Lets change out the HVAC (Heater A/C Control) control module in this 2014 Ford Escape that was having some intermittent problems with it quiting and the battery going dead.
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50 thoughts on “Ford escape hvac control module”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jdub isbest says:

    Try replacing the heater core…

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Antonio Claudio Michael says:

    Miss the Old days Of Screws a d bolts holding dashes together now it's cheap plastic And plastic clips with metal retainers now Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Drum3rboy14 says:

    as a ford tech i advise pulling everything as hard as you can that always works for me when i try and be gentle i break shit everytime

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bob Seidel says:

    Hi Eric, I always enjoy watching your videos (my son turned me on to your site) I have a question for you . We own a 2016 Escape 4 cylinder with a turbo with 80,000+ miles and we have no heat. The temp gauge reads mis range as always. Do you have any ideas what I should look at? Thanks Bob from Binghamton N.Y.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mark Ash says:

    I believe the term you were searching for is "the point of diminishing returns". Good call. Another little saying that comes to mind. Capt. Kirk said it to Spock once, "I trust your guesses more than most people's facts". Thanks for sharing. 😊

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nature and Physics says:

    I used a hobby hacksaw to cut off the wiper arm's aluminum bushing. Just saw carefully down to the steel post; then use side cutters and needle pliers to twist off the aluminum remains.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JD RS says:

    The original HVAC control unit probably has cold solder joints, and probably came loose with vibrations and movement.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JD RS says:

    Wow!!! You actually paid tribute to the late disc jockey, and entertainer Casey Kasem🎙. Thank you for that Dr. O!!!

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jessi perry says:

    torque it to factory specs LOL

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paublus Americanus AMERICANUS says:

    I hate to do this Eric O. When you call the people who make the windshield install tools they will ask and you will say. "Yes I install windshields and wipers every day. That's what I do to feed my fambilly". It is half true and you can work on your ethics afterwards like lawyers do in ethics class. Remember Obummer was a Constitutional scholar. What the people did not know was he was only studying it to learn the best ways to circumvent and corrupt it.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Larry Webb says:

    they sell that wiper arm puller on amazon
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    Visit the FIRSTINFO TOOLS FIT YOUR NEEDS Store

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  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mysnoopy2ify says:

    Hey southmain auto I have a 2013 escape and sometimes when I turn the ac on the module it doesn’t turn on right away I sometimes move th middle knob from hot to cold and turn the ac button on and off and that’s how I get it to work sometimes do you think it could be the module as well on mine ?

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars tv says:

    I know its not free but its awesome that you will go to the salvage yard to get a part to fix the the customers car. Would love to have a mechanic like you in California. Really like your work thanks.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Acts29 Students says:

    I can’t thank you enough! Saved me a ton of time and money. I had the same issue but I was sure from my research that it would be the actuators. Found your video and $20 and 20 minutes later, ice cold air that comes out of their proper vents now. You’re the man. Thank you so much brother!

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Matthew Califana says:

    Thank you Miss O .

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars unclevroomvroom says:

    I'm pretty sure the Secret Windshield Installer Society stole the election from Trump, too. Get on it O-Patriots!

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Pee Dee says:

    Hi Eric,I think your video's are great, I have a 2009 ford 4-wheel drive escape, the air conditioner blows cold air for about 30 seconds
    then stops and blows warm air, i changed the AC pressure clutch switch, but still have the same problem, would appreciate any advise on what my next step could be, Thanks.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Robertson says:

    If I didn't do my own mechanical work, my problematic Mazda Tribute (aka Escape) would send a mechanic's kids to college.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrManuel1329 says:

    Ford's and GMs have the worst door dingers worst out of two is Ford's

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bono U Know says:

    Graphic reason to NOT buy a FROD

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Steve Taylor says:

    I know this is an old video, but I gotta say; I've got a '14 Escape (looks like about the same trim as this one) and I have had no buzzes or rattles in it at all. I've had used cars from the seventies and eighties and they had plenty of interior noise. I guess there's something to those clipped and snapped components in the newer cars. Thanks for a great channel.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael Mills says:

    Unbelievable… super secret windshield removal society… what a bunchabaloney. 🤣

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tony Bright says:

    When working with plastic, hook and click is better than the bend and snap.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alex Puls says:

    I just wanted to get in there and start ripping trim pieces off. I've pulled apart so many Ford dashes, you can yank on the plastic pieces pretty hard 😂

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Frederick Grasic says:

    Being a Ford tech I still see those go bad alot still to this day. Had one with intermittent no operation to one with intermittent battery draws. That's on that style and the auto climate control one.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tom Oakhill says:

    Once again you produce an absolutely wonderful video, that you think stinks. You can not make a bad video. You are a video genius, and if it feels interesting to you it will be interesting to your audience. Three and a half years after posting this video is liked 1678:12 (140:1) ! It is fascinating to see the amount of force you are willing to apply to the plastic parts. I learned a lot about limits. I also have never seen the removal of plastic from the dashboard. Thanks for showing this to us.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Donald Ellett says:

    If you break those trim piece they are not cheap – did a good sob – and you have patience – a virtue and some tools

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cuba's Automotive says:

    Hahaha😂😂 the "Secret Windshield Society" club. …. yeah, I do hate that about some companies. Stupid policy.

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gaylen8 says:

    About 12 minutes in, the "factory specs" on the helpful sheet say to torque to 18 lb in (2 Nm). Im just saying

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Steve Jones says:

    Dingers lol typo autocorrect sucks to

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Steve Jones says:

    Door dinners suck I am with you on that bro.

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Amtrak 2523 says:

    Wow. That car is only 2 years old at the time this video was made. Ford quality🤔👎🏻

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ron S says:

    But can she do it?

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars vincent lallo says:

    from vinnie from path there is only one auto technician that i know that is as honest as you. it is my buddy and my mechanic jimthecarguy

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Jones says:

    The Secret Windshield Society.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Larry Webb says:

    can the BCM prevent a blower motor from working?

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Othman Al Dhahe says:

    can you help me to get a manual system just like the one in the video for KIA Sportage 2008?
    best regards

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars edmundo2157 says:

    Great job. And ur funny bro. Tks for everything.

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott Foon says:

    lol oh boy don't know sometimes who out of you or Scannerdanner worry the most about what people think about your way of doing diagnostic work or the need to change parts, seriously as i said to scannerdanner you,ll find you,ll always have someone who disagrees with how you do things. point being you,ll always come across a time where you,ll most likely find it best to poke a hole in a wire to do a test or replace a part to save a client some money,, just Ignore the Nay-Sayers an don't give them the satisfaction of getting to you …..

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Chiodetti says:

    No brakkleen huh? LOL! GREAT VIDEO!

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim Storm says:

    You can buy that puller on Amazon now.

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Doug Douglas says:

    Isn't the first rule of the secret windshield installer society is you don't talk about the secret windshield installer society?

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars César Armando Bustos Cruz says:

    Muy buenas pero para tragar gasolina sus cajas de cambios y la dirección no son buenas duran mientras la garantía expira y a llevar del bulto con esa calidad horrible pícaros.

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rick Higson says:

    In my opinion Ford needs to leave and sell your crap in China!

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars George W says:

    Good video. Thanks for sharing. Be very careful talking to your wife and asking if there are any squiters… LoL. I've always used a battery terminal puller on those windshield wiper arms.

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Damond Horner says:

    Just checked the price on eBay for my f150 for giggles.. 500.00

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Duncan Mac says:

    Good call. Thanks for the video.

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DirtyFingernails Auto says:

    Unnecessary door dinger is one of the most annoying things . At a garage i used to work at other techs would leave doors open and chiming for HOURS , I used to go NUTS !! got so bad i would disconnect battery cables while they were at lunch ha

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Eddie Reichel says:

    That cringeworty moment when the loud snap and release happens. Sheer panic looking for the tabs to still be intact.

  50. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bougie says:

    How hard do you pull? Until it comes off or breaks

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