'04 Cavalier. The vent control cable has kinked, probably because the door(s?) sometimes gets stuck in one particular position. With the console cover removed, I can reach under the dash and operate the control manually. Strange to say, my wife is not too keen on this solution.
It looks like a PITA to replace the cable. (And do whatever to unstick the door.) Any guidance or experience on how to do this would be appreciated.
Thanks, George
I had a similar issue with my daughter's '94 Grand Am. Manually pushed the vent lever to heat - it was winter. She later had it fixed by a mech for about $100.
Sometimes you get lucky and find somebody has posted a procedure on the net that beats the shop manual. Found that for my '97 Lumina engine mounts. My kid replaced them in a couple hours Reading my shop manual I was going to junk the junk before I would do all the crap the manual called for. I didn't find that for your problem. What little I found called for dash removal to replace the cable. One "pro" who said it was required, and another guy posting on a truck forum who mentioned he removed the dash on his wife's 2004 Cav to replace the heater cable.
This kid did a nice Youtube procedure for 2004 Cav dash removal.
My kid does this stuff all the time, so I'd have him do it. Though he doesn't ask for it, I pay him about 50 bucks an hour. If he wasn't around I'd take the car to a dealer and get an estimate to fix it. Then I'd decide if I wanted to pay them or do it myself. Probably think about doing it myself if it cost $150 more than my parts cost. Depending on how "eager" I was.
--Vic
That video is excellent. Thanks much for the pointer.
George
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