Blend Door Actuator Issue Thread

[MegaBuster]

[MENTION=582]FordService[/MENTION] sent PM as well

 

[FordService]

[MENTION=582]FordService[/MENTION] PM sent

[MENTION=582]FordService[/MENTION] sent PM as well

Thanks for the heads-up, gizyuluu and MegaBuster!

Nick

 

[gizyuluu]

Confirmed by local Ford service dept, HVAC blend actuator is bad. Unfortunately, part is in another state even though I tried to tell them to have one on hand ahead of time. Car will be in shop for next couple of days. At least it's covered under warranty and Ford will be picking up the bill for the part, labor and rental car/loaner.

 

[ed_the_sledd]

Just wanted to share my experience. I had the same clicking noise coming from behind the dash. I took it to the Ford dealer and they also immediately diagnosed the issue. They claim "Mode door actuator making clicking noise" and replaced the "Mode Door Actuator". Everything seems to be fine now, but I'll update this if the issue persists. Seems to be common to all fiesta's though; I hope this new part lasts longer than the original

 

[FordService]

Confirmed by local Ford service dept, HVAC blend actuator is bad. Unfortunately, part is in another state even though I tried to tell them to have one on hand ahead of time. Car will be in shop for next couple of days. At least it's covered under warranty and Ford will be picking up the bill for the part, labor and rental car/loaner.

Glad to read this is being taken care of for you, gizyuluu!

Just wanted to share my experience. I had the same clicking noise coming from behind the dash. I took it to the Ford dealer and they also immediately diagnosed the issue. They claim "Mode door actuator making clicking noise" and replaced the "Mode Door Actuator". Everything seems to be fine now, but I'll update this if the issue persists. Seems to be common to all fiesta's though; I hope this new part lasts longer than the original

Glad this issue was resolved, ed_the_sledd. Don't hesitate to reach out should you ever need anything down the road!

Nick

 

[Etyrnus]

Just had this happen on mine this morning. Exact sound. How long was the repair?

 

[ed_the_sledd]

Just had this happen on mine this morning. Exact sound. How long was the repair?

The repair itself is fast, maybe an hour depending on your dealer (mine was about 50 minutes). The real issue is if they have the part in stock :/ I got lucky that they had the piece available, but others have to wait a few days for the piece to come in

 

[Etyrnus]

Ok, cool. I'm trying to set up an appointment to get mine checked out. 31k miles on mine as of today

 

[Zissou]

Take it to the dealer.

I had vibrations coming from the steering column when I got my FiST last year. Turns out it was a wiring harness that wasn't clipped down properly vibrating. Let them sort it out.

 

[Etyrnus]

Definitely. It's still under the bumper to bumper. My only worry was how long it would take.

 

[JesseST93]

Going to have mine looked at as well. Thanks for the Iinfo!!

 

[Autonomous]

Mine is doing it too. Going to take it in for warrenty. 3 months of ownership and already 2 warranty issues. Hope this is not what i get for buying american

You bought Mexican. We could drive these things to import car shows. If you want U.S.A. built go get a Honda Ridgeline or a Toyota Tundra.

 

[dyn085]

You bought Mexican. We could drive these things to import car shows. If you want U.S.A. built go get a Honda Ridgeline or a Toyota Tundra.

 

[CivicAssassin]

Started happening to me about a week ago. Just hit 41k miles. Hopefully they'll somehow recall it, seeing as i'm out of warranty.

 

[FordService]

Started happening to me about a week ago. Just hit 41k miles. Hopefully they'll somehow recall it, seeing as i'm out of warranty.

Hi CivicAssassin,

I'd recommend going ahead and having your dealership check out the clicking noise. Once they've performed an inspection, I'll be able to research some options to help. If you decide to get your dealer involved, be sure to let me know.

Crystal

 

[CivicAssassin]

Will do. Headed back home in a few days, and have to go get the oil done anyway. We'll see what happens.

 

[BrokenSVT]

Does anyone have the shop manual handy? I'd like to see what Ford claims is the duration of this repair. When I took mine to be diagnosed for this issue, they kept my car an hour and a half, and drove it. When I got back into the car, there was a faint whiff of clutch. They ordered the part in question(HVAC blend door actuator) and just received it. They require my car spend an overnight with them, which I'm simply not comfortable with given the previous visit.

 

[FiSTNorthStar]

Sorry to bump this thread but the YouTube video is no longer working. Could you describe the sound? Reason I ask is cause yesterday when I put the heat on through the vents my car mad a LOUD knocking sound coming from inside the dash. Like it literally sounded like someone was on the other side of the dash knocking. Just curious if yours sounded anything close like that.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Sorry to bump this thread but the YouTube video is no longer working. Could you describe the sound? Reason I ask is cause yesterday when I put the heat on through the vents my car mad a LOUD knocking sound coming from inside the dash. Like it literally sounded like someone was on the other side of the dash knocking. Just curious if yours sounded anything close like that.

Yours sound like a bad flapper/door to switch from heat to cold. Or disconnected. Have the dealer look at it.

 

[Azov]

Mine started doing this today. Have it scheduled into the dealer Friday