2005 Accord/TSX Vent Mode Selector Motor Repair

EDIT: The first 3.5 minutes of the video repeats itself (from about 3:30 to 7:00). I have no idea on how to fix this without creating a new upload...please fast forward that 2nd part to 7:00 minutes after I say that "..I'll show you how i found the part online"...
Does the vent mode selector no longer work in your car? Is the air stuck in the front vent or in another position?
Then the issue is with the mode selector motor. You can buy a used part and replace this yourself It's fairly simple.
This video will show you how to replace the vent selector motor.
This repair applies to 03 to 07 Honda Accord or Acura TSX. Original part number is 0638000041....new part number is 79140-SDA-A01
Genuine Honda 79140-SDA-A01 Mode Motor Assembly
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[@nointrorashi4252]

Thanks for the video. After dealing with this issue for about a year, I found the part on eBay and fixed it today. The space is very tight but I did it. 😊

[@footprintsinconc]

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[@terrywawro2951]

Thank you so much for your very clear video. My wife has been complaining that the vents on her 07 Accord are intermittent. Her dash looks EXACTLY like yours so I'm going to drop her glove box and see if the motor is bad.

[@footprintsinconc]

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[@billsutherland3935]

Awesome video with all the required steps. Thank you so much.

[@michaeldavis4746]

Great video and thanks! I had the same problem with the mode motor but ONLY in the Winter. The inability to switch to defrost mode results in a serious visibility safety issue. Sometimes it would work and other times not. When the temperature warmed up outside in the Spring there was no problem with the mode switching. I figured that with the cold, snowy weather, the original mode motor just was weak since the vehicle was already 15 years old (2006 Accord SE). So I replaced the mode motor with a new one and hope that this resolves the problem this Winter.

[@footprintsinconc]

Thank you. that is how it started for me too...when it got too cold, the motor wouldn't work at times...to not working at all over time :) i was slow at replacing it :)

[@pmp2559]

Exactly what I was looking for👍

[@footprintsinconc]

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[@sdaura305]

I’m having both issues on my 05 accord. Getting stuck & heat works when it wants. Going to attempt to fix it, thanks for the vid!

[@Victor-tm2kl]

I had the same issue I grabbed a screw driver and tapped on the motor a couple times without removing it, and it fixed my issue

[@footprintsinconc]

awesome!

[@PrivateServerSPW]

Thank you for your comment!! Tapping on motor also worked for me 😂😂

[@footprintsinconc]

@@PrivateServerSPW well you guys are lucky!!

[@Yashar8]

Thanks for the video! It helped with my 04 Accord.

[@jkudobikelife6506]

Did u have heat going to defrost? My accord only blows on the face

[@Yashar8]

@@jkudobikelife6506 Yes everything is working correctly. Make sure all pins are lined up correctly (check the diagram at the end of the video).

[@footprintsinconc]

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[@footprintsinconc]

@@jkudobikelife6506 what SY just said. good luck.

[@kevinwalker1448]

Thanks for the video. This video helped me repair my 2009 Honda Odyssey with the same issue. But I’m pretty sure the part numbers won’t match up but the principles are the same. 😊

[@footprintsinconc]

nice! the principles are the same. please like and share! Thank you!

[@antoniojennings8649]

I like the tutorial really 👍good, where you able to check the fuses

[@footprintsinconc]

fuses were good....the light would be out if they were not good.

[@fahedmahases723]

Thank you very much 👍

[@footprintsinconc]

you're welcome!

[@fahedmahases723]

hey. I found out that my blend door aculator is out of order/cycle. I searched so much on KZbin and google. My aculator would think that it is on max cold or hot but be on the wrong direction it is pointing at. When I try to align it to the flips it does not match/fit. Is there any way to reset the aculator. Thank you for you support.

[@footprintsinconc]

​@@fahedmahases723 are you saying that if you keep it on opposite...it works? even with the a/c running?

[@YoungShizzie]

So I switched my radio to a touch screen one and there’s a extra white connector that I can’t connect so I left it now my heat don’t switch it turns on but don’t switch to ac it’s the heater valve or blendor motor

[@tommyho6437]

hi, good work how to do the job. i have a 2003 accord v6 6spd. i notice that all the vent works when i switch except for the deforster. when i switch to deforster it still blow in the front. can you help?

[@footprintsinconc]

i can take a stab..make sure the control board is working...meaning that lights on the dash turn on when you press the difference modes of venting. There is a self diagnostic option that your car might be setup for...see post #2 in the link: www.driveaccord.net/threads/hvac-diagnostic-test.52971/ or post #1 in this link below www.driveaccord.net/threads/using-the-self-dianostic-for-the-a-c.6778/

[@jkudobikelife6506]

Have you found out the problem my accord doing same thing no heat to defrost mode or feet only face

[@InTheMiddle95]

Had these issues just come up during the winter and every mechanic I went to is blaming the aftermarket android head unit I have installed. It was working perfectly for the last 3 months and all of the sudden they blame these issues on it. I'm pretty sure I'll end up doing this swap myself even though I suspect that my passenger side temperature motor is broken as well since I have hot air only coming from one side. Oh well, serves us well for driving close to 20 year-old cars...

[@footprintsinconc]

hi. so if you only have hot air blowing, then the motor for that is on the driver side...that controls the mixture of hot and cold air.

[@FTW56]

I installed an aftermarket head unit on my 07 accord and I got the vents to switch fine for a few months like you, but it’s not switching again. Did you managed to get the vents working or did you buy a replacement?

[@InTheMiddle95]

@@FTW56 I think I replaced the mode selector motor and it fixed all my issues. I ran the built in diagnostics with the original head unit and it showed a code for this specific motor. It turned out to be spot on.

[@FTW56]

@@InTheMiddle95 I ran the diagnostic as well, and the motor seems to be the problem. I tried pushing the motor arm and it sort of un jammed itself, I’ll see how long it lasts then I’ll probably buy a new one

[@DeionMccoy]

Is the air door actuator the same part?

[@footprintsinconc]

this is the part that actuates the door to different positions so the air can be directed to the different vent positions.

[@mist_rainz]

Help Please! Yeah I just grabbed a motor from the junkyard since my last motor was making a clicking sound that was annoying. Both the old motor that clicks and the one I replaced from the junkyard still doesn't give me air flow through the defroster vents. I get air in sides and front vents above the radio. Could it be I got a defective motor from the junkyard? It doesn't make the clicking sound like my old one but still no airflow on my defroster which I desperately need considering I live in Minnesota where it snows a ton. Any answers would be nice!

[@footprintsinconc]

i would not get this part from a junkyard. the only way to know is to get the proper motor. the defroster isn't work just now or even when the old motor was there?

[@mist_rainz]

@@footprintsinconc The defroster didn't work with both motors. It's trying to blow air through defroster vents but almost seems like something is blocking it. I wonder if the blend doors are stuck or something or I jave another bad motor from the junkyard.

[@footprintsinconc]

@@mist_rainz with the motor off, so that you can manually move the levers, turn the car on and try to change the positions with your hand and see if the air can be directed to the defroster position? if it works, then your motor is bad. while doing this, see if getting into defroster position, is it sticking or hard? if yes, then try to see why that is happening. report back or google that part and see what you come up with?

[@alanlaird9594]

my new mode controler does not work when i plug it in.

[@footprintsinconc]

Well that means that you are not getting power to the controller. Did you follow the steps I shared to see what the issue is in the beginning of the video?

[@felixalicea9326]

My defrost vents don’t work neither do the ones on my feet is this the part that will fix it?

[@footprintsinconc]

yes, i do think that this may be the issue. follow the step in the first part of the video to ensure that the other things are ruled out

[@jkudobikelife6506]

Did you ever find out if this was the problem my accord doing same thing no defrost

[@felixalicea9326]

@@jkudobikelife6506 yeah I changed it and everything works now

[@jkudobikelife6506]

@@felixalicea9326 where did you buy the part dealer or eBay?

[@felixalicea9326]

@@jkudobikelife6506 nah I went to a junk yard and pulled out like 2 or 3 of em to test

[@antoniojennings8649]

Where is your # 2 post ?????

[@footprintsinconc]

see post #2 in the link: www.driveaccord.net/threads/hvac-diagnostic-test.52971/ or post #1 in this link below www.driveaccord.net/threads/using-the-self-dianostic-for-the-a-c.6778/