03 Denali: No Rear Heat....why?

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first cool day of the year... turned the controls to heat for rear control. it blows cold. I tried the rear digital controls from back seats and blows cold. what happened to my rear heat guys?
 

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The rear heater is probably out. Mine is, but it's been in the 100*s so I had no reason to get it fixed. It's located in the rear cargo area under the panel on the passenger side.
 
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damn. so it doesn't run off the coolant? im a noob. so is this part costly? is there a write up on it? just a motor that blows hot air or what.
 

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i dont know much about it. but if someone can show a pic of it i will let you have mine.

That is if it wasnt thrown in the trash.
 
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there is a SHIT ton of stuff behind that panel as I look. what am i looking for? Do coolant lines run to it? if so, maybe they are clogged or blocked? The blower is working, just no heat....
 

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I think there are lines that run to it. When I went to have something else, I think the dealer told me its was like $110-$150 if I remember correctly. But not sure about today's prices.

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might just be the actuator, since the blower is still working, There is also a heater core in there. I have my manual that I can prolly scan for you.

1992 - 2006 GMC Yukon Vent Door Actuator for REAR AUXILARY HEATER CASE
 
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are to referencing to an actuator that is out or what?
 

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I haven't tore into mine, but that might be a quick fix, Not sure if the whole unit may be bad. But in a couple searches on the net, found some saying their actuator was bad. Assuming that the blower is still working and it's blowing cold air that maybe it's just something wrong with the heater part of the unit. I'm not sure tho. Just figured it would be one thing to check.

Have the dealer diagnose it and if you wanna tackle it go ahead or pay them to fix it.
 
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yea. it blows fine, just no hot air. Does the dealer usually charge a lot to diagnose? I can fix it myself. Do they just do a scan or do they have to tear into it to know?

i am new to trucks, so bear with me
 

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Thanks to Bliz for tearing into his truck and dynamating it, heres what the heating unit looks like:

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It's on the right side. When I had some other work done, they checked it out. Not sure what all they did, but I know they pulled the panel. Not sure if they can plug up to diagnose it or if they checked all the part to see which one isn't working.
 

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