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2001 Pontiac Montana Rear heat blows only cold air???

Front heat works very well but when you turn on the rear heat, it only blows cold air. Ive tried switching both to the front and rear controls with no change. Ive confirmed both dials are turned to the hottest settings. Any help would be appreciated. Ive been told theirs a valve somewhere that I can replace but not sure where it is or how it works

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  • Anonymous Jan 13, 2009

    Very little heat in defrost mode good heat in other modes tho, heater blower filters have been changed. Seems to blow cool air in defrost mode, antifreeze is good to -40 deg celcius, good heat in vent floor mode otherwise good, the local GM dealership mechanics are stumped. Anyone having the same problem, would you be so kind as to let me know what it could be? Any help immensley appreciated.

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  • pilotsrus Jan 18, 2009

    Same cold-rear-air problem here. Traced it down to no vacuum at the rear airbox vent control (located in the trunk area, driver side, where the blower motor sits), however, I can't for the life of me trace down where the vacuum line comes out to the engine... maybe under the dash somewhere?

  • Anonymous Jan 25, 2009

    my fan does not blow anything wife said it was making noise now nothing and i can't find the fan can any one tell me where it is in a 2000 montana

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The rear temp blend door is stuck in the cold position ,very common problem on vehicles with rear HVAC units . There is no valve , electric actuator !
Air Temperature Actuator
The air temperature actuator is a 3 wire bi-directional electric motor. Ignition 3 voltage, ground and control circuits enable the actuator to operate. The control circuit uses a 0-12 volt linear-ramped signal to command the actuator movement. The 0 and 12 volt control values represent the opposite limits of the actuator range of motion. The values in between 0-12 volts correspond to the positions between the limits.
When the HVAC control module sets a commanded, or targeted, value, the control signal is set to a value between 0-12 volts. The actuator shaft rotates until the commanded position is reached. The module will maintain the control value until a new commanded value is needed.

You would need to remove the
Quarter Lower Rear Trim Panel
Remove the rear seats. Refer to Rear Seat Replacement in Seats.
Remove the back body pillar trim. Refer to Upper Rear Trim Finish Panel Replacement .
Remove the body side upper trim panel. Refer to Third Pillar Trim Replacement .

Remove the cup holder from the rear quarter trim.
Remove the rear accessory panel from the left side quarter panel. Refer to Rear Accessory Panel Replacement .
Remove the retainer bolt from the seat belt retractor. Refer to Rear Seat Belt Retractor Replacement in Seat Belts.
Remove the upper cargo net retainers. Refer to Cargo Net Replacement in Body Rear End.
Remove the liftgate sill plate. Refer to Liftgate Door Sill Plate Replacement .
Using J 38778 remove the rear quarter trim panel retainers.
Remove the rear quarter trim panel from the vehicle.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 17, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 2000 pontiac

check your wiring harness where it hugs the engine on the right front side, because of vibration this area is prone to broken and shorted wires

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 06, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 PONTIAC mONTANA-NO HEAT

Had the same problem with 03 Montana and it was the actuator assemble. It controls the hot and cold air and controls all of the other functions....defrost, floor etc...

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 2001 Pontiac Montana. The driver side brake light melts

Make sure your useing the correct bulb and its pluged in the right way, if your sure of that, than check your ground a poor ground could do that, when there is a bad ground, it will travel thru the positive to find a ground maybe overloading it. There is a chanse it could be a bad break light switch. You can chk. that by applying the breaks for a little wile and let off and feel the switch and see if its excessively warm or hot.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 31, 2009

SOURCE: Help me with a motor interchange

to change from the grand am to fit montana u have to change upper an lower intake wiring harness for fuel inj differant and front timmig cover all said an doneiwould keep to a 2001 if possable 1999 an 2001 are odd yrs

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  • Posted on Apr 05, 2009

SOURCE: Light burned out on radio/clock dial - how to fix?

Sorry there is no quick fix for this problem. If it's the face plate that light's up, there are some electronic shops that can fix it for under the cost of a new after market radio. Just keep in mind there the junk yard has lot's OEM radio's waiting to be bought. 

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