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climate control help needed: 98 outback 5mt


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so this morning, I went to begin my 40 mile commute to school with my car completely frozen over and the air flow zone buttons would not switch it from dash vents to any other position. I turned my car on to let it warm up for 10 minutes and although I had pressed the defrost/leg heat, the button pushed back out and wouldn't not change modes for the rest of my drive. I get into the parking garage at school with the bottom of my windshield still foggy, turn my car off, let it sit for a minute, turn it back on and I could hear whatever mechanically switches to change zones and finally got it to change.

 

I'm just going to leave it on leg/defrost for now but any insight on my issue?

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There is an electrical motor up under the drivers side dash that changes the positon of the vent. Sometimes it goes bad but it could be the control panel or a sticky vent flaps as well.

 

Use it as much as possible to keep the system free.

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