If you cannot move the blend door an obstruction has gotten in the way of the door movement which will make the new actuator fail.
Dodge charger blend door actuator location.
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Remove the two screws that secure the blend door actuator to the actuator mounting bracket and remove the actuator feb 17 2015 2010 dodge nitro 1 answer.
In the 2011 dodge challenger there 2 located on the drivers side under the dash and close to the radio.
Its free an easy give it a try.
If the door is stuck the heater plenum with need to be removed and the problem resolved before installing the new unit.
Disconnect the wire harness connector from the blend door actuator located on the driver side of the air distribution housing.
Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
The dual zone has one blend door actuator on the driver side and another blend door actuator on the passenger side.
The blend door gear is about 5 and it tends to strip teeth or completely break into pieces.
The dual zone climate control system uses two actuator motors to move the two blend doors one located on each side.
There is also a different actuator motor and blend door to change the airflow from floor to defrost to vent etc.
The actuator spins and moves a plastic gear which controls the blend door that plastic gear is a weak point and between my challenger and 2011 grand cherokee which use the same parts in vents i ve already replaced about 4 plastic gears and just 1 actuator.
These obstructions can include.
The average cost for a dodge charger door lock actuator replacement is between 210 and 231.
20112014 dodge charger ac blend door access provides all the information i need to access passenger side actuator.