What could it be compressor or relay?

Asked by Jayburnett2 May 26, 2020 at 10:20 PM about the 2006 Kia Sorento EX 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Heat only blows out of defrost vents. Changed
fuse. A/c blows out hot air also only through defrost
setting. Blows at level 3&4.

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If the fan only works at certain speeds its usually the resistor located on the fan motor. Cheap and usually very easy to change. Also, AC will not work on the defrost setting. It uses the defrost vents to recirculate the cold air in the car. Its easier to cool the air in the cabin of the car instead of the hot air outside, so the system is designed to only work on the recirculate setting and to use that setting it needs to use the defrost vents to suck in all the cold air coming from the other vents.

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