Resetting The Climate Control On A 2014 Ford Edge

Hello, I had this same issue 3 years ago on my 2013 FORD EDGE SE. So I called my brother in law who was a automobile mechanic for FORD for 30 years and he does not know any thing was a problem in this model and Ford did not tell it's mechanic about this issue, so the only thing was to change the blend door and this was a cost of 1200.00 dollars. So I watched a whole bunch of videos try to figure this out. I also happen to be a mechanic. So after 2 to 3 months of investigation and having no heat in the winter time a watched a video from a backyard mechanic, and that was to do the same thing that was mentioned in the article. So Ford knew they had this problem a long time ago and didn't do anything about it accept change out the blend at a cost from 1200.00 to 1500.00 to it's costumers. So instead of Ford motor fixing this issue which would have cost the company money to fix,they put the price on the costumer. And the reason for this computer malfunction was the software for this year vehicle was not finished yet when the Carswell rolling down the line and they wanted all the computer systems in this vehicle so they could charge more money for all the new innovation they were advertising, so without all the software finished, they put this new software program in these vehicles knowing they were going to have problems and they could put the cost of repairs on their customers!!!!!!!! So if they did this with this issue, what other repair issue have the Ford motor company put on their customers that should have been recall, yes the brake booster on vehicles that that were defective. Oh yes look at all the new Ford broncos for 2020 they had issues with but just sent them out anyways and were going to put on customers to pay to fix their vehicles. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE FORD MOTORCOMPANY'S PRODUCTS AND THEIR PUTTINGSERVICES ONTHEIR CUSTOMERS. BUT ALL MOTOR COMPANY'S DO THIS ALSO, PROFIT OVER CUSTOMERS AND SCREW THEIR CUSTOMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to give a rating before I could send this message what kind of bull - - - - is this. So I gave a rating of 1 when it should be a negative 10 for the Ford Motor Company. This is not negative reviews for the dealership or any of their mechanics, this is a very negative for all the people making very bad decisions for the Ford motor company and all of the products rolling down the line. Now instead of going to the Ford Dealership and buy a Ford products, I go to all different dealership, and look up complaints negative about any vehicle and Decide What to buy. So what I'm saving is the Ford Motor Company lost a Ford buying costumer only.

Replaced bad left side blend door actuator with Ford OEM part. Did not operate. I suspected control system had to detect and reset. Did reset, held power and defrost for about 8 seconds, let go, power on. Worked like charm. Who knows, maybe original part was ok. I opened case, looked ok. BIG WARNING FOR DORMAN actuator. First bought Dorman actuator, large lever would not go on shaft. Tried every which way for 90 minutes under dash, banged up my hands. Compared Dorman lever hole to removed Ford original lever...NOT A MATCH. Dorman was 180 degree half round hole. Ford OEM was more than half hole, about 200 degrees. Returned defective Dorman part, got Ford part ($77 versus $60). Installed Ford lever in 2 minutes, perfect.

After dozens of tries to get the heat working instead of AC when it was below freezing outdoors per dashboard temp, using the method of holding down the defrost button and the power button simultaneously finally worked when I changed all 3 of these at once: 1. Used a different key that has the remote start button, was using one without it. (Pushing remote start fries the battery on mine) 2. Tried with ignition off, was trying with it on. 3. Slowly counted 8 seconds with both buttons down, was probably only holding about 5 seconds, guessing this most likely got it to work. As an IT person, it makes sense to me that this was a Microsoft defect, but Ford letting the probem persist without a fix shifts the burden to Ford.

Replaced left blend door actuator, did not work. Did reset, held defrost and power for about 8 seconds, off, power on, OK. 2014 Ford Edge SEL. WARNING ON DORMAN ACTUATOR. First tried to replace with Dorman actuator. Spent 90 minutes under dash trying to get large lever on to blend door shaft, banged up my hands, no luck. Compared hole in Dorman lever with removed Ford lever, HOLES DO NOT MATCH. Dorman has 180 degree half round hole, Ford has 200 degree, more than half round, hole. Returned defective Dorman actuator, got Ford OEM part (actuators come with lever set that mates with actuator arm pin). Installed Ford levers in 2 minutes. $77 for Ford, $60 for Dorman, $17 more is a bargain.

I am also having this problem. The fix stated here does not work. My Ford Edge is in the shop more than any car I have owned. The brake booster is also another known problem and a safety hazard. My mechanicwas shocked this was not recalled. I put in an official complaint to the gov agency, but I guess they don’t care about safety issues. If this ac costs too much to fix, I will look for another car. I will never ever buy a Ford. They do not stand behind their products. Every other month this car is in the shop for high dollar repairs. I feel like I’m making car payments. Ford is for the rich who don’t mind throwing money at a c**p car.

We Own a 2014 Ford Edge heat worked great until this September . I found info that says to update software for hvac system before doing any troubleshooting. Sounds like this can be done at home you just need a 64gig usb. Go to ford.ca look for sync updates , ford 2014 edge touch screen download sync3 .Now plug it into USB port in your console of the car go to setting on the monitor display and select update or sync . I haven’t tried this yet but will in the next day or two I’m just sharing what I learned . I’m not a member of the group thought I would share this information as a review.

During a recent oil change, the cabin filter was replaced. Thereafter I began to experience cold air blowing on driver’s side but warm air on passenger side. I googled possible solutions and I applied the reset solution i.e. Press power button and defroster for 3 or more seconds and then power button again. I was skeptical but the system reset fix worked. I took the car out yesterday for a spin after the reset and voila warm blowing again on both sides. So far so good.