Thanks a lot for the info. I know when I took the motors off to inspect I was surprised to see that the part that protrudes into the arm is plastic. I've only seen metal ones online, never plastic.I went through this myself, Just check your VIN/Chassis number (Up to --43010216 is the older style motor)
From 43010217-- is the newer motor, that went all the way through 2009....part number # 5048988 (This happened mid year MY2004)
they changed the armature that connects (male female) the motor to/with the blend door over the years after the MY2004 split..... but they should all work. Someone hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.
You can get used for $60 bucks... New seems to be over 200.
I hope this helps.... I think I understand your concern about the very specific 2004 motor.... the motor didnt change after 2004 through 2009, but the armature did slightly.... again it should fit...
Vin is showing 43014084, so that's the older model? Looks like manufacturing date is 11/03I went through this myself, Just check your VIN/Chassis number (Up to --43010216 is the older style motor)
From 43010217-- is the newer motor, that went all the way through 2009....part number # 5048988 (This happened mid year MY2004)
they changed the armature that connects (male female) the motor to/with the blend door over the years after the MY2004 split..... but they should all work. Someone hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.
You can get used for $60 bucks... New seems to be over 200.
I hope this helps.... I think I understand your concern about the very specific 2004 motor.... the motor didnt change after 2004 through 2009, but the armature did slightly.... again it should fit...
Was told part number 5172580 is the part number for both sidesI went through this myself, Just check your VIN/Chassis number (Up to --43010216 is the older style motor)
From 43010217-- is the newer motor, that went all the way through 2009....part number # 5048988 (This happened mid year MY2004)
they changed the armature that connects (male female) the motor to/with the blend door over the years after the MY2004 split..... but they should all work. Someone hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.
You can get used for $60 bucks... New seems to be over 200.
I hope this helps.... I think I understand your concern about the very specific 2004 motor.... the motor didnt change after 2004 through 2009, but the armature did slightly.... again it should fit...
The Tech II is able to command the blend door to be anywhere from fully closed to fully open. Did the mechanic try that?I brought my 9-5 to my mechanic who put his tech 2 on it. He was able to "reset" the steppers and run the heat correctly but once the car was turned off and on, the motors wouldn't engage again. Manifested with no heat on driver's side and only heat on passenger side while set to "HI". Once brought down to 82, starts blowing cool.
You make good points. I did see a slight crack in the collar. Hmmm.Driver side is not friendly for access I have found removing a bar that sort of acts as a stop to the brake pedal is worth the effort to clear more space. And I invested in something like this
Lisle-55250-Carburetor-Adjusting-tool or some other similar brand (just make sure its really flexible. some flexible screwdrivers dont flex enough)
was worth its weight in gold for this job.
I also had those exact codes (though not the B2405)
1) B-2495 Heater Flap Motor Left
2) B-2295 Heater Flap Motor Right
3) B-2405 Air Distribution Motor Flap
from my Tech2,
...it does not automatically mean new/replace stepper motors...
in fact i think its more often the motor armature and blend door collar are cracked and not functioning properly, but the motor is still fine.... its worth verifying as you can save significant money....replacing the motor may leave the cracked collar and armature unresolved... and issue will remain.
I dont want to assume wether you have performed or mechanic performed this, but you can run a recalibration program on the ACC pressing AUTO and OFF (i believe) and it will run through and check your system and display fault codes in numbers 1-22. There's plenty of info here about what those codes mean... But a good way to avoid the tech 2 if you dont have one.
the
the mid year 2004's split is just confusing...
i hope you have good luck with it going your way during repair...
You make good points I’m sure. Had another ACC unit, same issue. Requires further inspection. I’ll let you know. Thanks for your help!The Tech II is able to command the blend door to be anywhere from fully closed to fully open. Did the mechanic try that?
If the blend door moves correctly when commanded by the Tech II, I don't see that it's a blend door motor problem. Or maybe not a blend door motor problem.
The Tech II can also show what the ACC senses as the interior, exterior, and air blend temperatures, and what it's trying to do with the blend doors and distribution.
I think it's very odd that all three motors would go bad together. It's possible that the ACC is confused or has a problem with its power outputs to the stepper motors. Do you or the mechanic have a spare ACC to pop in and see what happens?
Would low charge show up with cool air on driver's side with heat on?It's a lot easier to get at the passenger side blend door motor than for the driver side. Since apparently all three are troublesome, if you get to the point of replacing motors, start with that one, replace, and see if that fixes the passenger side.
I spent a bunch of time getting at the driver's side blend door motor on my 2003 because as everyone says "the blend door motors fail!". Although the ACC had no codes. Turns out that the A/C system was simply low on charge. Fortunately my back recovered in a week or two. I hope never to actually have to go in there (but I do have spare motors in case).