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My heat works on the passenger side and not the drive i've changed the thermostat and still the problem hasn't changed

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If you have good heat on one side, it can't possibly be the the thermostat. Good heat on one side means that there is plenty of hot water (water and antifreeze mix) circulating through your heater core. The thermostat controls the temperature of the water. If you have hot water, the thermostat is not at fault. Your Impala is equipped with what is called "zoned climate control". All the inside air (both sides) is still heated by the same heater core. The difference between a "zoned" system and a conventional system is that there is more than one "blend-air" door insided your HVAC housing. The blend-air door swings back and forth to direct the incoming air either through the heater core (for hot air) or around the heater core (for cold air) The drivers blend-air door may be broken or the motor that moves the blend-air door is malfunctioning.

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Your problem is the driversside blend door actuator.its bolted to heater box.

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SOURCE: driver side heat blows cool

Hello, this is cused by the drivers side temp door actuator. there are two electric motors that move the temp doors from cold to hot. there is one on the drivers side and one on the passenger side. you will need to replace the one for the drivers side.

  • Remove the left instrument panel (I/P) insulator.
  • Remove the knee bolster bracket bracket. Disconnect the electrical connector from the left air temperature actuator.
  • Remove the mounting screws from the left air temperature actuator.
  • Remove the left air temperature actuator.
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