A blend door actuator is made up of an electric motor that turns a plastic gear set in one direction or another which is connected to an air control door pivot at the final drive of the unit.
Ford edge blend door actuator reset.
I m a mechanic and have replaced the blend door on a few f150s and it was a nightmare.
We have tried the power defrost reset.
How do i reset the blend door actuator motor in a 2010 ford fusion.
There is a reset self test feature on the ford digital climate control systems.
There was no fix included.
This is an amazing quick fix.
How to fix the blend door problem on ford flex and possibly other models enter diagnostic mode on ford flex 2011.
First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or.
2012 ford edge a c blowing heat blend door actuator test and temp fix.
The ac in my wife s taurus was not blowing cold.
However that was as far as it went.
I was able to do it with my 2013 ford edge limited multiple times mainly bc i didn t want to spend the money to get it fixed.
I was expecting the same nightmare on my wife s 2012 ford edge it actually was vary simple just drop the glove box and it s right there you man have to take off the panel along the center.
We have removed the battery cables for 5 minutes and crossed them for 1 minute to clear the settings.
Blend door actuator on 2012 edge.
I found this solution on the web and had to pass it along as it saved me some big money.
Had to take apart the whole dash.
Ended up having to have the passenger blend door actuator replaced for less than 200.
This is what i did and i have heat again for the cold frigid wife.
It will work but your passenger air will be stuck on cool.
I was told that every was ok except that the blend door was binding.
Finally it got to the point it would not work.
No cost and no work involved except for pressing a.
As a computer tech engineer i knew there had to be a way to reset those codes.
We installed a new ford edge 2013 blend door actuator.
You can get the motorcraft actuators much cheaper than the ford dealer here on amazon check fitment guide http amzn to 1sxtnld one bit of advice i can gi.
I disconnected the battery and when i reconnected it the passenger side vents only blow cold air.
An actuator can go bad in of two ways.
We still can not make the new blend door actuator talk to our computer screen.