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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 07:05 PM
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Can someone please help me find out what this strange sound is? I turned on my car and heard it. You can’t hear it in the engine bay just the inside of the car. Someone please help!
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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 08:20 PM
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Blend door actuator possibly.
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Blend door actuator possibly.

Do you think I can drive it like that ? Is there a way to disconnect it ? I left the car alone for 1-2 hours, came back and turned it on and it didn’t do the sound. Around 30 seconds to 1:30 min later however It started again.
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I don't think it will hurt to drive it.

Blend door actuators do sometimes make a soft noise while adjusting the doors.

I would start it up and put the HVAC system through all modes.

Does the HVAC system work correctly in all modes -- heat and AC, air from floor, both or dash as selected?

Does it make the noise after the above testing?

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One thought is that if it turns out that the blend doors are making abnormal noises and you aren't ready to do any repairs, keep it in manual mode so the auto mode isn't constantly moving them. You could set it to manual and then set the memory so every time you get in the car it will be retained.
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