HVAC Issue with Chrysler Minivans

This bulletin applies to 2014-2015 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine.

This bulletin applies to 2014-2015 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine. The blend door may be stuck in full heat mode. Recalibrating or replacing the right side HVAC blend door actuator will be required.

The new actuator A/C heater right temp blend door is available as P/N CNRFX641AA.

Perform the Actuator Calibration Test routine found under the Systems Test tab in the HVAC module view in the wiTECH diagnostic application. The HVAC controller must be updated to the latest available software.

If the right side actuator fails the calibration test, remove the right side instrument panel silencer.

Using the HVAC controller, operate the driver and passenger temperatures from max hot to max cold and visually inspect the actuator linkage for proper operation and temperature change.

If the actuator does not operate normally, remove the right blend door actuator.

Install a new right door actuator.

Perform a heating and cooling test with the engine running and warmed up. Perform at least three complete temperature cycles, operating both max hot and max cool from the passenger side panel outlets. Confirm that each temperature is held for one minute at each position.

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Mike Mavrigian

Motor Age Editor

Mike Mavrigian has written thousands of automotive technical magazine articles involving a variety of  specialties, from engine building to wheel alignment, and has authored more than a dozen books that crisscross the automotive spectrum. Mike operates Birchwood Automotive, an Ohio shop that builds custom engines and performs vintage vehicle restorations. The shop also features a professional photo studio to document projects and to create images for articles and books.

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