Is this the same engine you was working on in previous videos

What was that warning ?

Nissan is literally garbage.stay away as much as you can

Thaks for sharing your experience with us it actually was the problem I had too I replace thermostat and same experience as you😅

Thank you so much. I needed this!

All the vents are working does not overheat. Just no hot air. The blend door m, the black knob not turning. Any ideas.

I purchased a new actuator, it’s working fine. However when I shut off the fan that door knob does not budge. You said you used a pair of pliers. I am afraid I might break something. Could not turn it with my hand it’s like stuck. What can I do. Any suggestions. Thx.

I hear the tapping and I'm facing a huge bill for it on Monday. will check this out. if it works God thank you. If it don't then at least thanks for the effort. Good video. Short sweet and to the point.

What happens if the little black thing falls inside the hole?

TIP: I never heard the tapping, but it was the blend door actuator. After watching many videos (getting no help)I ran across yours. I removed the actuator, used pliers to open the door, opened the actuator turned it to the open position ,put the actuator back together, reinstalled it. Now I have heat. The hole process took less than 30 minutes. When I need the ac I will be purchasing a new actuator. Thank you so much for your video. My mechanic wanted 300 dollars to replace it. Now I can do it myself, thanks to you.

I have a hard time putting my heater on. I gotta turn it to cold. Turn the hot turn up the cold turn off the hot it’s a constant battle.

Thank you for the reply. It didn't come off on the old one. I'm wondering if I can remove that part of the dash to retrieve it.

Hi, I changed the actuator but when I put the new one in. I did not see that black knob in the hole. I don't know if it fell down in or what. Any thoughts on how to get it out. Thanks

Hey una prwgunta y cuantos controles de estos que abren la Puerta tiene Las equinox 2015 la mia se ropio adonde va El control y Como puedo areglarla

Man, what a lifesaver video. Great explanations and demo. I got it now! Thanks!!!

hello brother. I have 2007 Pontiac torrent blowing lukewarm air so I changed the thermostat, water pump, coolant sensor, got it flush it and I only use the orange antifreeze my truck is not overheating at all but it's only blowing lukewarm air temperature air I had the heater cord changed few years back too. but the actuator doesn't make noises or sound like the one when you was tapping on the actuator. do you think it might be actually the actuator? because I spent way to much at this point.

Thanks for the tip I did the same as you fix this fix that check this and it was a a little motor

Is this driver side or passenger?

I changed that actuator last year on my 2011 GMC Terrain because the front vents stopped working. Now I have no heat and in the terrains im pretty sure there are 2 more, one on the driver and one in the centre. Would anyone know which one would control the heat?

What if you can get heat only if set on front? When you change to defrost or floor it turns cold

....everything that Chevy makes does that...yep...got a 2005 Cavalier that does this very thing.

What size actuator would my 08 chevy equinox need?? TIA

thanks

He say. Something wrong. But I’m. Not sure. I know that.

Thank you for sharing! This "tapping" sound and no heat are the exact symptoms i am experiencing with my equinox.

I now have heat. Thank you for this video.

I want to thank everyone for the feedback and im glad i was able to help so many of you with this issue. At this point in time (as of 2017) we have gotten rid of the Equinox so there is no more videos of the vehicle itself. I did replace the exhaust manifold due to it splitting in two pieces (again no GM parts coverage), and it did begin to jump time due to the timing chain tensioner failing (another common issue with the 2.4). The body control module was failing and the AC compressor failed. Ive never liked GM and the reputation ive acquired with them from a tow truck drivers perspective aswell as my own has made me see how far down they've fallen from the muscle car days... Simply stating BUYER BEWARE! Hopefully you all have better luck than i have with GM and hopefully my future videos will help you again with other vehicles once i start posting again.

Had this issue i replaced the actuator now a year later have the same problem, blend door works fine, all mode functions work correctly i have intermediate heat, blower wrks fine, no over heating issue

Best video yet

Also to all that hear the tapping this is the correct remedy im just saying the replacement doesnt last

Ok everyone needs to know i have changed that 3 times ,,but when you shut the car off stay in it for 10 mins the blend door will always close anyway then in the morning sometimes it will work sometimes not. I have at a stop sign turn my car on n off ant the heat will start blowing . I have heard from many DOORMAN brand sucks.. which is what all the auto part stores sell . Again this is my 3rd one it will only work a short time. N fail again . Has anyone had any other actuators fail?? . The blend door is the one that fixed it heat but always not for long. UPDATE I ORDERED AND FOUND GENUINE GM ACTUATOR ONLINE AND SO FAR IT WORKS AGAIN. THE AUTO PART STORES ONLY CARRY DOORMAN JUNK THAT FAILS

@covertskyline thanks for this video i don’t have heat ether so i remplace the actuator today 8-18-2021 but still no heat in any vent you think it could be the thermostat on mine case or i just got a bad actuator i do not have any weird noises coming from the dash thank you in advanced

i fucking love you

What if I'm not hearing that clicking noise? .. U think it may be the thermostat?

Where is ur thermostat located

Don't know if you'll see this but i need the cable replaced on mine, we bought a new one cause my '03 had a knob break and we didnt realize ee couldve just wiggled out the cable and we started cutting the cable and now theyre too short and we cant get them close enough to splice them or solder together

thnx

I opened up this actuator on my 2009 Equinox and there were teeth missing on the gears. Replaced it and now I have heat again. Thanks for the video.

I know I'm late but thanks for the info and great video bud

Funny how theyre suppose to "better" their shit every year specially if its the same generation. Well I have the same issue in a 2017, the last model for this generation.

So I had the knocking sound and then replaced the actuator and all worked, now less then two years have passed and I am not getting hot air - just cold air.. do you think the actuator I installed is a bad one? Those parts are supposed to last!?

explain? are you saying the problem you have here is that your Vents blow, you can change from floor to in your face to defrost the front windshiled, that knob works. and the vents blow but no heat ? or are You saying that the air does not blow through the vents. I have air, I have no knocking, I do not have heat. it's just all of the sudden not working. I replaced the thermostat about 2 years ago, also the sensor, It was stuck OPEN but I still had heat when it warm up a Bit, it just took forever and never really got that hot because the fans were on and it was 25 degrees outside so the engine was never warming all the way up even if I let it sit idle. now I have no HEAT, blows fine, like the best a/c available. I burped the system for air bubbles, added coolant to make sure its 100% and still no heat, just cold blowing like crazy. The temp gauge is just under 1/2 pretty much all the time.

What’s the name of that part please and thanks

Hey guys I wanted to ask to see if it is this. The other day the heater was working just fine and then i was driving and then it threw cold air all of sudden in the front driver and passenger side and back of the truck. No matter how high or low the setting was it still blew cold air. Would you think that my actuator went bad?

Thanks man. You save me a money and a time

Yeah all I get is cold a/c and colder a/c but no heat. Somehow the mechanic that sold the vehicle to my Ma got it to work.

Thanks I’ll check this out on my parents Ass-qinox. 😜😜😜

Awesome mine does the same thing well it did before now I dont hear it anymore plus dont have heat ..no that the weather is cold ima have to cheeck it out asap thanks for the info..👍🙏

Thank you kindly, you helped me fix my 2015 equinox this way. The dealer wanted $2500 to fix my heat after they charged me $$500 plus labor for a new thermostat I didn’t need!

Thanks Covert Skyline, I'm having the exact same problem on my 2011 Chevy Equinox. Hope to fix it this week and whenever the part comes in...if you hear that kinda loud tapping sound around the dash, you will know its a bad blend door actuator and the teeth are slipping in the gear and not working as it should. BTW, never heard of a blend door before when I started having this problem....I also replaced my thermostat thinking that would fix the problem...oh well.