why is the ac blowing out heat even though the temp is set to cold

I had this same problem on my 2006. It blows. (joke) its some kind of air flap that switches air from hot to cold. It is stuck or broken to the hot side. It cost me $600 to repair because you have to take off the dashboard and replace the entire Heat/AC face panel. and you can only get the part from Nissan. I called everywhere and anywhere, asked my car friends and finally Nissan dealership. The price they quoted was higher because the labor is higher. I thought of just trading in the car but bit the bullet and paid the cheapest I could find. Good luck.

Hey thanks, I had figured out what the problem was and I was able to fix it myself with the help of a downloadable FSM (factory service manual) and some zip ties. The problem for me was a little plastic clip that holds the control knob cable in place broke, so all i did was zip tie the cable back in place to the little bracket and it works like new again.

I repaired my air condition just like Slidemys13 said. Thanks so much you saved me money that I did not have

How do u gey the front dashboard panel off to check to see if mine has broken . Need help please

First remove the top center compartment (it just pops out), and once its out you can access the screws in which hold the radio in place and then just work your way down to the ac controls. It turned out to be pretty simple once i had access to everything

Thank you slidemys13 so much it took me and my friend about 10 minutes and we did exactly what you said. We found the problem clip was broken and fixed with zip tie.

Thank you so much for the answer's that everyone had it was the Clip that holds the cable OMG we have AC again.

Thank you Slidemy13 just fixed my car the same way thank you very much

The clip broke so I jury-rigged it using super glue (similar to the zip tie method) but now the cable itself is stuck in the sleeve. And won't slide through. I've tried a lubricant. Please help!

Slidemys13 thank you so much! The zip tie thing worked!

Dude! Thanks! You rock. System blowing ice cold!

Yes thank you so much!! I recharged my airconditioner and replaced the cabin filter. Still not enough air coming out. We used wire ties on the control panel and boom! I habe air

I replaced my whole a.c. for over 600 bucks and it didn't work. Just took apart the dash and it doesn't look like any of the clips aren't secure. What do I do?! I can't afford to take it to a shop and its so freaking hot out

This worked! Thank you so much. Took me 15 minutes. The metal clip had failed and the plastic thing was broken. Took one 6 inch Ziptie and all is good. No more rolling down the windows in the frequent Houston rain and it's not 100 degrees in the cabin.

Any pictures available???? Going through the same thing currently!!

Can anybody help me with this on what y'all did??

Anyone have pictures?

My 2009 nissan doesn't have those clips? Different knobs?

What clip is this?!?!?!

They say there are clips for a.c. in the dash. I took apart mine and no loose or broken connections there. So the 2009 isn't the same?

I also had the same problem. Solved using a ziptie and everything is good now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Huy1IbKXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXzIhTl7TsQ

Thank you very much for the cure. I am 87 and I repaired it today, great instructions. Saved me much money. Thanks again.

slidemys13 - Thank you for this solution! sriraj - Thank you for the link to the Youtube Video! I just fixed this issue on my son's 2000 Nissan Sentra! Relatively easy fix (following the video...), and saved a lot of $$$$!

You guys are the best!! Totally fixed my boyfriend's car for him as a surprise in about 10 minutes! Anybody can do this and I saved him a ton of money. Thanks so much.

yesterday,,,was really stressful to ,,the day before i had plenty air condition on my 2010 Nissan Sentra then the next day ,the hottest day boom , there was nothing but hot air ,, it was just a slap in the face with heat ,and a financial problem that i cannot afford ,,can someone help me.

im sorry i put my question in the answer block,,but someone please answer that for me.

Has anyone tried this on a 2014 Sentra?

I got a 2015 Nissan Sentra the AC seems to blow cold when I roll the window down

I have a 2014 Sentra as well and it’s doing the same thing. singlelady25 where u ever able to fix the problem or find the issue?

I know this thread is old af but I also did what Slidemy13 said and it freakin worked!!! Thank you!

Guru3CNBY What year Nissan Sentra do you have? I'm having the same issue now that I fixed an overheating issue.

Please help. I see nothing that looks like the picture above I have a 09 Sentra having the same problem with ac blowing hot

Fixed my 2002 Nissan Sentra 1.8l GXE with zip ties. The guy on this thread with the YouTube video links is awesome. Thank you so much. Super easy, took me longer to pickup zip ties from the store than it did to complete the fix. Happy lady right here.