Climate control air recirculation not working

[krot84]

Hey
As I said, the air inlet button on my climate control stopped working. I mean when i press it the led turns on but the air still keeps on coming inside.
What could be causing it?
The other buttons work perfectly.

Thanks

[Huffer]

Need a pic. Are you talking about the recirculate button?

[krot84]

Yes that's the one! The button above the AC button.
I disconnected and the reconnected the wires behind it but it didn't help, this method worked when the other buttons didn't work.
But now it's cold when i drive the car, and i also be needing it in the summer for the AC.

[Huffer]

Er, the only way air stops coming through the vents is if your fans are off. The recirculate mode just means air from the inside of the car gets drawn back into the system instead of fresh air from the outside. This is useful if you are trying to keep the car warm in winter.

If your windows fog up, it means that you need fresh air from the outside of the car.

[krot84]

Yesi i know that.
But the problem is that the button is stuck on OPEN, it means the air always gets in when i drive the car, even when the fan is off.
how can i make the dumper close again?

[Regardie]

It's always open if you are using either of the defrost settings. Try switching to one of the first three positions and see if it switches to recirculate.

[krot84]

Tried that too. The air keeps getting in.

[Huffer]

Then the recirc button is fried.

[Wiscon_Mark]

That or the motor that turns the flap in the recirculating vent isn't turning. You could always try to bridge the connection manually by sticking some wire into the connector and see if you hear that "whirring" noise the motor makes when it moves the flap.

Also - if you pulled the small plug with two wires out and reconnected it, I don't believe that's for the re-circulation switch - that should be for the air conditioning. Everything else is on that big plug on the back of the HVAC panel. FWIW.

[krot84]

Then the recirc button is fried.
Even if the led bulb is ok it could be fried ?

[krot84]

Well today i took apart the glove box and hit the marked part with a screw driver and i heard the recirc dumper moving, after a couple of times pressing the recirc button it stopped reacting and stuck on recirculating mode.
Now the air has stopped entering while driving however i cannot disable it. On one hand it's good for the AC on the other, now i cannot defrost the front wind shield.
The good thing is that there's nothing wrong with the recirc button but with the motor/dumper itself.
What would you suggest?
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