a little over $100 on Amazon. Followed the install directions, and fixed it right up.

Got a delco part number?

Even shop price from my Chevy dealer was around $160.

Mines been fine for months but of course it acted up this morning once. LOL
 

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Well I had the opposite problem. Cold air out drivers and hot out passengers. I don't know why or how this worked but I had to unplug my battery the other day for some reason and when we plugged the battery back in I noticed that AC is working from both sides all the time now. Something to try before spending money...
 

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Got a delco part number?

Even shop price from my Chevy dealer was around $160.

Mines been fine for months but of course it acted up this morning once. LOL


Sure, 89018365 is the OEM number from the dealer. They wanted $260! It is currently $99 on Amazon. I have a 2005 XL. This is the same part # for both the driver and passenger actuators. If your driver side is blowing hot, the actuator will be located in your passenger footwell, near the center console. The passenger actuator is located behind the radio.

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Well I had the opposite problem. Cold air out drivers and hot out passengers. I don't know why or how this worked but I had to unplug my battery the other day for some reason and when we plugged the battery back in I noticed that AC is working from both sides all the time now. Something to try before spending money...


This is a temporary fix. It resets the system, but after time, this will cease to work. The actuator will be located behind the radio that controls the passenger temperature. It is the easiest to replace out of the three of them.
 

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Sorry to bring up an older thread, especially when there are many on this topic. I have been doing a bit of research on here after learning my newly purchased 03 Z71 has actuator problems. My front passenger seat is getting all of the heat when the a/c is on but the driver is fine. I know I need to replace the actuator in the dash but it was my understanding the dash had to be removed to get to this. I read the post above and am now excited to hear that the dash may not have to come out.

Has anyone actually replaced this actuator without removing the dash? Do you just need to remove the radio?
 

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Has anyone got a link to the AC Delco replacement from amazon for $100? Having this problem as well.
 

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