Air ventilation knob not working - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tazz786 · 11-26-2016, 12:16 AM

Out of nowhere my knob will not turn farther than where it is at, anybody know what the issue can be?

humfrz · 11-26-2016, 04:21 AM

Have you been messing around with something under the dash, like the head unit....??

My guess is that a rod/wire inside one of the cables is kinked.

If so, fixing it would be easy ...... getting to it to fix it ..... not so easy......

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 11-26-2016, 04:32 AM

Either that or the door to the upper vents is jammed open. That's the next function to toggle.

tazz786 · 11-26-2016, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humfrz

Have you been messing around with something under the dash, like the head unit....??

My guess is that a rod/wire inside one of the cables is kinked.

If so, fixing it would be easy ...... getting to it to fix it ..... not so easy......

humfrz

i literally did not touch anything. just got in my car and tried changing it over and it wouldnt budge. I took my car in for a wash but i dont know how that could have done anything.

Ultramaroon · 11-26-2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tazz786

i literally did not touch anything. just got in my car and tried changing it over and it wouldnt budge. I took my car in for a wash but i dont know how that could have done anything.

It happens. Unfortunately if it is the diverter door itself it will be a massive PITA to fix. Usually the entire center console needs to be disassembled to get in there.

tazz786 · 12-17-2016, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It happens. Unfortunately if it is the diverter door itself it will be a massive PITA to fix. Usually the entire center console needs to be disassembled to get in there.

i Ended up fixing it. SO what happened was the wire from the GPS module became wrapped around the actuator. I removed the aftermatket pioneer head unit and fixed it up.

humfrz · 12-17-2016, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tazz786

i literally did not touch anything. just got in my car and tried changing it over and it wouldnt budge. I took my car in for a wash but i dont know how that could have done anything.

Well, tazz786, good you got your car's knob working.

....... now, that's fer messen wich it and not fessing up.....

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 12-17-2016, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tazz786

i Ended up fixing it. SO what happened was the wire from the GPS module became wrapped around the actuator. I removed the aftermatket pioneer head unit and fixed it up.

The cool thing is you will never forget the circumstances that caused the failure.

Kudos!

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