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- The temperature control knob in my 2002 Nissan Sentra stopped working. The knob turned but the air coming out the vent was always hot. Much like the brakes on a bicycle, the knob controls a cable that slides within a shroud and moves a damper for the heater control. But the clip that holds the cable shroud in place broke leaving the cable unable to slide through the shroud. This resulted in the heater being stuck in the "on" position.
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Dear r0petrick - THANK YOU. This video here today cost me $4 in Gorilla Glue, but saved me an estimated $860 in repairs from the dealer.
TH-cam was created for kind souls like yours, and I cannot thank you enough.
Happy driving!
Thank-you for explaining the process!!! I have a 2004 and hot air was coming out even when off and with AC on. I was unable to zip tie...so put a lot of Gorilla glue around clip. Let dry for about 4 hrs. Like magic...worked like a charm!!! Thank-you again for taking the time out of your day to film this!!!👍
hey I am so HAPPY. I AM A 56 YEAR OLD WOMAN, and this was my problem on my Nissan and I FIXED it. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for posting this video. P.s. I used a zip tie also.
I've watched a lot of repair videos and this one hands down is the best one I've seen. Good job man.
I am so grateful for your video - while my 2000 Sentra is a bit more complex, your video gave me most of the solution and saved me $$ hundreds in repair costs (used 2 zip ties to replace the broken cable stanchion, because I like redundant redundancy).A gracious Thank You!!!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. The heater in my wife's 2002 Nissan Sentra had the same problem yesterday. I followed your directions and was able to fix it. I will say that I had one heck of a time holding the cable in the proper position to apply the epoxy.......but, 4 hours later it was fixed. If I had taken the car to the dealer and been quoted $863 as below, that would been almost all my money for Christmas presents. You saved our Christmas........Thanks........Paul
I'm glad this worked out for you. Thanks for your comment. I had a similar bit of difficulty when I applied my epoxy, although, it set in about 15 minutes. One of the comments below suggests using a zip tie. I wish I had thought of that before making my repair. Maybe I can incorporate it into the video somehow.
Thank you SOO much. My 2004 Sentra AC was blowing hot. Hot. And nothing but hot After attempting to recharge the AC (pressure was reading low) with no success at all, and being back at square one, I searched all the forums for an answer. Then I stumbled across this video.
Sure enough, the plastic molding was broken and the cable 'free floating'. Two zip ties later and I have cold air again. Brilliant!
You are awesome! I heard that little metal thing in there fall apart when I turned the know and knew it had to be an easy fix. Gonna try it this weekend.
Secured it with zip tie and worked like a charm. Thanks
I just fixed my a/c with this video!! I live in New Orleans and it is summer time so it is very hot. Thank you very much for this video. It worked perfectly!
Thank you. This helped. I'm going to use the smallest toggle bold to hold clip in; the butterfly nut will 'catch' thin bolt.
I followed this video right down to the epoxy moment. Now I have hot and cold controls. Not only that--I have perfectly working A/C in my 2002 Sentra!!! Thank you!!!
mine was stuck on heat and I did exactly what this video shows and now I have a.c. Thank you to the video creator.
Zip ties worked great for this on my 2002 SE-R. Thanks for the info
Just did exactly what you did in your video on my 2004 Sentra and it fixed it right up. Thanks so much!
This video worked for my Nissan 2005 Sentra. The shop I went to told me it would cost $400 to buy a new A/C unit control head, but I saw this video and tried to fix myself. I got the whole thing fixed in an hour, using just two zipties! Thanks a ton!
Hey, thanks tons for this. My knob malfunctioned this very day.
You are a scholar and a gentleman. ...Thanks from Hawaii. ...
Thank you so much! My car wasn't going to full heat and it's almost winter here in Utah but now I got it owe you my dude.
Totally worked! Used a zip tie and my ac blows cold again!! Thanks video was perfect took me 5 min!
I just fixed the controls on my daughters Sentra GXE . I tried super glue on the clip and it would not hold. I used a cable tie from Harbor freight but it was too stiff to cinch down with out breaking some thing .I ended up using hot glue on the clip and and now it holds . Daughter said the shop wanted 600+ bux to fix this so thanks a bunch!
Thanks for the video and someone said use a zip tie. My sister in law had this problem took me about one hour to fix. Could not have done this without the video.
Thank you for this post, fixed the air in my car today 2002 nissan sentra!! Plastic that held the bracket was just all broken up, we zip tied the cable and now have cold air!!!
Thanks so much for this vid, it was a total lifesaver. It turns out the cable had the temp fixed on 100% heat since I got the car a few months ago and I had no clue what was wrong. Used a file to create a little U-shape in the hardened steel bracket to keep a zip tie in place and strong as possible. Got everything re-assembled (had to remove stereo per another video), and experienced true air temp and air conditioning for the first time ever in this car, and it's amazing!
My heater was on all the time as well along with the fact that my air would only blow through the front facing vents. Turns out both cables snapped for both the air control and the vent control. New assembly is 383+. Epoxy will be my lover today.
You rock bro!! Damn near bought a new compressor. I just used a little duct tape and wrapped the cable and clip to the plastic housing. Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot. This worked on a friends 06 Sentra. She had a stock single disc stereo so I used this video to remove the top AC vents to get to the stereo mounts. Nissan Sentra Car Stereo Removal and Repair
Thank You for posting this. What CAN'T I fix with Utube ? !!! People like You (who post) have saved Me thousands $$$ :)
Same here! I've learned so much with TH-cam. How did we ever get along without it?!
Thanks for the instruction, I was able to repair my mode control linkage which was next to the temp control! You saved me buying a new car!
I have no idea why people post videos like this, but THANK YOU for doing so! This saved me a TON of time today to fix this. I elected to use a couple of zip ties instead of epoxy to hold the clip in place, but it worked like a charm
As every one else said; THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I took the whole unit out, drilled holes to hold down the cable sheath with cable ties and made a metal L bracket for the braided cable to go through. Thanks again =D
You video helped me fixed my little sentra
Perfect video. I had to fix the vent selector on the other side. The only vent blowing air was was by the pedals, so I had no defog/defroster. But it's the exact same cable/clip set up as this (only underneath the unit) and the issue from this video was the exact problem I had: busted clip so cable was moving freely and would not change vents. Thanks for the video!
awesome video major thumbs up! This is how all video tutorials should be, I'm in the same boat as solid117x with an 06 sentra, and I'm hoping this can help me fix my car
Thank you for posting this.It was just what I needed.
r0petrick muchas gracias por este video gente como tu necesita este mundo lleno de malicia y perversion sigue adelante ayudando a la comunidad felicidades
Thanks for posting. Saved me a TON of time!!
Wow i had the same exact problem with my 2002 nissan sentra gxe. Before I when to see your video I ask arround how much to fix the problem for both sides he told me the motor was bad he was gona charge me $80 to each side coz the air control wasnt working either plus $140 labor total $300. I saw you video and fix it myself thanks for saving $300.
thanks man. Did a quick ac diagnosis and fix at work. we all win!!!
Good stuff man!!Tried it and this was the problem. Ziptied that bad boy and now the a/c is blowing cold air again. I need it in this 100 degree Florida Heat! You the man!
Thank you for this video. This solved my a/c issue as well!!
Thank you very much for posting this!
Great video. These cars can last a long time.. We’re in 2018 and mines is still running good with 350 000 +.. I used a tie wrap to secure mines.. Once the plastic clip breaks the metal clip can not hold the cable down in place..
Summer is here and it is hot, thanks man mine went on me its a 2006 model, going to try it out.!
Fixed my problem. Thanks!
This trick also works for the HVAC mode selector(the one that lets you direct the AC/heater air to head/feet/defrost). This cable appears to also be prone to having the plastic that holds it in place break. Unlike the air temp blend cable, this cable is on the right-hand side of the HVAC control panel, and attached to the BOTTOM side. i just fed a zip tie through the holes already in the plastic around the head of the cable, placed the inner part of the cable in its groove, and cinched the zip tie around the cable, behind the silver ring that's at the end of it so as not to let the outer sheath move back & forth. Works great so far! Before this my blower air would only come out the main(head) vents no matter where the mode selector was set. Good luck!
BTW: my Sentra is a 2000 model year
Chiming in to give a big THANKS for posting this. The fix was very simple. A little cumbersome in that small space, but I did it! One dollar for the bag of zip ties and 1 hour of my time. 😆
Awsome video....thanks for doing this....
Thanks for the heads up breh!!
great video! mine has the same problem but I need help still. the cable will not go in and out of the sheath (and no I haven't put any glue/epoxy on it) idk why it won't go
fixed mine today! thank you!!!!
i just did the same thing on a 2004 chevrolet epica... it worked ! :D :D
Thanks, u're a life saver (Y)
The air flow control knob on my 96 sentra stops when I try to turn it to full defrost or full face. I can move it from face/feet to feet/defrost with a little resistance, but I'm afraid if I try to force the knob to full defrost or full face, I'll break something. The knob controls a cable, similar to the problem in the video. The cable is being pushed/pulled, as I watched the other end move back and forth above the accelerator pedal… I'm not sure why it gets stuck… I can't fix the problem, but I've been needing full defrost lately because it's getting cold and rainy.
Same process for the vent control? Mine keeps coming loose.
Thanks a lot for this. It saved me and my daughter $863.00, not including the taxes and other BS shop fees. The only difference with my daughters car is that she has the Rockford Fosgate stereo with a 6 disc cd changer. I had to go to another TH-cam video to get this stereo out of the way. I also used a nylon zip-tie to hold the metal retainer clip down. It works flawlessly now.
Thanks again, my freind.
Pardon my ignorance but did you use one of those black thin zip tie like some people bind audio cables with or more like a garbag bag zip with the bigger teeth? I'm guessing the smaller ones.
gronesy I used a 6mm tie, Now that you mention it, I'll have to anticipate replacing it if it fails. No problem, quick and easy fix after reviewing the videos.
But thanks for the insight.
capncraigagain
Thank you. I was not looking forward to messing with epoxy putty.
gronesy No problem. I thought you were going to tell me that the ones I used were not tough enough for the job based on your experience doing the same fix. The ones I used are generic, no frills nylon zip ties. I think they will do the trick. If not, it's a simple, quick fix to replace them with something more heavy duty.
capncraigagain I got it secured with two ties and I think it will stay. And you're right, it's easy to get apart. Just a bitch to work inside. Wife reports she can turn the heat all the way off and back again. I just told her to do it slowly-LOL! Did you get it to stay with only one?
Does anyone know what i can do to change the HVAC bulb for a 2006 nissan sentra?
thank you so much!
Life saver going to do this fix
wow thanks a lot i fixed mine
After you get the hot/cold, fan control and face-defrost-feet controls out are the bulbs visible to replace? Reason I ask is my 3rd knob light is out, the other 2 are fine but the third is no good. Can you shed some light please?
Honestly, I don't remember whether I could see the bulbs in there. I think it's worth trying, though. It only takes about 10 minutes to remove all the panels and screws to get there. Just give it a shot and you'll be surprised how easy it is.
this was useful i just fixed my car because cold air would come out
Friggin awesome! PITA to get in there, but a simple enough fix! Zip tie worked like a charm. Thank you.
Here's a shot of the fix:
m.flickr.com/photos/126313270@N03/14734505041/
I had to wrap the tie starting at the front and curling it under the plastic bracket area. Pre-bending the tie helps with that.
what type of epoxy did you use?
+FattestKidEvvverr I'm pretty sure it was 2-part Moldable Epoxy Putty by PC Products. Something like it anyway www.amazon.com/PC-Products-PC-Metal-Moldable-Epoxy/dp/B008H4QX5M/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1445912951&sr=8-13&keywords=epoxy+putty&refinements=p_89%3APC+Products
I'm about to make the same repair to my wife's sentra
I have a problem like that on mine but with the dial on the right that controls the vents does that have a shroud as well ?? if so I want to fix it without taking a trip to the stealership raping me outta my money
Same here, Chris. My temp control knob is fine, but the vent control knob broke years ago (I remember when I felt something "snap"). Now it's stuck on blowing from the feet and the dash at all times. I plan on performing this same technique to see if I can't figure out the problem. Dealer didn't even bother quoting me a price, stating that it's a special order unit that would run well over $1,000.
Screw that I'll deal without it lol
Well, I see why the dealer didn't want to fool with it. The vent control mechanism is encased in a plastic shell, so I can't get to it. I'd have to have the whole module replaced, so I'm thinking I can live with the current air flow for the remainder of the car's life.
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I made a video on my channel fixing the Nissan air flow controller. Same idea hope it helps everyone!
Thanks for the video but next time take a look at it before you post it you can hardly see shit on it