I see a lot of people have this problem why is there no recall especially if you have children or grand kids you can't have them in your car in the winter they will get sick. And no you can't afford to miss work or them missing school. This is a common problem in the Explorer. I got a price for it it's $65.00 for the part but the labor is what gets you which is $95.00 an hr which I was told it takes 7hrs to fix. Smh. Who has that kind of money? Mechanics call these suvs "Explosions". It's bad enough I just had to put a engine because of the Time Changing Belt.

We have enjoyed our Explorer until now. A vehicle should not have heating problems at 9 years old. That is a very important item. We were thinking about purchasing a new Explorer prior to this happening. We are now rethinking that purchase. We have always trusted Ford vehicles up until now. We have been told it will cost a lot to have the vents fixed and then the heat fixed. It entails taking the dash board out. What kind of problems could happen because of that? Very angry with the whole situation.

Well this was def a pain in the ass for a while, then my dad and husband took apart the entire center console to get to the bottom of the heater where the door was not closing. Whatever they did fixed it for a while and then my mom turned the knob and it went back to clicking. So my husband took it apart again and tied a heavy duty shoelace to the door and left it hanging out down by the passenger side floorboard, so now when I turn on the heater it clicks and I pull the string and the door shuts and the heater comes on!! It's awesome!! Thanks hunny for fixing my heater!! =)

The car stopped heating and blowing air properly. Within three days their was a loud ticking noise coming from under the dashboard. Took it into my trusted auto mechanic in St Louis and he knew exactly what the problem was. This was the fourth Ford Explorer he had seen with the same problem. He then told me that to fix the problem is gonna be a pain in his ass and in my wallet. It cost $1000 dollars to have this properly repaired. By ripping out the dash and removing the old actuator and replacing. I dropped the car off on a Monday morning and did not get back until Wed afternoon. Thanks Ford for your poor design, and lack of recall. Will cost Ford in the future!!!!!!

The heater blows cold air. the noise sounds like it's going to blow up when you turn it on the heater. The clicking clicks with no heat and sometimes it sounds like it's clogged up and heat tries to blows out. Then the passenger window wont roll down as all of this started, on top of that the dash says that the fuel cap is not on the fuel when it is on. Then the interior seat which is the drivers seat began to get stuck and the seat panel came off as a result of beginning stuck and freezing. Interior lighting will dim in and out. I put the truck on the diagnostic machine and the Ford Lincoln said it was bad sensors and parts that should be recalled because they shouldn't be acting like that it's not natural wear and tear it's a company defect that will cost over one thousand dollars.