Ford Focus MK2 2009 Heater Quick Fix

* UPDATE: After a Summer of not using my heating I recently noticed again that my heating was not working and the cable had developed the same kink, this was a quick fix but just to let people know if you have had this issue you should expect to get it again. As mentioned in a previous comment you can actually perform this fix without disconnecting the stereo which would same time and prevent the need for the security code to be entered.
My 2009 Ford Focus has had problems with the heating for some time. After unsuccessful trying many any the advised guides online I happened to stumble across the problem and fix.
I have not seen this fix mentioned anywhere online so I wanted to document it in the hopes that it might help at least one person.
This fix takes approximately 15 minutes and only requires a Philips screwdriver (and the stereo security code) and cost nothing.
A documented description can be found at the link below. www.fordownersclub.com/forums...

[@terryskipper1437]

Thank you so so much, we just got a second hand focus,but given the weather at the moment my wife has been cold, you are a light in the dark

[@cousinbillybob3224]

My father-in-law has had this problem for about 3 years and just lived with it. I had some time, so started searching. I came across this video, and within 10 mins it was done and the prob was exactly as in your video.…! It can be done with the radio still attached..! 👍🏻

[@tomseaward3457]

You just saved me a small fortune my friend 😊garage said it might have been the heater matrix or thermostat, but I knew from the change in the pressure on the knob that it was gunna something like this. Many thanks for giving me the confidence to do this simple job 👌🏻

[@leoui5081]

Mate, you're an absolute legend! My heating has been gone nearly a year now and I saw your video last night and now it's fixed! I'd love to buy you a drink!

[@hiddenbear5306]

Dear acquaintance. Your a incredable legend. I was planning with my dad to get to the termostat and pull out half of the engine room. Now I don't need to. Cheers for you.

[@lamma1980]

Thank you so much, been driving me up the wall, just to add you don't even need to disconnect radio. You are an absolute star!!!!

[@alannick62]

Thank you Captain Peg. 2 weeks ago my dial stiffened then "gave way" and I thought something had snapped but would have been the cable kinking. Fixed in 20 mins,

[@brianmcgrenaghan3919]

Legend mate! I watched this video, grabbed by Philips screw driver. Had it fixed without disconnecting the radio and sorted in less than 5 minutes. Thank you good sir 🫡

[@GreenEverAfter]

Your video just saved me a trip to the garage! Thanks a mill from Ireland

[@andrewshrimpton6947]

Your a hero mate this was my problem which thanks to your video I fixed.

[@gattowned9368]

Absolute legend. I now have Heat back 😃. Thank you

[@SuperDon54]

Mate, you have just saved me buying a whole new thermostat. Thank you so much. I've been freezing my body off for 2 weeks now ;)

[@zumizam]

Thank you so much for this bud!!!! Thought my head gasket was gone

[@kevowski]

Had exactly the same problem and fixed it in 10 mins 😊didn’t even need to disconnect the stereo power, so no hunting for the unlock code. Thank you for sharing, you’re a gent!! ATB Kev

[@mihaelapaduraru7674]

Thanks for sharing this with us, I actually fixed my heating issue with your video. It was the same wire problem.😊

[@paulmayers5522]

Had the same problem with my focus heating system. Glad I found your video well done

[@MovementandPosture]

Nice work. Thanks for taking us through the whole process including how to get the stereo fascia off. I also managed to do the fix without disconnecting the stereo which saved some faff. Thanks again!

[@Bob-ip4mx]

Frickin life saver. Chatting to my dad other day he mentioned about the heating not working on his Focus and the garage tried mugging him off for £400, I told him Il try and find a solution...found your video as a starting point and well shiiiiit the cable had a kink in it, fixed in seconds, perfect 👍👌

[@barringtonsmith9147]

How much did he give you💰

[@Tokody]

Thanks Sir, you just saved me a lot of work. I'd diagnosed the problem down to somewhere between the control knob and the flap that lets the heat into the cabin, when I saw your video. Lo-and-behold the kink was there - didn't even need to disconnect the stereo to fix it :-D So glad I didn't need to remove the glove box, fuse box and half a ton of plastic.

[@franklucas3286]

Mate!! - so happy I’ve found this video! Been super helpful as I’ve been having the same issue! !!!!!!!!

[@peterdrogan6926]

Thankyou, this was perfect video to find, saved some money here

[@overclockorange3356]

Fantastic mate, just fixed my identical issue after seeing your video.

[@louisebrowning6812]

Thank you so much for this video, this was the same issue I had so watching your video helped me resolve it, I managed to straighten the wire without unplugging the radio too so only took me a few minutes, thanks again

[@moss7891]

Mate you absolute beauty thankyou so much... Wish I'd seen this a year ago its been cold so cold 🥶😂

[@barringtonsmith9147]

I'm only getting half the amount of heat that I'm supposed to get ,so I'm thinking this could be my problem, if not at least it's a good start, thanks for sharing

[@jayjames7580]

Thanks sooo much I changed thermostat already and was about to replace hoses I live in mountains and need the defroster

[@oldskool1668]

Thank You so much for this. This was exactly the problem I was having with my heater. You are a legend!

[@captainpeg4629]

Glad it helped

[@postdan28]

Thank you! I was freezing in the car :) , but thanks to you i was able to fix it so easy

[@gavinjeff8203]

Thank You for posting the video, had the same problem and was about to replace a different cable from the control knob.

[@bobnoxious1983]

Happened to my car today. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelhamilton6553]

It's sometimes the simplest things that cause the most problems. I've been on forums before looking for advice and people always seem to jump to the most complicated answers to a problem where in the end it's usually been something simple and if I'd followed the advice off the forums I'd have spent loads of time and money but not fixed the problem. I think some people like to think they know more than they actually do.

[@jamiequanne132]

After 6 million videos and months of no heating it works very bad kink but happy boy with heating now

[@captainpeg4629]

Great news, glad the video helped

[@shanemcmahon2614]

Good video, Had the exact same issue with mine..I lubricated the cable to help prevent the issue from happening again

[@shanemcmahon2614]

Also it's possible to do it without unplugging the radio if you don't have the code to hand 👍

[@DJ-kz6mg]

I'll also add my commendations & thanks ! Well done on finding the issue + solution AND sharing (such deeds restore some of my faith in humanity haha !) It's saved me wasting more time & ££ money on a mechanic (I'd also gone over the cooling system, relay etc). very much appreciated, cheers

[@johncunningham9277]

Just fixed mine, the exact same thing happened to mine, didn’t even after take the radio out so no messing with the code, thanks for the video, saved me a few quid 💷👍👍

[@deanallport]

Hope your still around to answer this,how did you do it without taking radio out? Mines the titanium version and the radio won't budge.Seems the metal 'clasps' that the removal keys slide into are broke.

[@mattmarvell571]

Thank you for posting, you can add me to the list of people you’ve helped!

[@johncunningham9277]

It’s just happened to mine I will take it off and hopefully that’s all it will be, thanks for your help 👍

[@gmcnamara1000]

Thank you, your video helped mee with my problem.

[@vwgolfpartsse4400]

Good man , thanks for the help

[@tomholloway1203]

Thank you so much works a treat 😀👌

[@tshaka7]

Thank you somuch for your help you are champion you help me fix my Car heating once again thank you

[@captainpeg4629]

Glad to have been able to help. I couldn't believe it was such a simple fix, I had been without heating for about a year as I assumed it was going to cost a fortune and couldn't afford to get it looked at.

[@kelvinrickhuss-moore7454]

I’ve only got cold air in mine so will try tomorrow 🙏

[@KM-ke4gl]

You helped me

[@aquarian311]

ty my good friend

[@johncoady9237]

Hi I do have a similar problem, everything check's out ,heater,pipes,stats,filters etc,,,,but my cable is fine no twist but would you know what's on the end of that cable is it the blend door,,or a shutter unit that allows the heat in,can it be snapped or broken would you know,, cheers john

[@ferattv6511]

Hello bro, i don’t have this white wire cable in my car how i cam fix this ?

[@mariusgiurgiu2635]

what do I do if I have the same problem but I have an electric heat control?

[@Joe-ug1vu]

I did this fix but there is a weak spot in the cable so it will straight then crease over again

[@ferattv6511]

Is there just wire cable attached to this black tool ?

[@Mark-ij2nh]

That could be my problem as the heating dial seems looser than normal and the heater core feed is boiling hot but not getting to the car

[@Mark-ij2nh]

Just took mine out and the cables snapped. Does anyone know is it easy to replace the whole cable as It looks like it feeds into the glove box or passenger well.

[@ionionut1495]

Save me money 💰 👍

[@xlightknightx]

What is the “CD code, to put back on the security code?”

[@jeffmee763]

Had this it went again so I put some oil down the cable it been ok since.

[@vkpc1]

My 2009 Ford Focus Mk2 has a digital aircon console with separate climate settings for left and right passengers. The problem is that the heater wont turn off properly on one side when i need AC. Air comes out a bit warm. How to solve it?

[@ludvigericson6930]

Same problem. Hope you found a solution.

[@vkpc1]

@@ludvigericson6930 I bypassed the coolant flow so it doesn't heat up the heater core

[@rhyswilliams3114]

I have a different problem, the air won't blow. It blows randomly now and again and still gets hot and cold. I've changed the resistor and worked for 5 minutes and stopped again. Any ideas?

[@captainpeg4629]

I'm not a mechanic/technician myself and most of my fixes have been from tinkering around or browsing online, however as you mention that it works sporadically I would be tempted to first check all the quick fixes like assessing for faulty/burnt out connections or fuses. * I would have suggested the heater blow motor fan resistor but you already seem to have covered that. I tend to list all of the possible faults I think it could be and then order them from least expensive/least work needed to worst case scenario (yours possibly being that the motor is on its way out) and try to remove the quick fixes from the equation first. I'm afraid without further investigating the symptoms and doing a bit of research I can't say for certain what could be causing this. Sorry

[@martinnicholls616]

I think this is the problem i have, however i cant remove the plastic around the outside its literally welded in...any ideas or tips please?

[@martinnicholls616]

Thanks for all the helpful replies

[@vrglcom]

I seem to have this problem now, just about to take it apart. I hope this is the problem anyway! Knowing my luck it won’t be! I’ve had this mk2.5 focus for nearly 3 weeks now and it’s given me nothing but problems! These Mk2’s are sh#t!!! Mk1 was so much better and way more reliable!!!!

[@johncoady9237]

Sorry I have no heat it's like a very mild warm breeze if that makes any sense,,not cold and not warm,,,it's like as if something not opening to allow heat in but still I can work the legs, dash,head vents no bother but as for the temp dial in the middle no difference at all,regards temp

[@johnttaylortvexploring4346]

Has this worked . Before i try it myself???

[@captainpeg4629]

For me and the several other people in the comments this has worked, however, I cannot say for certain that this is the issue you have. What I would say though is that this method costs nothing and only takes approximately 15 minutes so it can't hurt to try.

[@volkmarmerz2418]

Deusch

[@innesbarr625]

Cheers lad really appreciate that you just saved me some time and money, you were spot on 🤌🤌