I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty the heater blows HOT out of the center of the dash but not the floor. What is wrong?

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Asked by Ben Jan 03, 2015 at 08:59 PM about the 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I just got the vehicle and don't know if it is the Sport 4wd but it is a 4wd

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Possibly a mode actuator going bad or actuator door.

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Is it difficult to fix and how do you diagnose which it is?

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Most times these are not an easy fix. Because they are buried deep behind the dash. The actuator is hooked to the shaft of the door. When it is located you will either find the actuator not operating properly or the door broke loose from the shaft.

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So basically if I find the actuator and twisting the shat by hand moves the door it is the actuator

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If the actuator is turning the shaft but the air does not change where it's coming out then it is probably the door. If actuator is turning but not moving the shaft the gears in actuator are probably bad/broken.

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Ok I just went out and played with the know it swaps from defrost to panel bit on any setting on floor comes out defroster instead of floor

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I have a 2008 with a similar problem except my floor settings blow out the panel vents. If i set it to the floor/panel combo setting i can get a little floor heat and only on the passenger side. What do u think this could be?

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I have this problem with my Jeep Liberty 2012 I just took my panel off and I had already bought an actuator and it ended up my gear was broken...

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that same gear is broken on my 2012. I have great heat on passenger side but intermittent heat on the drivers side???? Next up to do is flush the heater core. Thoughts?

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I have a heater issue! One day my blower decided to stop blowing air, so i did research and ended up changing the resistor. Now my issue is i cant controk the blower speed, and i cant turn off the blower. Ive changed the following so far: resistor 3x, controls, and all relays or fuses. Need help i just wanma be able to control the blower speed setting

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change blend door but still no he only a Lil bit its like it wants to work but if I turn the control knob all the way up its only blowing cold air

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