Q: Too much noise coming from the AC

asked by on November 06, 2015

The heater/AC in my 2007 Chevrolet Impala makes a horrible clicking noise sometimes. I have read that the actuators can fail and cause that issue. How big of a repair is this? I hear the clicking from deep inside the dashboard, so it sounds expensive. This car has 59,000 miles on it and I don’t know if I even want to pay to have the parts looked at if it involves taking the dash out! What can I do?

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