1996 Buick Park Avenue Mode/Temperature Door Actuators May Fail

The mode and temperature door actuators may fail causing improper air flow or temperature output from the heating and AC (HVAC) system.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects Buick Park Avenue model years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, .

217 people reported this problem

  • 1996 74,000 Miles
    Blows cold on passenger side, warm on drivers side

  • 1996 0 Miles
    Air no longer works at dashboard, only windshield and maybe floor.

  • 1996 84,000 Miles
    COOL AIR ONT THE DRIVERS SIDE HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS THIS CAUSED BY A SEND UNIT OR A ACTUATOR DOOR STUCK

  • 1996 287,000 Miles
    1998 Buick Park Avenue 6 cylinders 3.8The A/C doesn't work properly. Cool air blows on driver's side and hot air blows on passenger's side. There is also like a clumping sound like opening and closing a vent that occurs when the car is turned on. Checked the freon and it is fine.

  • 1996 38,000 Miles
    Temperature blend actuator on drivers side failed, and replaced. Easy DIY fix for a handy guy.Now the actuator that selects between windshield, mid, and floor is out. Frosty windshield sidelined the Buick for the day... Now I need to hunt down that actuator and fix that one too. - Grandma Car - 15years and only 35K miles - expect a few age-related problems...

  • 1996 85,000 Miles
    A/C doesn't blow from the front of the dash/Vents. Only to floor vents and to windshield vents or both but not forward towards passengers via dash vents.

  • 1996 180,000 Miles
    vents blow warm air for driver side, but not for passenger side; cold air when it should be warm from front defrost vents and from floor vents.

  • 1996 100,000 Miles
    cold air coming from drivers side vent while heat is on

  • 1996 0 Miles
    A/C blows cold from passenger side vents, warm from driver's side.

  • 1996 131,000 Miles
    when heat on..cold air out of the passenger side

  • 1996 0 Miles
    My air conditioner was just charged, it blows cold on the passenger side, but warm on the drivers side. The AC compressor is working.

  • 1996 82,000 Miles
    Air conditioner works but air coming from vents is erratic.

  • 1996 148,000 Miles
    no hot or cold air from middle vents

  • 1996 90,000 Miles
    Cold air blows through driver side when the heater is on

  • 1996 147,000 Miles
    When I turn the heater on it blows cold on passenger side and warm on the drivers side

  • 1996 55,000 Miles
    no air flow to the dash vents

  • 1996 205,000 Miles
    cold air on drivers side when heat is turned on

  • 1996 0 Miles
    Ac blows from defroster and floor but not in the middle...

  • 1996 146,000 Miles
    only passenger side blows hot air

  • 1996 126,000 Miles
    My 3rd Park ave. with this problem. First was 1997 @ 237000 miles - unheated Outside air came into the car through the heater. 2nd 2001 @ 187000 sometimes no heat just COLD air would come out or you could not direct it from floor or dash. It blowed where it wanted and would not shift no matter what you selected. 3rd and present 2001 is intermittently doing the same at 126000 miles.