Poll: Floor - level climate control low/no airflow issues

[BrentC]

I’m trying to help @Ford Motor Company help those of us who have little-to-no airflow out of our floor and underseat ducting. I was told there was nothing the service guys could do about this issue until it becomes either a TSB or something “in the system” to be a warranty fix.

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I could possibly reduce the subjectivity and instead make it comparative: put your hand in front of any other vehicle’s floor vents at max fan speed, then do the same with the Bronco. I did this comparison between my Bronco and my F150 and no anemometer is needed to feel the total lack of flow through the Bronco. Plus, my daughter’s feet do not quite literally freeze in the back seat of the F150, while in the Bronco her feet were very, very cold. She’s 26 so the comment needs to be taken seriously. It’s not safe at low winter temps in the back seat. No vehicle I’ve owned since the 1970s is that bad.

Given the airflow on the window at max fan speed in defrost mode is good, when this volume of air supposedly gets sent to the floor vents you would expect to feel something comparable. Not in my Bronco…

Hope that elaborates my issue a bit…

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Please respond whether you have this issue or not, and whether you have a 2 or a 4-door Bronco.

Thanks!

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[HBTFD]

4 door 2.3 owner - I have floor air flow that’s mid shin level. I’m impressed that warm air is flowing after driving 2 miles. On a deleted 6.7 it’s 8-10 before I can feel any warmth.

 

[2ata]

I think this is fairly subjective without something like an anemometer to actually read the data. That said, I don't even have the need to select the other vents. I literally only use the floor flow

 

[BrentC]

I think this is fairly subjective without something like an anemometer to actually read the data. That said, I don't even have the need to select the other vents. I literally only use the floor flow

I could possibly reduce the subjectivity and instead make it comparative: put your hand in front of any other vehicle’s floor vents at max fan speed, then do the same with the Bronco. I did this comparison between my Bronco and my F150 and no anemometer is needed to feel the total lack of flow through the Bronco. Plus, my daughter’s feet do not quite literally freeze in the back seat of the F150, while in the Bronco her feet were very, very cold. She’s 26 so the comment needs to be taken seriously. It’s not safe at low winter temps in the back seat. No vehicle I’ve owned since the 1970s is that bad.

Given the airflow on the window at max fan speed in defrost mode is good, when this volume of air supposedly gets sent to the floor vents you would expect to feel something comparable. Not in my Bronco…

Hope that elaborates my issue a bit…

 

[daddycreswell]

2 door 2.7, I have little to no air flow at my feet, I turn the face vents on high and point them toward the floor, it keeps my thighs warm!

 

[2ata]

Brent, are you seeing this in both the front and rear seats/vents?

 

[RoLyMa27]

I’m trying to help @Ford Motor Company help those of us who have little-to-no airflow out of our floor and underseat ducting. I was told there was nothing the service guys could do about this issue until it becomes either a TSB or something “in the system” to be a warranty fix.

<edit> - additional text pasted here from a note of mine below.

I could possibly reduce the subjectivity and instead make it comparative: put your hand in front of any other vehicle’s floor vents at max fan speed, then do the same with the Bronco. I did this comparison between my Bronco and my F150 and no anemometer is needed to feel the total lack of flow through the Bronco. Plus, my daughter’s feet do not quite literally freeze in the back seat of the F150, while in the Bronco her feet were very, very cold. She’s 26 so the comment needs to be taken seriously. It’s not safe at low winter temps in the back seat. No vehicle I’ve owned since the 1970s is that bad.

Given the airflow on the window at max fan speed in defrost mode is good, when this volume of air supposedly gets sent to the floor vents you would expect to feel something comparable. Not in my Bronco…

Hope that elaborates my issue a bit…

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Please respond whether you have this issue or not, and whether you have a 2 or a 4-door Bronco.

Thanks!

We have a 2dr. There are times when it seems as though the control to change the vents gets mixed up and it has a hard time deciding where to send the air. When this happens there is no air coming from the floor vents after having selected "floor". So, we go back to the selector and select floor again and it will eventually work itself out and will start blowing!

 

[Rednek]

I have airflow to rear but it isn't hot(just barely warm after 2hrs driving @-20c)also notice alot of cold coming from center console area,will be discussing this with our enginnering rep at next meeting.

 

[Ozark]

‘22 Black Diamond 4-door
hardtop / 2.7/ advanced 4wd/ base package/

A bit late to the party but this is my first winter with the Bronco and my floor vents basically have no air coming from them. The defrost vents are never completely closed even when only floor vents are selected. Although the defrost vents WILL completely close when selecting the front facing vents only.

My daily driver before the Bronco was 25 years old with over 300k miles, so I’m use to not having luxuries, but a properly working heater in a $50k vehicle is a bit silly.

The only thing keeping my rear passengers from freezing to death was their Starbucks. Only because they have to physically hold on to their coffee due to the lack of rear cup holders. I like to believe that was Ford engineering’s plan all along.

Aside from the frost bite, the Bronco crushed the winter weather we received.

 

[‘21OBX]

It’s definitely not great up front and about nothing in back. Not sure why the a pillar vents get so much flow when the air is directed at the feet. I don’t need to blow dry my hair when I’m trying to heat the footwell area.

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