Leak in heater core. Replace core.
The steam could be coolant from a bad heater core.
Sounds like your heater core has a leak and the sweet smell is your coolant.
The heater coil probably has a leak causing steam and vaporized antifreeze to be released into the vents. Is it using coolant?
Any of the following can cause this......... 1. Bad a/c - heater controller.. 2. Bad a/c - heater controller inside door operation.. 3. Bad, broken or cracked vacuum line/lines..
heater on at idle and will not blow warm air. when moving it blows the warm air from the vents. what will cause this
Your front blower motor has gone out. There is a front and a rear blower motor.
most likely it's a bad thermostat, or your vents not working properly.
Check the following.......... 1. Vacuum leak, broken vacuum line or disconnected vacuum line. 2. A/C - heater inside car door operation.. 3. A/C - heater controller..
It should blow through the floor vents. Modern vehicles generally use movable baffles in there HVAC systems, to direct air flow where the controls indicate. If the controls allow airflow to the floor, but nothing flows out, there is a malfunction between the control switch and the actuator that directs the flow.
You have a broken vacuum hose under the hood that supplies the switch.
SOUNDS LIKE THE INTAKE GASKET BLEW, OR THE HEATER CORE FAILED.. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR.
I don't know why the vent would not open for the defrost, but it may be related to the fact that your heater core is blown. If your getting nothing but cold air out of the vents when the heat is on, your core is finished and if the core is finished then it is likely related to your vent not opening/switching. Something''s wrong with your heating either way.