# Freezing in Boise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/freezing-in-boise/8237>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 11, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freezing-in-boise/8237 "2007-12-11T19:53:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@Vandal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vandal)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freezing-in-boise/8237/1 "2007-12-11T19:53:43Z")

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I have a 98 Taurus. Whenever I turn the temperature dial past half way, it makes a clicking sound. The temperature does not get hot.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freezing-in-boise/8237/2 "2007-12-11T20:12:13Z")

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sounds like a cable’s jammed, and it’s probably stripping the plastic knob while you’re at it.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/freezing-in-boise/8237/3 "2007-12-12T01:01:32Z")

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There is a door in the ducts of the heating system that is controlled by an electric stepper motor. The door or the motor is broken. You might be able to get to it from under the dash or by taking the glove box out. If not, the dash will have to be pulled back $$$ Follow the clicking sound and you will find the problem.