heater fan works good but stuck on the vent settings can't change it to any other settings

1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
180,000 MILES
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CPRAYBURN
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only blows from the vent setting
Oct 15, 2011 at 10:49 PM
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CARADIODOC
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If you have an electronic controller, that's a high-failure computer. If you have the common sense switches and levers, a cable could be disconnected, but more commonly, if you have push button controls, the mode doors are operated by engine vacuum. Look for a small hard plastic vacuum hose that's disconnected on the engine or is cracked. Normally when the vacuum supply isn't working, the system is spring-loaded to default to the defrost setting so at least the windshield will be clear.
Oct 16, 2011 at 12:33 AM
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