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2000 Stratus Blows Heat out the defroster but not...

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Hi All,
I own a 2000 Dodge Stratus. The heater in this car blows fine out the
defroster but only sends a limited amount of air (heat) to the floor. I have
looked under the dash and can see the vent door opening and closing as I
turn the vent control. It is moving and changing the air flow but appears to
be operating weakly. I thought it could be a loose vacuum hose but upon
looking under the hood could find nothing that appeared to be leaking.
Also, the vents which provide adjustable air from the center of the dash do
not work no matter what I do.
The fan seems strong and the heat is ample but the venting seems to not be
working correctly.
Has anyone had this problem? If so, what steps have you taken to resolve
them.
Thank You for any help,
tavarish
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Posted by danielross11 on Jul 19, 2008

My 1999 Dodge Avenger Air flow knob stopped directing the air flow. It seems to be stuck on "defrost." The a/c works fine, it just needs to blow out the vents. Is there a quick way to change the air flow direction manually for the summer until I'm able to get it repaired?

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posted on May 14, 2008
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Cornish

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Do you mean the center vents can't blow air even when the A/C is working?

You need to be sure the car is not doing what it is supposed to.

The heater in the stratus is not one that can melt the rubber on your
shoes -- it does blow warm air on the driver's feet, but not as much and
not as hot as I would like. And it takes quite a while to warm up. Air
delivery is better if a rear window is slightly open.

I'm not sure if this car uses vacuum or electic motors to move the
ventilation doors and baffles. It might help if you listened to the
noises made when you switch from dash vents to dash+foot vents to heater
(feet only) to defrost+feet to defrost alone. I think there are distinct
sounds made at each step. If you post them I will compare them to what
mine makes.

-Steve

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Steve Driska
My real email address is driska4 at earthlink period net
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Solution #2

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Had a 1997 Breeze that did the same thing. It would take a few rotations of
the switch far left, far right and left again to get the doors into the
proper position. I believe they're electric doors as you can hear the sound
when the engine's not running but the ignition is on.


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