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Remove the wood (or maybe your's is metal) panel that surround the shifter. If you open the ashtray door, you can pull up on the leading edge of that panel and it will pop off. The entire ashtray can then be removed
by releasing the two plastic clips holding it in place:
One time a business card fell from the top and landed on this panel. When the panel slided back, the business card went inside. What are in the back of this panel? Would this business card hinder anything in the back?
As per my other post, I now have clicking noise everytime I start my car (HVAC self test). The noise comes from much higher, I am wondering if this business card is the culprit.
As megacrazy replied, there is nothing behind the ashtray but some wiring. Other than maybe interfering with the operation of the ashtray cover, there is no other problem that this card could cause.
The noise you hear is likely a failed servo motor or linkage arm in the heater/AC ventilation duct. It is not uncommon. The parts to repair this are actually very inexpensive, but the labor can be extraordinary. A few of the servos can be access by removing a few parts like the radio, center console, and some under dash panels. Other require removing the entire duct assembly, which means removing the AC evaporator and heater core. A scan with SDS can read codes from the ACC unit and tell us which part has failed.
As megacrazy replied, there is nothing behind the ashtray but some wiring. Other than maybe interfering with the operation of the ashtray cover, there is no other problem that this card could cause.
The noise you hear is likely a failed servo motor or linkage arm in the heater/AC ventilation duct. It is not uncommon. The parts to repair this are actually very inexpensive, but the labor can be extraordinary. A few of the servos can be access by removing a few parts like the radio, center console, and some under dash panels. Other require removing the entire duct assembly, which means removing the AC evaporator and heater core. A scan with SDS can read codes from the ACC unit and tell us which part has failed.
Somebody should give this man some sort of award...or at least a beer or something. He's always so helpful...it's crazy
06-29-2015, 07:32 PM
