A/c Stuck?

[Dillon]

The other day i got in my car and turned my a/c on and the setting wouldent change from feet and face to just face. the knob turns but it dosent change, anything any ideas?

[lanos2001]

if its like the lanos then a little plastic piece broke off the cable. i think its a cheap little part. you'll have to take apart the dash enough to look behind it to confirm it though.


nick

[Aneab]

if its like the lanos then a little plastic piece broke off the cable. i think its a cheap little part. you'll have to take apart the dash enough to look behind it to confirm it though.


nick

+1, it happened to my friend's Tiburon... She just changed the setting and then she couldnt change it back... Took it to the dealer though so not sure how she fixed it.

[Dillon]

i know the piece your talking about, and its broke too but it controles the climate not where the air comes out.. its been broke for about a year now and i probly need to get it fixed But whatever is wrong with mine is putting air out of all the vents. its like all my setting are on insteead of what i choose.

[lanowoo]

kinda like my lanos, the choice to have fresh air or recirculating ar lever is broke, it only set to recircleating

[lanos2001]

well in the lanos its the vent control that usually breaks. should be basically the same part. since theyre very similar.


nick

[fireartist]

Dillon, the exact same thing happened to me.
It was the plastic connector on the far end of the cable that had broken though, so I had to remove the glove compartment to find it (right-hand drive vehicle).
I glued it back together with evostick, and then wrapped lots of thin strips of duct-tape around it, as the joint receives a quite large force, so the glue on it's own probably wouldn't hold.
If you want to get to the the back of the vent knob; remove the stereo + fascia + ashtray, then you can unclip the a/c fascia; that'll let you check which end is broken, and which direction the cable travels.

[Dillon]

ok thanks guys.