Motorcraft Ford HVAC Heater Blend Door Actuator Motor Motorcraft YH1769.

There's a lot of confusion around this part for 2004-2008 11th gen F-150 owners, so I hope my below review helps clear this up. TLDR: This actuator goes under the DRIVER'S side of the dash, right above the gas pedal. This unit controls vent mode doors. This does NOT go behind the center radio unit, which controls the blend door. The actuator behind the radio unit has a significantly longer stem than this one. If you need the actuator behind the radio, then you'll want MotorCraft part number YH1752I own a 2005 F-150 XLT with manual climate controls, and I was experiencing an issue where my air and heat would only blow out of the defrost and floor vents. I did a lot of research online, and I initially thought it was a vacuum line issue, but that only applies to F-150s that are year 2003 and older. 10th gen and below F series have their climate system vent doors controlled via a vacuum line from the engine bay. But 2004 and up F-150s use an electronic mode actuator (this product) to control the vent doors. I realized that my actuator was not working when I would switch my vent mode to front panel only, but it was still blowing out of just the defrost and floor.Installing this is slightly difficult, you'll just have to angle your hand in with an 8mm socket to get the 3 screws that mount this to the side of the footwell, to the top right of the gas pedal. It's an awkward position but it's doable. You'll also need to disconnect the cable that has a red tab at the end of it by pulling on the red tab, then pushing on the release mechanism holding the connector in place to pull it off. Once I installed my new one, my vent mode selection began working properly.5 stars for this part, as it solved my problem.

Fit well and worked as expected to

The Motorcraft Ford HVAC Heater Blend Door Actuator Motor (YH1769) was a perfect replacement for my 2016 Ford Explorer. It fixed the HVAC issue quickly, and installation was straightforward. This part saved me thousands in repair costs compared to what the dealership wanted to charge. The quality is top-notch, as expected from Motorcraft. Highly recommend for anyone with a similar issue in their Ford!

Perfect fit and quality for my 2006 F150 King Ranch

Didn’t fit but it’s on me

It worked perfectly when i finally got it in. Take you're time if you haven't installed it before and disconnect battery before you start.

I replaced this blend door actuator on my 2015 Ford Explorer. I spent several hours trying to fix it into its slot. Only after an hour awkward angles failing to install it where the screw holes lined up, did I take another look at the device to find the notched knob was assembled incorrectly. I had to open the product, realign the knob, then reassemble. After that, I finished the installation in 15 minutes, including screwing all the parts back in place. Product works well and fits my car. It's been months and still no issues. Taking off one star because of the misassembled problem. This product will not fit if not assembled exactly the way it needs to be.

My son’s 2015 Ford Explorer stopped blowing air out at your feet or when in defrost mode. Not a great experience when you live in the Midwest during winter.It took us around 2.5 hours to complete. Make sure you have adequate lighting to do the job and have a right angle flex adapter for your cordless drill otherwise you won’t be able to remove the top two 5/16” hex screws.Once installed everything worked as expected. My son can now remote start the car to melt ice/snow off the windshield before heading to school in the mornings.