Hi there, I’m new to the site and hoping to solve an on going issue with my 2011 Journey RT.
I’ve searched google over and over so I’ll explain the issue and then post what I have done.
Within the last 2 years the heat in the vehicle has been poor. It will blow Luke warm out of the passenger side and cool on the drivers side. Regardless what I do the issue appears almost immediately.
Blend doors are working, replaced the actuator just to try... no difference!
Changed the T-stat (twice)... no difference
Flushed the heater core (3 times).... same thing.
Today I spent the whole day trying to get heat
Flushed heater core, changed thermostat and ran the vehicle. Nothing... noticed the upper rad hose was hot but felt it was full of air so I let it run. The longer I ran it with the rad cap off the better heat I had. It was evident that there was air in the system.
i ran it for approx an hour and had awesome heat. Capped the no spill funnel, let it cool then capped it off with the rad cap.
Both front and rear heat was exceptional. Driving home I had to turn the heat down so I was pretty sure I solved something. By the time I got home, good heat on the pass side, cool air on the drivers.
I’m lost! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hoping someone has gone through this.