Heating/Cooling

Asked by Chefswife59 Apr 11, 2019 at 10:26 AM about the 2004 Ford Explorer XLT V6 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have an 04 Explorer XLT.. when I turn the temperature to warm/hot
clicking/banging in the dashboard.  If it's on cold, it doesn't happen.  Doesn't
matter if the fan is on or not, as soon as I move the temp from cold to hot it
starts clicking/knocking

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OJ answered 5 years ago

Common problem with Explorers of that vintage. Most probably a broken sprocket on the actuator. The net has tons of videos on the problem.

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