I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS A BROKEN "HEATER BLENDER DOOR". APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO MY HEATER JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY WANTED $1,000+ TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THE WHOLE DASH ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE HVAC BOX UNDER THE DASH TO ACCESS THE PART (HEATER BLENDER DOOR). THIS WINTER I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THERE IS NO HEAT TO DEFROST IT. WHEN IT RAINS THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND I CANNOT SEE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD BUT IT DOESN'T WORK IT JUST MAKES IT WORSE. ALSO USING THE AC DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT'S 32 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE DEFROSTED WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED ASAP. *TR