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#89 of 232 2003 EXPEDITION, REAR AC THUMBING NOISE by ALKADEEM

Nov 26, 2008 (4:59 pm)

I have the same problem with my 2003 Ford Expedition, I removed the panel to access the AC area, and found both the actuators (motors) gears are broken, one is for the climate control and the other is to direct air to the floor or overhead vents, they both are clicking, I am not sure if changing this 2 units will fix the problem or do I also need to replace the resistor? Any help will be appreciated. I thing since many people have the same problem, we should report it to ford and see if they will do a recall to fix this problem. Thanks for all your help in advance.

#90 of 232 Re: 2002 Ford Explorer Rear Air Conditioner Problem [orlando32817] by ALKADEEM

Nov 26, 2008 (5:16 pm)

Replying to: orlando32817 (Jun 29, 2007 12:52 pm)
Hi, I have the same problem and I saw that the blend door motor & the temp door motor gears are broken. By reading your thread, I see that you have done a very good research, so what you think? should I replace both the motors or you suggest to replace the transistor too? please let me know what you suggest, if you can email me to alkadeemyahoo.com I would really appreciate it.
 
Thanks.

#91 of 232 Re: 2002 Ford Explorer Rear Air Conditioner Problem [ALKADEEM] by tidester

Nov 26, 2008 (9:45 pm)

Replying to: ALKADEEM (Nov 26, 2008 5:16 pm)
if you can email me
 
Let's keep the discussion right here so as not to deprive our other members of valuable information.
 
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#92 of 232 Re: 2002 Ford Explorer Rear Air Conditioner Problem [tidester] by jlopez3

Feb 25, 2009 (8:42 am)

Replying to: tidester (Nov 26, 2008 9:45 pm)
hello tidester, i have a 2004 Expedition Eddie Bauer with the same rear a/c noise problem. how were you able to correct the problem?

#93 of 232 Re: 2002 Ford Explorer Rear Air Conditioner Problem [jlopez3] by tidester

Feb 25, 2009 (12:28 pm)

Replying to: jlopez3 (Feb 25, 2009 8:42 am)
Hi, JL.
 
I was only replying to someone else who had reported the problem. You may want to scroll back for some information. Orlando seemed to have a handle on it: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f1394ea/23
 
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#94 of 232 Re: 2002 Ford Explorer Rear Air Conditioner Problem [tidester] by jlopez3

Feb 26, 2009 (8:25 am)

Replying to: tidester (Feb 25, 2009 12:28 pm)
Tidester, thank you for the information. I just returned from the dealer and they wanted $530 to replace both actuators in the rear a/c or $285 for 1. This is ridiculous. When i told them no, they delivered the car with the heater on instead of the cold setting (like it was). They temporarily fixed the clicking noise now by unplugging the actuator and somehow resetting the door in the cold setting/chamber. God bless Ford manufacturing dates fiasco in trying to find out the right part number from the catalogue vs the physical part.

#95 of 232 by alwaysfords2

Feb 26, 2009 (10:43 am)

So I take it from your other posts that it is the difficult one that is actually broken? (temp, not floor/ceiling)
For $25 and a little time you can do it yourself. It is three screws and a clip. Assuming their price for the difficult one is 285, they want 245 for what is basically a 5 minute job on the easy one. If they unplugged it, and set the door then they obviously have enough access without removing the trim.

#96 of 232 a/c problem by jackspr

Mar 05, 2009 (9:04 am)

front vents do not work, a/c is blowing through the defrost and floor vents

#97 of 232 Re: 2003 EXPEDITION, REAR AC THUMBING NOISE [ALKADEEM] by driver1az

Jun 23, 2009 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: ALKADEEM (Nov 26, 2008 4:59 pm)
Well it sounds as if we all have the same dilema,,,yes it is the actuator. There is actually 2 of them one a blend door and i cant remeber what the other one is but the 2 of them will run you about $100 thru Ford. The one (rear a/c blend actuator is part #YL5Z-19E616-AA) and at my dealership in Az it's $59.13, As for the other one there are two diferent styles ,one of witch is $52.31 and the other is $34.60. I'm going to pull all off to bring down for match,,,,also going to change both out at same time to keep from having to go back in later..But yes at dealer they quoted me close to $600 to change both and i about fell over(not made of money)..will be conquer this project this wee and let you know how difficult it was.

#98 of 232 Actuator by alwaysfords2

Jun 24, 2009 (5:45 am)

They are both blend doors for the most part, one for the temperature one for the floor/ceiling outlets. You can potentially save yourself a ton of money and time if it the easy one, which is right under the change tray. The change tray pops right out and the actuator is right there. Three screws and an electrical connection. It is a 5 minute fix. The way to tell if your broken one is the easy one is to take the change tray off, and unclip the electrical connection. If the noise is gone, that's your issue. The easy one is the one which controls the floor/ceiling airflow. You can also find the parts through some on line Ford dealers much cheaper than what you quoted. Mine was the easy one, and with shipping cost $25 from a dealer in NJ.
Getting to the harder one is a much bigger job, and probably not worth all the time for something that isn't broken. The text book way to do it is to remove all the rear quarter panel trim, starting from the liftgate and going forward. I have read that some people have been able to do it by reaching through the change tray and cup holder with some contortion.

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