Heat blows from vents but won't blow from floor when put on floor mode

Asked by Jermac1948 Dec 28, 2014 at 10:35 AM about the 2006 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

heat won't transfer from vent to floor when put on floor heat blows from defrost

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You most likely have an air door actuator problem. It's stuck in the vent position and can't shift to the floor position. The two doors that governs flow between dash vents and defrost/floor are "mode door 1" and "mode door 2." Mode Door 1: This door regulates air flow to either the dash vents or defrost/floor. If you have air flowing only through the vents with no defrost or floor, this door is failing. Mode Door 2: When mode door 1 is set to divert air away from the vents and into the second stage of the system, door #2 chooses whether air goes to the defrost vents to the windshield or out through the floor vents in the passenger and driver’s side footwells. Failure is indicated by an inability to choose between defrost and floor. There is an excellent write-up on these doors and how to replace here: http://www.heatertreater.net/Ram%2002-08%20Listing.html

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My heater controler is stuck on vent and won't go back to defrost on mt 2010 ram 1500 so can you please tell me haw to fix the problem please

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My vent door won't heat blows cold air when on heat

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My heat only comes from the vents and and when I change to defrost or floor it doesn’t happen

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How can i get it just to front dash vents?

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How can i get the air just to front dash air vents

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i hve a 2003 dodge ram 1500 and blower fan is stuck to one vent. The control knob just turns freely and does nothing what can I do to fix it

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No heat on the floor turned out to be a broken actuator coupler. Not the actuator itself. It’s what the actuator slides into that moves the blend door. No idea where to find this piece or what the part number is.

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