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by Anonymous on October 17th, 2004

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I have a 2002 Kia Spectra, and no matter what I set the temperature control knob to, it will only blow hot air. What could be wrong?

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  • by bo000000 on November 15th, 2008

    bo000000

    we have a kia spectra, our heater would not work, only blow cold air.... I got under the dash on the passanger side, and there is a brass extention that hooks onto a white dish (like thing) and I just hooked it back on to the white thing, and my heater started working...
    Good Luck

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  • by vermilionlady on October 16th, 2007

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    I have a 2002 kia sedona and no matter what i did, I could not get my heat to work. We changed out the thermastat - flushed the radiator - found a kink, but still no heat. Finally we figured out the problem, the control knob is stripped and stuck on cold. We popped off the panel and manually changed the knob to hot. Now I am looking for that little plastic knob (prolly $5) but cant find it anywhere!

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  • by bilalk on November 6th, 2007

    bilalk

    I have a 2002 kia spectra. No matter which way I turn the temperature knob, it's heater doesn't work, a/c is just fine. I looked thru the owner's guide to be able to pin point the Fuse to see if that's out, but no success. The book doesn't tell you if and which fuse is for Heat. So, im thinkin it might just be the knob as well. Unfortunately its out of warranty.

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  • by Valorie Dunn on February 28th, 2005

    Valorie Dunn

    I had the same problem. There is a vent under the dashboard on the passenger side. It slides to the right or left, if you slide this in the opposite direction from where it is right now it will allow you to adjust the temperature. It seems the little plastic clamp is not strong enough to handle moving the vent when the temperature control knob is turned instead the arm that adjusts it pops loose.

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  • by desreglastonbury on May 8th, 2010

    desreglastonbury

    Same car same year same problem. The aircon guys said it's the blend door that got stuck in the open position. New one on the net costs approx 79 dollars. Then there would be labor also.
    Luckily I came across this forum, and Valorie Dunn's answer below pointed me in the right direction. The "arm" was disconnected, I reconnected it but it was still stuck to one side, and I did not want to force it. So I just unplugged the electrical connection thingy (little blue square box on the pic - use your smallest fingers and just depress the tiny bit on the side of the blue box which releases it and then pull it out gently) and WOW! NO MORE HOT AIR!!!!!
    now we'll only have a problem when it gets cold again - (we'll have only one heat setting!) - but luckily that is seldom here in Florida, and by that time the car may be retired already.

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