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What kind of servo does a Dodge door use?

What kind of servo does a Dodge door use?

Most automobiles use a vacuum control mechanism for the “easy” doors with electronic controls only for the blend door. Dodge chose to use DC servo controls for all the various doors and all of them are susceptible to failure. This makes it a little more difficult to diagnose exactly what is wrong with the system.

Where is the blend door on a Dodge Ram?

The blend door is on the pass side behind the dash. If the door is broken your better off buying the updated system for the truck. The dash dosent have to come all the way out of the truck but does have to be unbolted and slid towards the back of the truck. We had to replace the setup in the 05.

How many doors does a Dodge Ram have?

The Dodge Ram Pick up Truck has four doors that can all fail independently of each other. The lower blend door is a follower to the upper blend door and really can’t fail if the upper door is intact.

Where is the back motor on a Dodge Ram?

The back motor that controls the passenger side blend door is only accessible if the plenum box is removed. For a dual control RAM, this is a compromise between repair difficulty/cost and functionality.

Most automobiles use a vacuum control mechanism for the “easy” doors with electronic controls only for the blend door. Dodge chose to use DC servo controls for all the various doors and all of them are susceptible to failure. This makes it a little more difficult to diagnose exactly what is wrong with the system.

The Dodge Ram Pick up Truck has four doors that can all fail independently of each other. The lower blend door is a follower to the upper blend door and really can’t fail if the upper door is intact.

Can a lower blend door fail on a Dodge Ram?

The lower blend door is a follower to the upper blend door and really can’t fail if the upper door is intact. Due to poor design, the failure of each door is inevitable and we recommend you replace all of them rather than having to do the same fix multiple times.

The back motor that controls the passenger side blend door is only accessible if the plenum box is removed. For a dual control RAM, this is a compromise between repair difficulty/cost and functionality.

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Ruth Doyle