Vent Control Problem - 2002 4cyl. Camry

GoldenTacoMan · 01-03-2008, 09:32 AM

Hi everyone. I did a search to see if anyone else had reported this but couldn't find anything. I am having a problem where something is blocking (?) air flow to the foot vents. It works fine when the vent control is set to face or to defrost. When it is set to face and foot or defrost and foot, there is still some flow from defrost or face, but nothing from foot. I have listened while turning the control knob and you can hear mechanics whirring through each of the settings. But when it is set to the foot settings and the fan is on the air almost sounds "trapped" within the dash. Also noticed that if I put fan on highest setting and switch between the different vents, when I come back to the face vent it won't be working, but if I turn the fan down one or two notches, the face vents come back on. Suggestions or similar experiences?

wduncanjr · 01-27-2008, 03:41 PM

I was having a very similar problem on my '02 Camry. In my case, all vents and the vent control worked fine, except that absolutely **NO** air would come out of the under dash floor vents for any setting of the controls. Whenever I selected a floor vent setting (especially the "floor only" setting), I could hear the air hissing loudly as though the ventilation system was under pressure and escaping through any crack it could find, but with no discernible air flow from the under dash floor vent.

I found the problem under the dash... The mechanical connection between the motor and the arm controlling the floor vent door was disconnected. I was able to fix it in a few minutes; with no tools or parts.

If you think this might be the same problem you are facing, let me know and I'll send you some info on how I fixed mine.

GoldenTacoMan · 01-27-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wduncanjr

If you think this might be the same problem you are facing, let me know and I'll send you some info on how I fixed mine.

Yes, this sounds exactly like what's happening w/ mine. Any help would be much appreciated!

sundarpn · 11-05-2009, 12:13 AM

2002 Camry. The floor vent position alone wasn't working. (no air from floor vent)

The lever with the pin had come out of the other level that has the track. See the PIC and fix is simple.

Lie down under the steering with a flash light and you can see it. I stuck my camera and pictures from that found it!

http://picasaweb.google.com/sundar.p...82772551445074

http://picasaweb.google.com/sundar.p...82775972139954