HVAC recirc blend door / damper stuck. Where is it located? - Toyota Yaris Forums

jack.duno · 01-10-2022, 07:10 PM

The air recirculation blend door/damper seems to be stuck and I'd like to know where that blend door is located within the cabin. I'm hoping to be able to manually free it up, preferably without taking apart the dash.

The car has sat for over a year previous to driving it again, and it's now well below freezing outside as well. The other day the knob for the air recirc seemed stuck... So I forced it ...until the cable popped off the back of the knob. I've reattached it, but the blend door is still stuck. I'm thinking it's frozen, or there's a gasket material that's sticking the damper shut, or there's a blockage of some kind. Either way I need to get my hands on it to fix it. If I have to pull the dash, I'll not going to bother. Hoping it's easy. Thanks

01-10-2022, 07:10 PM	#1
jack.duno Drives: 08 4-dr hatchback Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: On, Canada Posts: 3	HVAC recirc blend door / damper stuck. Where is it located? The air recirculation blend door/damper seems to be stuck and I'd like to know where that blend door is located within the cabin. I'm hoping to be able to manually free it up, preferably without taking apart the dash. The car has sat for over a year previous to driving it again, and it's now well below freezing outside as well. The other day the knob for the air recirc seemed stuck... So I forced it ...until the cable popped off the back of the knob. I've reattached it, but the blend door is still stuck. I'm thinking it's frozen, or there's a gasket material that's sticking the damper shut, or there's a blockage of some kind. Either way I need to get my hands on it to fix it. If I have to pull the dash, I'll not going to bother. Hoping it's easy. Thanks