I was driving on the interstate when this problem happened. I pulled over found your video and fixed the problem under a minute. You're a genius! Thank you so much.
I spent hours on the net trying to find the problem with hot/cold situation. Took out passenger actuator,it was perfect. Then I saw your video,tried it and it worked like a dream . Thank you man,you are a genius!!
You deserve a metal for showing this technique to fix these heating problems! Thanks very much for your help. I live in Canada and our van did not have any heat one morning after driving for more than twenty minutes in the freezing cold. So I checked out your channel, followed your instructions and it completely fixed the problem in about one minute!!! You saved me lots of money for not having to take it to a garage. Thanks very much again!!
I'm happy this video helped you out. On other vehicles usually when hvac actuator goes bad, it has to be replaced. But I believe on this Caravans problem is in the software, not the actuator itself. Dodge dealership can sometimes update it with their diagnostic tool and it won't make problems anymore
Wow! Other videos had me replacing the actuator. I actually ordered one and then ran across this video. I tried it and it worked! I cancelled the order. Thanks!
I'm glad this video helped you out. Usually this trick works, but only until the actuator really fails. Problem is in self calibration of these actuators and then sometimes one gets stuck in a position and this procedure wakes it up.
Tried this last year and it worked. This year same problem and no initial luck. Got ready to replace the actuator, tried it one more time and success! Don't give up too soon. Thanks QuiteAlright for having tips that really work!!
I have done this a few times since owning our van. So far it has worked every time. It doesn't always work on the first try. Sometimes I have to repeat 2 or 3 times. So far so good. Never had to replace any parts or spend any money to fix the problem.
I had the same hot on the passenger's side and cold on the driver's side. I asked how to fix it in one of the Dodge van groups I am in on Facebook. So far, I have not gotten an answer. However I went searching on my own and found your video. It worked the first time! Thank you!!!!! I will be sharing this to the 4 Dodge van groups I am in. You saved me some money and did the fix in less than a minute. I have found 2 extremely useful videos for my 2012 Dodge Caravan. One was a wonderful shortcut on changing the spark plugs, which is a giant PITA. The other one is this one! Thanks again! Great video!
God bless you. I was driving around for weeks until I searched it up and saw your video. It worked! You just saved me money by not taking it in for a mechanic to check. Thank you so much❤!
I'm amazed, after two tries I didn't think it would work, but the third time it started blowing warm air out of the drivers side. Saved me the hassle of pulling the counsel apart and the money for new parts. Thanks for the Awwwssome Tip!!!!
Wow …. My 2010 Grand Caravan had only luke warm heat on passenger side … driver’s side was just’ok’ … sub par but acceptable …Heater core was then replaced at dealership 2 weeks ago … heat levels were worse than before as measured by me …before heater core replacement vs . afterword…at timed intervals by heat gun… Many hours looking at TH-cam videos regarding replacing the proper Blend door actuator… But I had not heard any clicking or snapping at all by actuators … with winter around the corner I discovered your procedure …instructional video .. and followed directions ….the result was incredible …I did five cycles of this process and the heat readings not only went up , they balanced left passenger side versus right passenger side for the first time in years… you are a genius …thank you thank you thank you… By the way the highest temperature readings I’ve achieved are about 15° higher than what I was getting before and after core replacement… The recalibration is the secret isn’t it?
Thanks for the longer comment and for sharing your story. All of these dodge vans have huge problems with the actuators and heat system in general. Dealership will usually just waste your money with changing unnecessary parts, although they should be able to recalibrate the actuators with their scanner and that is the first they should try doing.
Man - dealt worth this for 3-5 years. Was quoted 2200. We had to do the process 3 times but it worked! My colleague has the same van and issue - fixed his as well! Thanks for help and producing the content.
Straight to the point. Thank you!!!! Saved me money and time. The Driver side was blowing neutral air no heat and it’s fixed as per your instructions..
Did the "fix" 6 times and finally worked! Shut car off each time I tried... Did not hear any clicking, but after 6th try car is blowing cold air both sides and ready for summer! Thanks!
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You Sir I was skeptical but figured I'll try it.... I had to do it 2 times without shutting the van off and now I have cold air Thank You Again
I had this same problem with my 2013 Grand Caravan. I tried synching the knobs - didn't work. After watching the first few minutes of the South Main Auto Repair vid, I opened the glove box to reveal the right side Blend Door Activator, started the car and AC on high, then tapped on the Activator a few times with the butt end of a screwdriver while dialing the passenger side control from cold to hot. Magically it started working again. I'll replace it later, but it works for now.
Thank you so much. I was having the opposite problem as I was seeking heat. Driver side started to ice in front of me as I drove while the passenger side was warm.
This worked for me!!! Thank you SO much. I was stressing about coming into the hot summer months and what the cost of a repair like this would be. (When the AC was on my driver side would blow cold air but the passenger would blow hot air.) After following these steps (it took me two tries) it works perfectly now!!! THANK YOU!!!
Glad I was able to help :) If this happens again and this trick doesn't work anymore than you will have to replace passenger blend door actuator which is not too big of a job. Maybe 2h labor
I own a 2013 Dodge Caravan, same problem. cold driver side and hot on the passneger side when the air conditioner was on. Tried your quick fix and it worked immediatley. Great tip and thanks for posting this on TH-cam. Would have been some easy money for a mechanic if I brought it to a garage.
I thought this guy was just feeding me full of crap .😂 I been dieing of heat strokes on rides and was like what's the worst that can happen then it worked the 2nd try ❤ youtube to the rescue!!!
Thanks for the vid! I have this problem after replacing the actuator on the driver's side. But I have to do this fix every time I start the van. Is there a more permanent fix?
No problem. You will have to run hvac diagnostics test using higher end obd2 scanner. It will test all of the actuators and re-sync them. It should be good after that if all pass the test. make sure to replace actuators with oem as aftermarket often fail syncronization
No problem. You will have to replace passenger temperature blend door actuator. There should be a video on my channel on how to do it. Make sure to replace with oem part as aftermarket dont pass the calibration
This worked well for a right/left side problem I was having with my ac. Now the front is working as it should, but the rear ac is blowing hot. Does the same technique work front and back? Would I sync the rear control with one of the front controls?
I've never tried it, but you can give it a try. I think few people here reported it worked out for them. If it doesn't work, first make sure your refrigerant is topped up, then look at blend door actuator. Third thing which is very very common is your rear a/c lines being cut and blocked off. That is how most of the mechanics "fix" the rear a/c condenser leaking as it is quite expensive and common repair. Again I don't know if you got your van second hand or you the first owner
@@QuiteAlright I bought a 2008 Caravan and the rear AC was not working. It had a condenser leak and I did the cheap fix. The front AC blows cold enough to cool the entire van, so I saved several hundred and plugged the rear A/C. It's my number 2 vehicle, so I don't mind it not blowing cold in the rear. The windows open so my dogs can ride with their head sticking out and the haven't complained about the lack of A/C
Thanks for this video…I had cold air on the driver’s side and hot air on the passenger side when in heat mode…since winter is approaching…I want heat now and no AC…your video worked for me on the 2nd try…Thanks my friend 👍👍👍
Après des démarches auprès de quelques garagistes sérieux, qui me suggérait des démarches imprécises et coûteuses, comme changer le moteur des volets, etc. Vous avez solutionné mon problème. Merci de votre générosité.
thank you - this worked for me and just saved me a couple of hours + trip to a mechanic (my case was exactly that, right front was blowing hot while left was blowing cold AC)
This also worked for me. I went slowly with the knobs waiting a few seconds with each progression 6 times and calibrated successfully 1st try. I also noticed flashing light on one of the selection controls that went away. Maybe this was indicating a calibration fault beforehand? Thanks for sharing this great tip!
I'm glad this worked out for you. Was rear defroster button flashing? If yes then at first start you won't have climate / fan working for maybe 20 - 30 sec. Means actuator calibration failed. If it keeps happening you will have to replace failed blend door actuator. Make sure to replace with OEM part as aftermarket often can't get calibrated
Yes there are 3 if you have only front climate.If you have rear climate as well then there are 5. Probably passenger blend door actuator failed. If it is not making noise then only way to be sure is to connect obd2 scan tool, access hvac module and start diagnostics test. It will go through all the actuators and give status and try to recalibrate
I went through this process last year and recently the right front got stuck on full hot again. Watched a bunch of videos figuring the actuator was finally bad and took the two on the right out. (royal pain) Bench tested both and they were ok. (no clicking) The blend door actuator is closest to the dash and heads up, it's easy to screw up the linkage / cams. The hot / cold door is closer to the firewall and that top screw is not fun at all. Tested each motor by plugging them in and playing with the dash controls, but the hot / cold motor didn't do anything till I worked BOTH knobs at the same time. (several times) Put everything back together and we're in business. I think I'm gonna write myself a note and stick it in the glovebox for next time. That might save me 3-4 hours of work!
Thanks for the comment. With time these actuators will go bad and this "trick" might not work anymore. I suggest always replacing with oem actuators, not aftermarket. Aftermarket will work, but sometimes cause the blower not to work for 10-15 sec when engine is just started as they fail to pass the startup test
@@QuiteAlright ... worked in the field for 50 years although not in a Mopar dealer. Recently retired. Your points are spot on but looking for the root cause without proper scan tools and such will cause much hair pulling. OTOH, live testing is the next best thing. The motors work on the bench but not when connected to the dash control. This leads me to believe that the dash control is at fault, either by design flaw, or somehow becoming intermittent at 7 years old. This trick of doing a manual sync at the control not only seems to work, but it proves the actuators are not the root cause in this case. This begs the question as to why they go out of sync... or why they need to be in sync if they are designed to work independently, left and right sides. Obviously, after 50 years I do not have all the answers... at least not yet!
No problem. If your actuator completely fails, you can also replace it by yourself. It will be behind the glove box in the upper left corner. A bit hard to access it, but doable
You're welcome. I'm glad this worked for you. If it fails again and this procedure doesn't work anymore than you will have to replace blend door actuator
It should work if actuator got stuck which happens very often on this minivans. If it completely failed then it will have to be replaced and recalibrated
I have a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. It must be the 10th one? I have tried the knob synchro thing several times. I think my issue is deficient mechanical connection? Guess I have to wait for the actual disassembly of the dash to get to the actuator.....?
Most likely you will have to replace the actuator. It is not too hard to replace it. Takes maybe 1 hour of labor to do it. It is behind the glove box. It swill be the upper one which is located a bit deeper inside so you will have to remove couple of things to get to it. Lower one is circulation actuator
Honestly I've never tried with the buttons, but it could / should work. Also never tried for the rear ac. Worse case scenario if it doesn't work you will have to replace one of the rear temperature blend door actuators. There is a video on my channel on how to do it
2007 Dodge Grand Caravan Braun Entervan - would this work for the reverse situation....the drivers side is blowing hot and the passenger side is cold? Thanks!!!
Hmm I've never tried it with the knobs. You can try doing the same thing just instead of turning the knobs press and hold buttons on both sides at the same time. If it doesn't work you would have to connect higher end obd2 scanner which can access hvac module and then run the calibration. If one of the blend door actuators fails calibration it will have to be replaced
This worked for me
Happy to hear that. I know it is silly, but it does fix this problem
Worked for me thanks
I was driving on the interstate when this problem happened. I pulled over found your video and fixed the problem under a minute. You're a genius! Thank you so much.
Great to hear and good luck
I spent hours on the net trying to find the problem with hot/cold situation. Took out passenger actuator,it was perfect. Then I saw your video,tried it and it worked like a dream . Thank you man,you are a genius!!
I'm really glad my video helped you out. This is kind of a temporary solution, but it works quite well
You deserve a metal for showing this technique to fix these heating problems!
Thanks very much for your help. I live in Canada and our van did not have any heat one morning after driving for more than twenty minutes in the freezing cold. So I checked out your channel, followed your instructions and it completely fixed the problem in about one minute!!! You saved me lots of money for not having to take it to a garage.
Thanks very much again!!
I'm happy this video helped you out. On other vehicles usually when hvac actuator goes bad, it has to be replaced. But I believe on this Caravans problem is in the software, not the actuator itself. Dodge dealership can sometimes update it with their diagnostic tool and it won't make problems anymore
Great to know that this also fixes heating issues!
Wow! Other videos had me replacing the actuator. I actually ordered one and then ran across this video. I tried it and it worked! I cancelled the order. Thanks!
I'm glad this video helped you out. Usually this trick works, but only until the actuator really fails. Problem is in self calibration of these actuators and then sometimes one gets stuck in a position and this procedure wakes it up.
Tried this last year and it worked. This year same problem and no initial luck. Got ready to replace the actuator, tried it one more time and success! Don't give up too soon.
Thanks QuiteAlright for having tips that really work!!
Glad I was able to help
I have done this a few times since owning our van. So far it has worked every time. It doesn't always work on the first try. Sometimes I have to repeat 2 or 3 times. So far so good. Never had to replace any parts or spend any money to fix the problem.
Yes this is a good part time fix. And all of this vans have this problems, it happens sooner or later
I had the same hot on the passenger's side and cold on the driver's side. I asked how to fix it in one of the Dodge van groups I am in on Facebook. So far, I have not gotten an answer. However I went searching on my own and found your video. It worked the first time! Thank you!!!!! I will be sharing this to the 4 Dodge van groups I am in. You saved me some money and did the fix in less than a minute. I have found 2 extremely useful videos for my 2012 Dodge Caravan. One was a wonderful shortcut on changing the spark plugs, which is a giant PITA. The other one is this one! Thanks again! Great video!
I'm glad I was able to help. This usually does "reset" it and it works again. If not then the actuator will have to be replaced
God bless you. I was driving around for weeks until I searched it up and saw your video. It worked! You just saved me money by not taking it in for a mechanic to check. Thank you so much❤!
You are most welcome. Glad to help :)
I replaced it 3 times under the warranty and now I would have to do it myself. It saved me a lot of work with the replacement. Thank you very much.
Thanks for sharing
I'm amazed, after two tries I didn't think it would work, but the third time it started blowing warm air out of the drivers side. Saved me the hassle of pulling the counsel apart and the money for new parts. Thanks for the Awwwssome Tip!!!!
No problem, I'm happy it helped you out. It is just one of those awkward dodge things
Wow …. My 2010 Grand Caravan had only luke warm heat on passenger side … driver’s side was just’ok’ … sub par but acceptable …Heater core was then replaced at dealership 2 weeks ago … heat levels were worse than before as measured by me …before heater core replacement vs . afterword…at timed intervals by heat gun… Many hours looking at TH-cam videos regarding replacing the proper Blend door actuator… But I had not heard any clicking or snapping at all by actuators … with winter around the corner I discovered your procedure …instructional video .. and followed directions ….the result was incredible …I did five cycles of this process and the heat readings not only went up , they balanced left passenger side versus right passenger side for the first time in years… you are a genius …thank you thank you thank you… By the way the highest temperature readings I’ve achieved are about 15° higher than what I was getting before and after core replacement… The recalibration is the secret isn’t it?
Thanks for the longer comment and for sharing your story. All of these dodge vans have huge problems with the actuators and heat system in general. Dealership will usually just waste your money with changing unnecessary parts, although they should be able to recalibrate the actuators with their scanner and that is the first they should try doing.
Man - dealt worth this for 3-5 years. Was quoted 2200.
We had to do the process 3 times but it worked! My colleague has the same van and issue - fixed his as well! Thanks for help and producing the content.
No problem. Glad to help
Amazing! I spent $200 to get it looked at and they couldn't figure it out. This worked first time. Thank you!
I'm glad this fixed the problem 😀
Straight to the point. Thank you!!!! Saved me money and time. The Driver side was blowing neutral air no heat and it’s fixed as per your instructions..
I'm glad to hear this video helped you 👍
This worked on my 2014 dodge grand caravan in 2024 on the first try. Thank you - you provided very useful advice.
Glad it helped
Good day sir. This works in 2024. I just did this on my mom's '15 Dodge Caravan SXT, and it really worked!!! Thanks man 😊
Good to hear and thanks for sharing
Did the "fix" 6 times and finally worked! Shut car off each time I tried... Did not hear any clicking, but after 6th try car is blowing cold air both sides and ready for summer! Thanks!
Good to hear. This "fix" does actually work on most of the caravans
It works for me. The best car fix ever: free and no need to get our hands dirty.
Many thanks for sharing that solution
You're welcome! Glad it helped
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You Sir I was skeptical but figured I'll try it.... I had to do it 2 times without shutting the van off and now I have cold air Thank You Again
Glad to hear that :)
I had this same problem with my 2013 Grand Caravan. I tried synching the knobs - didn't work. After watching the first few minutes of the South Main Auto Repair vid, I opened the glove box to reveal the right side Blend Door Activator, started the car and AC on high, then tapped on the Activator a few times with the butt end of a screwdriver while dialing the passenger side control from cold to hot. Magically it started working again. I'll replace it later, but it works for now.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much. I was having the opposite problem as I was seeking heat. Driver side started to ice in front of me as I drove while the passenger side was warm.
No problem. Glad to help
I’m not sure how much you saved me from going to a mechanic, but I thank you for helping me to fix my climate control problems.
Hi, I'm glad this video helped you out. Sometimes it is a temporary solution, but it works
This worked for me!!! Thank you SO much. I was stressing about coming into the hot summer months and what the cost of a repair like this would be. (When the AC was on my driver side would blow cold air but the passenger would blow hot air.) After following these steps (it took me two tries) it works perfectly now!!! THANK YOU!!!
Glad I was able to help :) If this happens again and this trick doesn't work anymore than you will have to replace passenger blend door actuator which is not too big of a job. Maybe 2h labor
Can't believe this worked. 2nd attempt, like you said on my 2015 Caravan. Thanks so much dude.
Glad it helped :)
Wonderful! This worked perfectly the first time I tried it on my 2016 Dodge Caravan. Thank you, QuiteAlright!
Great to hear! You're welcome
AWESOME! I just reset it and it works after driving all summer with the heat blowing out of the passenger side vent! Thank you so much!!!
You're most welcome :)
I own a 2013 Dodge Caravan, same problem. cold driver side and hot on the passneger side when the air conditioner was on.
Tried your quick fix and it worked immediatley. Great tip and thanks for posting this on TH-cam. Would have been some easy money for
a mechanic if I brought it to a garage.
I'm glad this video helped you fix it 👍
It didn't make that noise but it worked! Thank you
I thought this guy was just feeding me full of crap .😂 I been dieing of heat strokes on rides and was like what's the worst that can happen then it worked the 2nd try ❤ youtube to the rescue!!!
Thanks for the vid! I have this problem after replacing the actuator on the driver's side. But I have to do this fix every time I start the van. Is there a more permanent fix?
No problem. You will have to run hvac diagnostics test using higher end obd2 scanner. It will test all of the actuators and re-sync them. It should be good after that if all pass the test. make sure to replace actuators with oem as aftermarket often fail syncronization
Wooooow .. it worked.. I just canceled my visit to the mechanic thank you
Glad to help :)
I have 2014 Grand Caravan, and I had the same problem. However, this tip worked properly. In my case, I had to turn it 5 times. Thanks
You're very welcome. I'm glad this worked for you
worked for me on the first try thanks man. these dodges can be a pain
Glad I could help
I tried this out and it worked! thanks good Sir!
Glad it helped!
Thanks. Worked first time. ❤
Great to hear :)
Thank you!!! I have the same tapping as you at 00:55. were you able to solve this problem?
No problem. You will have to replace passenger temperature blend door actuator. There should be a video on my channel on how to do it. Make sure to replace with oem part as aftermarket dont pass the calibration
This worked well for a right/left side problem I was having with my ac. Now the front is working as it should, but the rear ac is blowing hot. Does the same technique work front and back? Would I sync the rear control with one of the front controls?
I've never tried it, but you can give it a try. I think few people here reported it worked out for them. If it doesn't work, first make sure your refrigerant is topped up, then look at blend door actuator. Third thing which is very very common is your rear a/c lines being cut and blocked off. That is how most of the mechanics "fix" the rear a/c condenser leaking as it is quite expensive and common repair. Again I don't know if you got your van second hand or you the first owner
@@QuiteAlright I bought a 2008 Caravan and the rear AC was not working. It had a condenser leak and I did the cheap fix. The front AC blows cold enough to cool the entire van, so I saved several hundred and plugged the rear A/C. It's my number 2 vehicle, so I don't mind it not blowing cold in the rear. The windows open so my dogs can ride with their head sticking out and the haven't complained about the lack of A/C
Worked on a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. Thank you so much!!!!
Glad it helped!
thank you, it worked for my mini van. here i bought the actuator and all that. thank you again
Glad to hear the video helped you out
Worked like a dream.
Glad to hear it
thank you , worked perfectly. Literally took less than a minute.
Great to hear! Works on most of the vans
Thank you. Worked for me
You're welcome
THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! Sent you a super thanks as anyone who this helped should!
Thank you. I appreciate your support 😀
It worked on our 2012 DGC with the hot air stuck on passenger side, thank you so much!
You're welcome! I'm glad this trick worked for you.
Thanks for this video…I had cold air on the driver’s side and hot air on the passenger side when in heat mode…since winter is approaching…I want heat now and no AC…your video worked for me on the 2nd try…Thanks my friend 👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing and good luck :)
Great tip.
Après des démarches auprès de quelques garagistes sérieux, qui me suggérait des démarches imprécises et coûteuses, comme changer le moteur des volets, etc.
Vous avez solutionné mon problème.
Merci de votre générosité.
Thanks for your comment and I'm glad this video helped you out
Worked for us. 2 minutes. $0.00. Thanks so much!
Glad it helped!
I've tried this on my 2009 Town & Country twice and it hasn't worked yet, does this only work on the Dodge version of the van?
I've never tried it on chrysler. Try few more times, if not you will have to replace the blend door actuator
Happening on mine. Gonna give a try tmrw thanks
You're welcome and good luck
Worked like a charm!! Thank you
You're most welcome
Great. Works right away! You are genius!
Glad it helped :)
thank you - this worked for me and just saved me a couple of hours + trip to a mechanic (my case was exactly that, right front was blowing hot while left was blowing cold AC)
Glad I was able to help :)
Sounds silly. Husband laughed. I tried it, and it WORKED! I had to try it for a second set but it does work!
I'm really glad this trick worked out for you :)
This also worked for me. I went slowly with the knobs waiting a few seconds with each progression 6 times and calibrated successfully 1st try. I also noticed flashing light on one of the selection controls that went away. Maybe this was indicating a calibration fault beforehand? Thanks for sharing this great tip!
I'm glad this worked out for you. Was rear defroster button flashing? If yes then at first start you won't have climate / fan working for maybe 20 - 30 sec. Means actuator calibration failed. If it keeps happening you will have to replace failed blend door actuator. Make sure to replace with OEM part as aftermarket often can't get calibrated
Worked for me too thanks a lot!!
You're welcome!
Thank you!! This worked exactly as you described in one try. 2015 Grand Caravan.
Great to hear! :)
Worked first try!
Glad to hear it
Truly amazed this worked like a gem. Thank you so much!
You're most welcome. I'm glad it worked out for you
Worked for me as well! Thank you!
You're welcome!
No BS it really works!!! Bravo good sir!
Glad I was able to help
Fantastic I was about to spend around 500 to fix this. Worked first time
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! My wife is happy again!
Thanks for watching :)
It has worked in the past but not now. D you know which actuator I need to replace? I read there are 3
Yes there are 3 if you have only front climate.If you have rear climate as well then there are 5. Probably passenger blend door actuator failed. If it is not making noise then only way to be sure is to connect obd2 scan tool, access hvac module and start diagnostics test. It will go through all the actuators and give status and try to recalibrate
2014 Journey!! Just used the screen instead of knobs. Worked after 10 seconds!!! 👏👏👏
thanks for sharing
I went through this process last year and recently the right front got stuck on full hot again. Watched a bunch of videos figuring the actuator was finally bad and took the two on the right out. (royal pain) Bench tested both and they were ok. (no clicking) The blend door actuator is closest to the dash and heads up, it's easy to screw up the linkage / cams. The hot / cold door is closer to the firewall and that top screw is not fun at all. Tested each motor by plugging them in and playing with the dash controls, but the hot / cold motor didn't do anything till I worked BOTH knobs at the same time. (several times) Put everything back together and we're in business. I think I'm gonna write myself a note and stick it in the glovebox for next time. That might save me 3-4 hours of work!
Thanks for the comment. With time these actuators will go bad and this "trick" might not work anymore. I suggest always replacing with oem actuators, not aftermarket. Aftermarket will work, but sometimes cause the blower not to work for 10-15 sec when engine is just started as they fail to pass the startup test
@@QuiteAlright ... worked in the field for 50 years although not in a Mopar dealer. Recently retired. Your points are spot on but looking for the root cause without proper scan tools and such will cause much hair pulling. OTOH, live testing is the next best thing. The motors work on the bench but not when connected to the dash control. This leads me to believe that the dash control is at fault, either by design flaw, or somehow becoming intermittent at 7 years old. This trick of doing a manual sync at the control not only seems to work, but it proves the actuators are not the root cause in this case. This begs the question as to why they go out of sync... or why they need to be in sync if they are designed to work independently, left and right sides. Obviously, after 50 years I do not have all the answers... at least not yet!
Thanks it works after 6 trying, it saves a money one told me about 260$ another about 4000$ , another thanks 😊
No problem. If your actuator completely fails, you can also replace it by yourself. It will be behind the glove box in the upper left corner. A bit hard to access it, but doable
Good trick, works great!
Glad it helped
Took me maybe 5 tries and I never did hear the clicking noise but it worked :)
Glad to hear that :)
Wow thank you, it worked after I restated the van.
Glad to hear it
Bless you for sharing! FIXED with a hot weekend of travel.
Thanks, I'm glad this video helped you
Work for me I can’t believe it my wife is so happy!
I'm glad my video helped you out
Haha! Didn't work at first, but would periodically try while driving with just the affected knob...works great now! Thanks!
You're welcome. I'm glad this worked for you. If it fails again and this procedure doesn't work anymore than you will have to replace blend door actuator
How hard is it to replaced the register for the back air conditioner
Last week my ac has no cold air , bought a 2 cans of red tek refrigerant total of 12 oz R134a. Right now the front is cold except the rear side.
Dude that’s actually working!!!! Thank you so much you saved me a lot of money
No problem 👍
You rock sir! Thanks for this! I didn’t get the ticking for the reset but it worked.
Glad it helped
This method works! Excellent advice! Thank you ...
You're welcome!
That's amazing! Took my two times and presto! Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome
This technique totally worked for me. THANKYOU
No worries and good luck
Awesome this worked for us! Thanks!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching
Curious if this will also work when it's the driver side blowing hot air and the passenger side is cold air?
It should work if actuator got stuck which happens very often on this minivans. If it completely failed then it will have to be replaced and recalibrated
I have a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. It must be the 10th one? I have tried the knob synchro thing several times. I think my issue is deficient mechanical connection? Guess I have to wait for the actual disassembly of the dash to get to the actuator.....?
Most likely you will have to replace the actuator. It is not too hard to replace it. Takes maybe 1 hour of labor to do it. It is behind the glove box. It swill be the upper one which is located a bit deeper inside so you will have to remove couple of things to get to it. Lower one is circulation actuator
Thank you sir. Mine was not heating when I needed it to in cold weather and this did the trick
Glad it helped
Thank you it worked on my 2016 caravan. Although speed on right side fan seems to be slow. but cold air matters most
Glad to hear it
I can’t find anything on 2009… same problem & the display panel system keeps going in & out sometimes not working at all… Ty on the video
You're welcome...This should work on 09 as well...if not you might have to replace the faulty blend door actuator
Thank you so much, this worked for me, so much appreciate your advice!
Glad it helped!
Worked the first time, fantastic.
Great to hear!
Great tip. Problem fixed. Thank you!
You're welcome!
What if i don’t have knobs but buttons instead? Also will this work for the ac that’s on rear of the car?
Honestly I've never tried with the buttons, but it could / should work. Also never tried for the rear ac. Worse case scenario if it doesn't work you will have to replace one of the rear temperature blend door actuators. There is a video on my channel on how to do it
Worked for me!! Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thank you for this tip. Problem fixed. happy!
Glad it helped and thanks for watching ;)
2007 Dodge Grand Caravan Braun Entervan - would this work for the reverse situation....the drivers side is blowing hot and the passenger side is cold? Thanks!!!
Did you ever try it? I am having the same problem driver side hot passenger side cold. I'm going to try it when I get off work
Worked great. You're the man. Thanks for the info.
You're welcome!
Worked like a charm. THANK YOU !!
Excellent!
I have a 2016 with buttons instead of the knobs. What would be the procedure?
Hmm I've never tried it with the knobs. You can try doing the same thing just instead of turning the knobs press and hold buttons on both sides at the same time. If it doesn't work you would have to connect higher end obd2 scanner which can access hvac module and then run the calibration. If one of the blend door actuators fails calibration it will have to be replaced
It worked like a charm for me thank you
Happy to hear that 👍
You help me to resolve it, so happy, thank you very much
Happy to help :)
Thanks!
If it doesn't work just buy a new blender and install yourself. It's held on with 2 bolts and 1 wire harness