1999 Pontiac Grand Am Climate Control Problem

Tiny
BOBO12RO
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  • 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 184,000 MILES
When fan is blowing cold air it will suddenly switch to blowing hot air and vice versa. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 9:28 PM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
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The temperature is controlled by the use of an air mix door that is operated by an electric motor/actuator. This door can be jammed or the actuator can be inoperative or have stripped plastic gears internally. It can also be the control head sending mixed signals to the actuator. I would get it in one position or the other and then unplug the actuator and see if it remains at that setting. If so, it's likely either the control head of a temp sensor it monitors if it's an ATC system. It will require a Tech2 scan tool if it's an ATC system.
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 AT 7:52 AM

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