How To Replace A Chevy Heat Door Actuator - Impala 2006-2013 

I’m a single woman on my own and somebody tried to charge me $40 to diagnose and $170 per hour to fix it. I watched this video, found the part for $14 and some tools for $10 and did it all in 15 minutes. Thank you so much for this video! Now I have heat on both sides of my car and no more clicking lol

had 3 of these in my trunk for 8 months was to lazy to do them finally got tired of the noise and did it in 10 min at my job on my 15 min break lol . great video man

I swear that clicking noise is driving me insane!!! Thank you so much

Professional grade video! Your video was by far shorter than all the other on this component yet it vividly demonstrated EVERY step of the process! Efficiency, sequence, logic, clarity, quality...this was a model video!

I almost paid $600 because both of my actuators broke. Now I'm only paying $40. Thank you for both videos.

MAD props on the camera work! It is not easy to get in close in a small space and keep everything in focus. Seriously, fantastic video for a PITA issue.

Thanks for the video! I have a 2012 Impala with a bad passenger side actuator. This replacement will actually be the 2nd actuator installed. The first went bad under warranty. The covered charge was $285.00. I bought my actuator from Amazon for $15.00. To me the hardest thing about the replacement was finding a pad to my knees from the driveway. Aligning the replacement actuator took a of attempts but wasn't that bad. Total replacement time was about 45 minutes. Your video was key for this project. Thanks again.

I paid $160 for my dealer to replace mine in 2013. Thanks for your video, I saved this time. Even with the blind screw locations and installing by feel it was a quick repair.

Appreciate that. I replaced mine, the same actuator was doing the same exact thing & it caused my heat not to work on the passenger side, so I used this video & switched the old with the new & now I'm back in business with my heat.

I am impressed with your cinematography skills...must have been hard to squeeze everything in there.

You were right on point. I have zero mechanical skills. But they wanted to charge me $300 to $600 for this. I got everything done for $41, and I did it myself. Thank you very much!

Thanks for all your help! It took me 10 mins to take off and install after watching your videos. I owe you a beer my friend!

Thanks for your wonderful help. I changed out all 3 on the wife's impala yesterday, and your videos helped sooo much. . . .

I just finished changing the actuator in my 2012 Impala. Now I have heat on the passenger side and no more clicking. Thank you so much for your easy to follow step by step video!!!

FANTASTIC! This video led me right to this unit behind the glovebox. I was afraid it would be the driver side one. Can't believe how easy it was. Thanks so much!

As a women that knows nothing about cars and after doing many researches. I have found that your video was the best with explaining on how to fix this problem. I was able to order the parts from the same place you order from and the model number was the exact number as the one on this video.. This took me no time to fix BY MYSELF!! Wooohooo!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

Thank you so much you saved me such a big hassle at Chevy. They wanted to charge me $350 for labor and parts.. You have saved me so much money and time with your video thanks!!!!

Thank you for this video!!! I was able to change it all by myself. May have a sore knuckle for a while from pulling the old one out, but definitely saved myself a lot of money!!!

I am so proud of myself right now!!! Thank you!!!!!

Well done - I worked in the plant that built your Impala in 2007. I thought you may find this interesting. One Impala ran off the end of the line every 54 seconds with roughly 1800 employees on each shift of a 3 shift operation. 2016 the impala and Camaro will shift production back to the USA.

Thanks for making this video! Will be replacing the same actuator in wife's '08 Impala tomorrow.

I'll be replacing both of these actuators soon. Passenger side clicks, driver side does nothing. Thank you for the video. Driver side looks like a headache and a half lol

Jeez, your video is a breath of fresh air after watching videos where the voice is drowned out by the symptomatic annoying clacking noise they let run forever like you don't know what it sounds like and the visuals for instruction are top notch. I will be subscribing and watching your channel first the next time I have a repair! Thanks bud!

Thank you for this video, swapped mine out and only paid $20. Excellent tutorial! One comment to add to those that do this, you don't really even need to hook up the harness until it's mounted. You can turn the blender door by hand to orient the shaft to the actuator. I need to swap my air inlet actuator, it's the same part. thanks again.

I replaced mines 4 days ago. I only spent $18 for the part. Very easy fix it yourself job.

Thank you for posting this video because it just saved me a lot of money. I just fixed the same actuator on the passenger side by myself. The hardest part was getting it to line up correctly. Sadly, I have to do the same on the driver's side and I know that is going to be a challenge. I am up for the challenge because I have your other video as a great guide.

I'm late to this party but just now had to do this repair. Pro Tip for my fellow fumble fingers: put a small towel or something like that under the actuator to catch the bolts if/when you eventually drop the bolts. It made recovery very simple. I probably would have had to remove a lot of the dash to get them back lol.

Thanks for this!!! This noise has been driving me mad for days. It was only happening when I'd open or close my front doors or unlock my car. 😑 now I've at least silenced it until the part gets here.

awesome you made it easy to do. Your whole description from start to finish was spot on. Thanks

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I was able to disconnect the actuator this evening as the sound is obnoxious and ordered the part from Amazon Prime for $22. Should have the part on Wednesday. You made it look easy so wish me luck on the install!

You just popped it right back in. I aligned it just right and it still refuses to pop in..lol. Gonna try a few more times. Thanks for this video!

Thank you!!!! Money has been tight lately and when this broke i was affraid of the cost buy thanks to you it was not only cheap to fix but extremely easy.

Second time changing this HDA bought replacement about a year ago at O’reillys had to come back and refresh my mind thanks again

Great video!! Saved me time and money. People who post great videos like this are saviors. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

I would like to thank you for this video! it helped out tremendously. I first heard the ticking noise and than my heat on the pass. side started to blow cool air as the driver side was blowing heat. this happened with the all the vents on the pass. side. I changed it out myself and had the heat blowing in no time! I live in Minnesota and this been below 0 all week thank you so much!!

Thanks klowny1969! Great video and right on point. Thanks for helping out a fellow Impala bro~

This Video still helping people thank you!

Thanks for the much needed info! This saved me from getting ripped off $400 from the shop. My 2012 impala started to make that ticking noise last month (unfortunately from the driver's side so it was quite a hassle to get that fixed). About a few weeks after that was done, now my passenger side is going off! Luckily, it's more accessible through the glove box so I have no problem with that. Gotta love GM's cheap parts.

Thanks Klowny,,,,you're the best! Just got this done, took me a LOT longer than you,,,,but it's done,,,me and my Dad figured a dealer woulda charged anywhere from $600-$800,,,,say $100 an hour for labor, a hundred or so for the part, and a hundred a so just for the heck of it,,,,plus tax! I got the part from the same guys you did for about $20, plus around fifty for tools,,,,the little ratchet (I used a geared one) for about $12, and a socket set and some little screwdrivers for around another $20,,,didn't need all of them, but thought I'd keep them just in case, start my own toolbox! My total price=about $70 for something I woulda paid a dealership at least $600,,,,a total savings of $530-win for me! Thanks again, man, you rock!

Thank you, fixed my car in 15 minutes for $15 dollars. Excellent video.

Changed mine 02/13/2022 after watching this video and ordered part from Amazon $13.00 thx for video saved at least 350.00 labor and parts

Thank You so much!!! Mine just started doing this and the first time I thought there was a bomb in my car or something and freaked out and then it was just annoying and wouldn't stop. Saved my life my man Thank You so much

Geez. You make it look so easy. I'll be changing both this weekend (heater and blend) if the weather permits. They take turns making there super-annoying noise. Thanks for the videos.

Nice video Manny and pretty amazing that you were able to get a good camera view of the motor. Keep up the good work...

Thanks for making this video! It was not nearly as bad as the driver's side, I think it only took 30 min. I appreciate it! 👌

Thanks for the video. This helped a lot. I was able to turn the white pin manually.

Great video it was very helpful. I changed it on my own & didn't have to pay 300 to 500 to car dealer Thanks

Thanks Klowny. I always watch your videos. I watched this one for the hell of it a few days ago. This morning my 06 Monte Carlo started doing the same shit........ thanks to your vid I know exactly where to go.

your video just saved me $500, thanks a lot for this detailed tutorial!

Thanks for the helpful and informative video changing the heat blender actuator.

Thank u for showing how to get this done. Just ordered two actuators for my impala off amazon. Cant wait to get this fixed.

It turned out to be the blend door, the one that's furthest back and close to the door. It was a BITCH with limited space to work with but I conquered it thanks to your video! The part was $35 at the auto parts store but had I ordered it from Amazon it was $18. But hell I saved from not taking it to the dealership!

Excellent video/tutorial!!! Thanks for posting this. It took me maybe 10 minutes to remove it and another 10 minutes to install it.

I installed my new one and it's ticking right out of the box. I lined up the rotating part correctly and everything. It is the same part as the one in your video. Now I have to wait ANOTHER two weeks for the replacement part. Oh well, thanks for the video. By far the best one I have seen for this repair.

Excellent video. You weren't kidding about the small space but......your video was spot on and saved my me I'm sure a lot of money. Thank you

klowny1969 I having the same issue with my '13 Chevy Impala by watching your how to video the job looks pretty straight forward.

FANTASTIC TIP (@ 2 min.} to stop the clicking until the part comes! Now I too will order it since you show us their box with their pn. U R AWESOME!!

Thank you, very informative and exactly the problem/solution I needed.

I would like to say thank u for showing me how easy it is to do this repair.

Saved me $150. Subbed! You’re a real one

thanks for the video man help me a lot

Thank you sir. I just saved my family $300 👍👍👍

Ok this was such a pain in the ass to do even after watching how easy you made it look. It's hard to reach your hands in there to do anything. Thank you though. Very good video. For anyone going to to this, prepare for a very frustrating fix, trying to position yourself the right way to be able to get to the actuator and trying to get your hands to the part. It's possible, but damn it's a hassle.

Thank-you saved me BIG BUCKS on this

This is the best video on this subject. Thanks for posting it!!!

You are a hero! Thanks for making this video.

Just changed my lower HDA. Actually extremely easy compared to the upper (which has gone out on me twice). Still, this is a "high patience" replacement job. I purchased the part locally at Autozone for $38 and it took me about 30 minutes to replace. Easy prep (empty glove compartment, push on the back of the glove compartment and it will rotate down, disconnect battery, etc) The upper right and bottom right bolts were 5.5 mm. I was able to get the tiny screw driver that comes with my ratchet set to fit in there without going to the ratchet. The upper left is a peg. This might have caused me the most difficulty because I couldn't see it due to the glove compartment paneling and is what led me to your video. Mad Props on that "head on" view you got with the camera.

I decided to look it up on RU-vid and I found your video, it looks easy to do. You say that if the noise bothers me to disconnect it, but I did and still makes a noise. How many of them are? Btw, I had a mechanic change the one on the right side, charged me almost $200. So I have decided to do it myself on this one. Your video is very easy to follow. I'll post when I'm done.

Thank you !! it was driving my wife CRAZY! SWEET FIXED

Nice work Klowney.

My heat surprisingly works and blows out just fine at the moment so maybe it's stuck in the right spot! But besides being annoying I think it's draining my battery. I may just disconnect the wire, like you said. Thanks a lot!!!!

Thank God for this video. I just had to fix the one in my car. This saved me 150 dollars

Thanks so much my brother your information, made the installment of the blind door easy thanks for making this video 👍👍👍

Great video....extremely direct instructions much respect bro

I cut two pieces of white clothes hanger wire two inches long and inserted them in the screw holes. With the actuator plugged in and the car and AC on, I guided the wires thru the actuator screw holes and while holding it firmly in place, the actuator gear rotated until it engaged the shaft.

Yeah, that motor was fun to replace.... my hand was too big to just drop the glove box door down like that and get to the bolts so I had to remove the hinge pins instead and pull the whole door off. Using a titan brand quarter inch ratchet and a 5.5mm socket it took like 10 minutes to replace.

Just changed mine on my 2012. Not hard job to do but pain in a.. to get light up in there and get one hand in. BUT SAVED LOTS OF MONEY!🤑 GREAT VIDEO YOU MADE!

very easy to watch great job

Thank you bro I was just having an issue with my heat not working on my passenger side got on RU-vid saw your video it was REAL helpful I did what I saw you do and it worked I thought that problem was under the hood but thank you I appreciate your HELP

exttremely helpful. not as easy as it looks if you never done it before. but very informative. thanks

Sending an Honest thanks for posting this !

I Love this Channel....I bring all my raggedy ass cars to Klownys channel...he keeps it plain and simple 💯👌🏽

What size ratchet did you use for the bolts?

This is the easiest one to replace. Thanks for the video

Thank you so much. The dealership wanted to charge $1100 for this.

Thanks for the video help!!! Not a fun job but with your help and a little contortion I swapped the part out without a hitch

Perfect video, thank you, it made my repair very easy

Thanks for the video bud!!

Thanks for the video. You took the guessing of changing mine

OMG thanks for this video cause I'm a Lyft driver and just had Passengers and one had to sit in the front and cold air was blowing from the defroster and I felt so 😓😓!!! So my boyfriend better get ready to fix this for me 😀

Great video! Thank you so much for helping me with my wife car!!

Thank you klowny it worked i appreciate that THANKS AGAON

my man, you just saved me $500. let me know if you're ever in Denver and I'll buy you a beer or three.

Thanks! You saved me $300-$600!

Took me 15 minutes with this video, thanks man!👍

Wow I am crazy over that noise and you have provided me with some relief , thank you so much ....u r the coolest

i really appreciate this bro.. as im looking at my Actuator smh a life saver

Thanks GREAT VIDEO!!!!!

Thank you! A very clear explanation and very clear instructions.

On this Actuator I was looking at it and found I was able to open it up very carefully popping the tabs around it and and using 2 real small flat screwdriver's tp pry it open. after I open it I remove the motor that was real easy and saw there was nothing wrong with it. I hook up a 9v battery to check the motor and it was fine. The only thing I saw was the gears needed greased so I lube the sprockets and gave it a real good greasing and put it back together and it has been working great for over a year now no more clicking