# Heater Damper/Vent Control Repair

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911 "2015-12-09T08:43:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![KJD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@KJD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KJD)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/1 "2015-12-09T08:43:34Z")

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My 2012 Corolla has a gear broken so it will not direct air up to defrost. The dealer shop says $1125 to repair (if it can be done) or $3317 to replace. Is this crazy expensive?? Do I have any options besides foggy/icy windows this NE winter??

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/2 "2015-12-09T09:12:20Z")

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I can’t imagine what costs $3,300 to replace, were you given a written estimate?  
Replacing a servo motor doesn’t require 30 hours of labor.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/3 "2015-12-09T18:07:20Z")

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Another clue to the fact that this is a bogus estimate: the difference should be the cost of the part, and at $2192 for the servo motor, that is crazy.

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/4 "2015-12-09T18:08:51Z")

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I’ve had quotes from a specialty shop that were about $900 or so with labor. Toyotas are not that expensive to fix.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/5 "2015-12-09T19:57:31Z")

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Stay away from the dealer shop.

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**Author:** ![KJD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@KJD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KJD)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/6 "2015-12-10T01:53:17Z")

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Thank you for the info…this gives me hope I can find a place that might be less. I will call around.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-damper-vent-control-repair/91911/7 "2015-12-10T02:34:40Z")

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What are the repairs shown on the estimate?