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Air is cold blowing out passenger side but warm air out the drivers side. the feon presser is ok.captfulwood - 2002 Cadillac DeVille - Body & Interior - 7/20/2010-
7/20/2010 HouseCallAutoThere are many questions being posted about GM vehicles relating to the same issue. On dual-zone equipped vehicles which are vehicles that have the optional climate control that has temperature settings for both the driver and passenger cabin areas, you turn the AC on and you discover that one side is blowing cold and the other side is warm or hot and you want to know why. Also, on the standard climate control equipped vehicle which has only one control for the whole cabin temperature, you turn the AC on and to your surprise you discover that it is blowing out warm or hot, yet, you have the AC on, the indicator light is on for the AC, you raise the hood and you can see that the compressor is on and in many cases you can put your hand on the AC liquid line that goes into the firewall and it feels ice cold, but yet you have no AC function and it is blowing in heated air. The simple answer to both of these scenarios is that there is a bad BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. For the dual-zone equipped vehicles, there are two separate blend door actuators, one for the driver side and one for the pass side. They are electrically operated gear motors that open and close the door or doors that BLEND heated air with cooled air to achieve the temperature that has been called for by the temperature control knob or knobs. So, for the dual-zone equipped vehicles, when a blend door actuator fails – often they fail quietly and become failed in the FULL HEAT position and sometimes they fail with a ratcheting annoying clicking coming from somewhere within the instrument panel in front of you. The result can be full heat on the failed side and normal AC cold air on the other side. Now for the standard equipped vehicles, when the actuator fails in a full heat position, the result is NO AC cold air at all, and you can best determine if that is maybe the cause by verifying that you have the AC on, the indicator light is on for the AC, you raise the hood and you can see that the compressor is on and in many cases you can put your hand on the AC liquid line that goes into the firewall and it feels ice cold, but yet you have no AC function and it is blowing in heated air. Either way it is a bad actuator and the fix is replacing it. Refer to the appropriate shop manual for your vehicle for the steps and pics specific to your vehicle. This article can also apply to other makes with the same symptoms. HouseCallAuto
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How do I get to the left rear stop lamp bulb to replace itralexander47 - 2007 Cadillac CTS - Body & Interior - 7/17/2010
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A/c will not turn on dash says low freon a/c off how do you resetbdz2 - 2000 Cadillac Eldorado - Body & Interior - 7/15/2010
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7/15/2010 Dennisthis is not resetable. The system has lost the refigerant. this is a small hole or a bad seal in the system. Cadillac has so much under the hood this can be a challange to find the leak. Common problem areas are the comprssor and the front condensor, ( the condensor is like a radiator and is in front of the coolant radiator and a rock or object on the road can flip up and hit the condensor and put a small hole in the piping and the freon gas escapes. the a/c can not work and the problem is reported to your information center. An A/c repair shop is the solution. A cadillac dealer is the sure fix but you may find a shop who can deal with the complications a the complex system of cadillac. Be careful not to get scammed. they do make a chemical sealer and conditioner for a/c systems and sometimes it is an effective cure, If the system has only lost a small amount of freon. Freon cost about $15 dollars per pound for 134A some dealers charge up to $30 after they install it. your system needs about $90 at $30 per unit. Parts can be purchased new or remanufactured, Compressor have a poor rebuild reputation. The compressors have a seal that is very fragle or tempermental. On an easy to get at compressor it is not to big of a deal to replace a faulty compressor but on cadilac they are harder to get to. My guess is your going to spend hundreds for a seal condition repair if possible or up to $2000 for a major over haul of the system.
7/15/2010 bdz2had no leak replaced comp pulled vaccum was putting freon in comp kicked off and on about 7 times then message appeared
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What are usual causes for trunk lid pull down operation to quit operating?yazzyyawn - 1997 Cadillac Eldorado - Body & Interior - 7/14/2010I've checked appropriate fuses and recycled all the switches.
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How do i locate my cabin air filter. when i open up the opening for the filter it does not show a filter in there .alfred spitza - 2008 Cadillac SRX - Body & Interior - 7/13/2010nothing moves in that space. thank you
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Are you able to use 94 Sts seats in a 96 EldoradoLexpar - 1996 Cadillac Eldorado - Body & Interior - 7/12/2010
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Anti theft is not working, when activated with remote lights don't flash or horn does not alarmbgdady369 - 2004 Cadillac CTS - Body & Interior - 7/12/2010
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What causes battery drain, and kills battery overnightherbert jones - 2002 Cadillac DeVille - Body & Interior - 7/3/2010caddilac dealer has performed drain tests and cannot dianose problem,,if i disconnect battery for days , no problem , if i leave battery hooked up it dies in about four hours
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7/3/2010 m.wise51check alternator amperage and check battery output while out of car at auto parts store.
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Fleetwood fuel gauge is inaccurarterichard - 1999 Cadillac DeVille - Body & Interior - 6/27/2010it will say i have 300 miles left and then show empty the next minute it keeps fluctuating-
6/27/2010 BoyceProbably a defective fuel level sending unit. It is probably located in the fuel tank.
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How do I get the plastic pad behind the mirror off to replace the drivers side mirror?ray - 2002 Cadillac Eldorado - Body & Interior - 6/24/2010
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Electrical circuit will not work radio,wipers,windowsRay - 2000 Cadillac Escalade - Body & Interior - 6/11/2010
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6/11/2010 HouseCallAutoThe body control module is no good.
6/12/2010 Raythank you for your response!
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6/10/2010 HouseCallAuto1. Verify good power (Red/White wire) and ground (Black wire) to the pull down unit.
2. Check the latch switch for continuity to ground between pin "C" and ground when latched.
3. If both test OK, replace the pull down motor assembly.
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The Air Conditioner output is unbalanced.. The vents on the right side are much colder than on driver' side.david gust - 2001 Cadillac DeVille - Body & Interior - 6/10/2010Is there a mixing chamber or a door in the vent system that could be stuck closed? There is the same volume of air coming from the driver's side, only it is not as cold by about 20 degrees. Is there a vacuum line somewhere that could have gone bad?
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6/10/2010 BobbyMost of these are run on electronic actuators it is most likely one of the door actuators not functioning properly. dooes this have dual climate controls by chance?
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COLD AIR IS BLOWING ON THE PASSENGER SIDES AND HOT AIR ON DRIVERS SIDEbarry pyonin - 2000 Cadillac DeVille - Body & Interior - 5/31/2010
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5/31/2010 HouseCallAutoI will assume that this is happening when you are using the air conditioning. That being said, the cause is a bad blend door actuator on the driver side.
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Passenger side xenon headlight flickers, won't turn on. Enter your question here... between 20 and 120 characters.*jfboudreaux - 2005 Cadillac Escalade - Body & Interior - 5/21/2010tried new light, swapped out balast from working side, still won't turn on. Just flickers then turns off.
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5/21/2010 Bobbyif the ballast works on the other side then sounds like the bulb is probably bad. This could come as bad news but if you test with the other ballast and other side works fine then its either the wiring start checking all wires in the circuit for that light and ballast or its the light itself.
5/21/2010 jfboudreauxthank you for the advice, I also swapped around the good light, then put it back, the good light still works on the
dirvers side, but did not work on the passenger side. So I guess it is the wiring. Thanks again
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